Exhibit: Jody Williams’ Flying Paper Press
Quintessential Questions, Jody Williams An exhibit of artist's books created by Jody Williams and published by her Flying Paper Press in Minneapolis.
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Exhibit: WPA Toy Loan Project
Archives' newest exhibit examines the WPA toy loan project in Milwaukee, which gained national recognition for its success and influenced communities in other states to start their own toy loan programs. From 1938 until 1941, children up to 16 years old could …
Exhibit: Body Bound
A thesis exhibition showcasing 20 books from Special Collections curated by Art History graduate student Rachel Allison. Image: JoAnna Poehlmann, Table of Contents, with Appendix, artist's book, Milwaukee, 1994.
Exhibit: Barry Moser — A Thief Among Angels
In a distinguished career that spans five decades, Barry Moser has established himself as a premier book designer, a renowned children’s book illustrator, and one of the finest wood engravers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawn from both Special …
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Exhibit: Arte de Quilotoa — Ecuadorian Art in Response to the COVID Pandemic
The UWM at Waukesha Library and the Organization de Lideres Latino Americanos (OLLA) student organization at the Waukesha campus are pleased to announce an art exhibit “Arte de Quilotoa: Ecuadorian Art in Response to the COVID Pandemic” that will be …
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Opening Reception for Exhibit: Arte de Quilotoa — Ecuadorian Art in Response to the COVID Pandemic
Opening Reception for Exhibit: Arte de Quilotoa — Ecuadorian Art in Response to the COVID Pandemic
The UWM at Waukesha Library and the Organization de Lideres Latino Americanos (OLLA) student organization at the Waukesha campus are pleased to announce an art exhibit “Arte de Quilotoa: Ecuadorian Art in Response to the COVID Pandemic” that will be …
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Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion
Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion
Lynn Nottage Sweat (2015) Optional: See the UWM Theatre performance of Sweat in Kenilworth 508, April 19-23. No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. Any version of the text may be used to prepare for discussion, …
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Scholar Sip: Latin America’s Cold War — Past and Present
Scholar Sip: Latin America’s Cold War — Past and Present
Presented by Dr. Kirk Tyvela. Scholar Sip is a free community event held on select Thursdays over the lunch hour at the UWM at Washington County Library. Come find out about the incredible research done by UWM staff - and …
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Building Digital Essays Using Juncture
Building Digital Essays Using Juncture
Presented by Ann Hanlon, UWM Libraries Juncture is an open-source framework to build multimedia exhibits that enables authors to build simple or complex narratives, building on other open tools. Tap into existing digital collections and incorporate high resolution images, zooming capabilities, …
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Artist Talk with Pat Northrup and Sam Zimmerman
Artist Talk with Pat Northrup and Sam Zimmerman
Please join us for a conversation in Special Collections at UWM's Golda Meir Library on Tuesday, April 11 at 4:30 p.m. to learn about Indigenous art, culture, and stories with artist and knowledge bearer, Pat Northrup (Dakota), and American Indian …
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Scholar Sip: The UW MIA Project — Bringing Fallen American Heroes Home
Scholar Sip: The UW MIA Project — Bringing Fallen American Heroes Home
Presented by Dr. Gregg Jamison. Scholar Sip is a free community event held on select Thursdays over the lunch hour at the UWM at Washington County Library. Come find out about the incredible research done by UWM staff - and …
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A Synesthete’s Atlas: Performing Cartography — A Presentation by Eric Theise
A Synesthete’s Atlas: Performing Cartography — A Presentation by Eric Theise
Eric Theise combines strategies from experimental film and animation, color theory, the Light and Space movement, and concrete poetry with open data and open source software to create digital maps that behave in ways never intended by the original developers. …
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Digital Arts and Culture (DAC) Student Showcase
Digital Arts and Culture (DAC) Student Showcase
Presented by Digital Arts & Culture Certificate students. Students from the Digital Arts and Culture (DAC) program will showcase their work in person in the Digital Humanities Lab. No registration necessary.
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Author Talk: Sindiwe Magona
Author Talk: Sindiwe Magona
photo credit: Valérie Marin Le Mélée © vmlm Please join us for a special conversation with renowned South African author Dr. Sindiwe Magona on Tuesday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the UWM Digital Humanities Lab, located on the second floor, …
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2023 Ettinger Book Artist Series Lecture: Karen Wirth
2023 Ettinger Book Artist Series Lecture: Karen Wirth
From artist’s books and sculpture to installation and public art, Minneapolis artist and educator Karen Wirth will talk about how books, reading, and language are the common denominators in her work. A professor emeritus at the Minneapolis College of Art and …
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Exhibit: The Book as Quilt
Materials in this exhibit, curated by graduate intern Teddy Lepley, have been drawn from Special Collections' Book Arts Collection.
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Behind the Scenes of a Digital Journal — In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies
Behind the Scenes of a Digital Journal — In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies
Behind the Scenes of a Digital Journal: In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish StudiesJessica Kirzane, editor-in-chiefThursday, April 20 | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies is an open-access digital peer reviewed journal, journal of literary translation, forum for pedagogy, …
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UWM Quilting Bee
UWM Quilting Bee
UWM Women and Gender Studies, Center for 21st Century Studies, History, Art History, and the Student Union, with support from the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts and the UWM Libraries, are co-sponsoring a Quilting Bee on April 21st to complete a tapestry that …
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Asia in Conversation: Making Objects Speak — Asian-related Materials in UWM’s Special Collections
Asia in Conversation: Making Objects Speak — Asian-related Materials in UWM’s Special Collections
The second Asia in Conversation for spring 2023 will take place on Friday, April 21 at 2 p.m. via Zoom. Max Yela, Head of Special Collections, UWM Libraries, will be in conversation with Nimal Raja, independent artist and curator in …
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Text Analysis for Digital Humanities: Pilot Workshop
Text Analysis for Digital Humanities: Pilot Workshop
Presented by Karl Holten, Chris Endemann, Jennifer Patino, Mariah Knowles, Ann Hanlon April 26, 27, 28 | 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Join us for this three-day introduction to text analysis methods, developed for humanities researchers. This is a pilot workshop …
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Student Curation and Open Educational Resources: A World Languages Model
Student Curation and Open Educational Resources: A World Languages Model
"Student Curation and Open Educational Resources: A World Languages Model" is an online workshop for current and future world language instructors led by Dr. Kathryn A. Murphy-Judy (School of World Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University). Wednesday, April 26 from 2-3:15pm - via Zoom Dr. …
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Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussions
Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussions
Anne Sexton Consorting With Angels (1963) Crossing the Atlantic (1965) 45 Mercy Street (1974) Maxine Kumin Morning Swim (1962) How It Is (1974) The Archaeology of a Marriage (1978) Ruth Fainlight To See the Matter Clearly (1968) The Wild Hunt (1973) Friend’s Photos (1997) No expertise or prerequisites are …
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Text Analysis for Digital Humanities: Pilot Workshop
Text Analysis for Digital Humanities: Pilot Workshop
Presented by Karl Holten, Chris Endemann, Jennifer Patino, Mariah Knowles, Ann Hanlon April 26, 27, 28 | 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Join us for this three-day introduction to text analysis methods, developed for humanities researchers. This is a pilot workshop …
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Text Analysis for Digital Humanities: Pilot Workshop
Text Analysis for Digital Humanities: Pilot Workshop
Presented by Karl Holten, Chris Endemann, Jennifer Patino, Mariah Knowles, Ann Hanlon April 26, 27, 28 | 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Join us for this three-day introduction to text analysis methods, developed for humanities researchers. This is a pilot workshop …