Arts & Humanities
History alum helps tell the story of racism at America’s Black Holocaust Museum
UWM alumna Mia Phifer is helping the museum navigate the challenges of operating a museum amid a pandemic and the national conversation about racial justice in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.
Expanding Encyclopedia of Milwaukee catalogs city’s history
Plenty of cities have an encyclopedia-style history online, but few have a resource like Milwaukee now does. Curated by UWM’s History Department, the Encyclopedia of Milwaukee tells the city’s story through an expanding catalog of narrative histories written and edited by experts.
UWM TV and pop culture expert traces influential history of daytime soap opera
UWM professor Elana Levine takes a close look at daytime soap operas in her new book, and she found that the influential genre reveals quite a lot about American women and social identities.
Public history project aims to document pandemic in real time
Chris Cantwell and his UWM history students are building the COVID-19 MKE archive, an online repository that is documenting history as it’s happening, collecting submission from metro Milwaukee giving glimpses of life in quarantine.
How do we talk to children about race? UWM researcher offers advice
It can be difficult to talk with children about race and racism, but it’s vital to do so, says Erin Winkler, associate professor of Africology and urban studies at UWM.
Peck School of the Arts makes Variety’s list of best film schools for 4th year
The list features 50 film programs, honoring the schools including UWM for their continuing dedication to prepare and inspire students in spite of disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Students at UWM, UW-Madison team up for success in creating zero-energy houses
For the fifth year in a row, a group of architecture students from UWM and engineering students from UW-Madison are working together to design a house for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon.
UWM film lecturer scores deal on original true crime docuseries
A true crime docuseries created by Peck School of the Arts’ Lilly Warren won a development deal with A&E at the Realscreen Summit Showdown recently.
Alum’s ‘Trad to Rad’ TV show displays culinary talents
Tyler Mader, a UWM graduate who is part of the Mader restaurant family, travels the country with his cooking show, punching up traditional favorites with a radical twist.
If Agatha Christie wrote it, alum knows whodunit
UWM grad Christopher Chan got hooked on the late author’s mysteries when he was a child. Now, he’s an expert.