Alumni & Community
Events
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Attention Activism with the Strother School of Radical AttentionÂ
FeaturedTurner Hall 1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesPalmer Room @ Turner Hall, 1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI Overview: Join C21 and the Milwaukee Turners for a day-long series of workshops led by the Strother School of Radical Attention (SoRA), an organization that promotes human …
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Story Cart: Attention with Madeleine Doelker Berlin – Open Attention WalkÂ
Cactus Club 2496 S Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesIn the middle of a neighborhood block party, we’ll send people on undirected wanders. If they come back, we’ll ask them how it went. Madeleine will be taking interviews from 2:00 - 5:00 PM. C21 will be present to vibe …
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Human Club: Disappearance Jail Wisconsin discussion and workshop
Marquette Haggerty Museum of Art 530 N 13th St, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesTake a trip with Human Club to the Haggerty Museum of Art for a discussion and workshop about art and the impact of incarceration with artist Maria Gaspar along with Dr. Robert S. Smith, Director of the Center for Urban Research Teaching …
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State of the Humanities MKE
FeaturedCurtin 175 3243 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOverview Join the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) at UW-Milwaukee for a panel discussion that explores how Milwaukeeans and Milwaukee organizations might sustain, expand, and care for the humanities across our city. In October 2024, the Consortium for Humanities …
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Story Cart with Madeleine Doelker Berlin – The Listening / Soundbath of the Ordinary
FeaturedMarquette Haggerty Museum of Art 530 N 13th St, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe Listening / Soundbath of the Ordinary At the Haggerty Museum of Art's Community Art & Wellness Retreat, we'll attend to silence, noise, and everything in-between. Then, we'll talk about it, recording our conversations for the Story Cart's digital archive. …
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Story Cart With Adam Carr – Crystal Quest
FeaturedThomas A. Greene Geological Museum 3209 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesCrystal Quest At the Greene Geological Museum's Darwin Day celebration, we'll ask you to find the mineral that moves you the most. Who knows? Maybe you'll glean some ancient wisdom from a rock of ages. Then, we'll ask you to …
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Story Cart With Adam Carr – Skyward Ho!
FeaturedMilwaukee Winter Farmers Market 5305 W. Capitol Drive Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesSkyward Ho! At Milwaukee Winter Farmer's Market, we'll meditate on the sky with our mind, body and soul with Story Fellow Adam Carr and yogi Matthew Lewis (@stillhoneyblk), gathering thoughts on sanctuary and refuge, especially for attention. Then, we'll talk …
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Cactus Book Club with C21: Attensity!
Cactus Club 2496 S Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesC21's Story Cart program invites you to join Katie Waddell, C21 Managing Director, for the April 2026 edition of the Cactus Book Club. Cactus Book Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 in the back room …
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Collaboratory & Working Group Applications Due
About C21 believes that the complex challenges we face in the 21st century are best met through collaborations across areas of expertise and experience, and that the humanities are a vital part of addressing these challenges. Collaborative project funding provides an opportunity to bring together teams of …
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En-Vision Embodied Writing Workshop
Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150 3135 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WisconsinHosted by Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) co-founder Milo Miller, this workshop will blend mindfulness and creative writing to explore themes of slowing down, radical self-care, critical disability studies, and fostering networks of mutual support and caregiving. The workshop will …