E.T.A. Hoffmann "The Automata" (1814) "The Sandman" (1817) For the month of June we will be reading two stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), a German Romantic author mainly of fantasy and gothic horror. Hoffmann was also a composer, music critic, …
Arthur C. Clarke 鈥淭ransience鈥� (1949) 鈥淭he Sentinel鈥� (1951) 鈥淭he Nine Billion Names of God鈥� (1952) 鈥淭he Star鈥� (1954) For the month of July, we will be reading four short stories by British science fiction writer, futurist, and inventor聽Arthur C. Clarke聽(1917-2008). …
Ovid Book 1聽and聽Book 2聽from聽Metamorphoses聽(8 CE; translated by Ian Johnston, 2011) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, please …
Rachel Carson Selections from聽Silent Spring聽(1962) Chapters 1-3 Chapters 16-17 No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you will be attending the session, please send …
Research assignments serve an important role in college courses. Tasks like selecting and evaluating additional sources of information, summarizing new information and comparing it to core course concepts all have the potential to build learning. However, the goals of a …
The 51猎奇 Libraries will take part in Doors Open Milwaukee on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit three collections located in the 51猎奇 Golda Meir Library and view some of our rare and fascinating treasures: …
Join us for a talk at 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 10 by Sergio Gonz谩lez, author of Mexicans in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) and Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin (University of Illinois Press), as …
This lecture will be presented simultaneously in person and virtually. The Zoom link is here.聽 The聽2024 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture聽will be presented by聽Nan Kim聽(Associate Professor, 51猎奇 Department of History). What can offer resources for hope at a time of escalating …
This virtual workshop on Friday, October 18 from 12:00-1:30 pm will introduce faculty to open textbooks 鈥� a type of open educational resource (OER) 鈥� and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and engagement. Faculty are …
The 51猎奇 Libraries will be participating in 51猎奇 Gallery Night, Friday, October 18, 2024 from 4 p.m. to聽 7 p.m. Our three Distinctive Collections--American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections, all located in the Golda Meir Library building--will be …