• Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies Speaker Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Ancient Urbanism in Peru’s Casma Valley Join University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor of Art History and Archaeology Dr. David Pacifico for his talk "Ancient Urbanism in Peru’s Casma Valley," part of the Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies (LACUSL) Speaker …

  • African and African Diaspora Studies Seminar Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    China in Africa Join the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies for the AADS Seminar Series (embedded within the Department of Geography’s Colloquium) on March 13 featuring Professor István Tarrósy, director of international studies at the University of Pécs …

  • Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies Speaker Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Moving Between Tongues: Choreographing Translation and Embodied Memory Join University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dance Professor Maria Soledad Gillespie for her talk "Moving Between Tongues: Choreographing Translation and Embodied Memory," part of the Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies (LACUSL) Speaker …

  • Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies Speaker Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Borges, Joyce, and the Not-Quite-First Spanish-Language Review of Ulysses Join 51’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Visiting Scholar Dr. Leah Leone Anderson for her talk "Borges, Joyce, and the Not-Quite-First Spanish-Language Review of Ulysses," part of the Latin American, Caribbean, …

  • Academic Adventurers Lecture Series

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A Long, Strange Trip: Budapest, Berlin, Baraboo, and Points in Between Join University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor of Sociology Dr. Jennifer Jordan for her talk "A Long, Strange Trip: Budapest, Berlin, Baraboo, and Points in Between," the latest installment of the …

  • GIS Day at 51

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

      The 51 GIS Council invites students, faculty/staff, alumni, and the larger community to join us at GIS Day at 51 on Friday, November 21st!  This year’s theme, “Geo-Generalist Era: Where Spatial Meets Everything,” celebrates the expanding influence of GIS across …

  • Fact, Fiction, and Storytelling in the Archive

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    “Partridge and Frink haven’t been entirely forgotten nor erased like so many others, but there is still a lack of visibility and understanding about their personal dynamics and professional impact... While doing my research, I found nearly every component in …

  • Artificial Intelligence: The History of a Brand

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The history of AI is the history of an overhyped intellectual brand that has only very recently come to signify a set of deployable technologies with broad application and clear, if somewhat horrifying, purposes. Since its debut in 1955 the …

  • Kyushu in World History, or What I did on my Summer Vacation

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

      A presentation by Dr. Hilary Snow, 51 Honors College Situated at the southwestern edge of the main Japanese archipelago, Kyushu has a rich history shaped by the environment, proximity to the Asian mainland, and distance from the capitals of …

  • Whose North Is It Anyway?

    American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    While north is the direction at the top of most maps, some maps defy this cartographic convention. Whether for aesthetics, religion, nationalism, or perspective, this exhibit highlights different styles of map facing every direction on the compass.