Humanities
Festival of Books set to continue Nov. 6 and 7
The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books will continue its longstanding tradition, but virtually and in a more limited way this year.
ArtsECO helps teachers become changemakers
ArtsECO – which stands for Arts Education/Community Ecosystem – supports teaching through the arts, placing a particular focus on social justice and the concept of developing teachers as changemakers.
History alum helps tell the story of racism at America’s Black Holocaust Museum
51ÁÔÆæ 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 51ÁÔÆæ’s History Department, the Encyclopedia of Milwaukee tells the city’s story through an expanding catalog of narrative histories written and edited by experts.
51ÁÔÆæ TV and pop culture expert traces influential history of daytime soap opera
51ÁÔÆæ 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 51ÁÔÆæ 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? 51ÁÔÆæ 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 51ÁÔÆæ.
If Agatha Christie wrote it, alum knows whodunit
51ÁÔÆæ grad Christopher Chan got hooked on the late author’s mysteries when he was a child. Now, he’s an expert.
Here in ‘Nerdwaukee,’ people love to play games
The birthplace of Dungeons & Dragons, southeastern Wisconsin has become the epicenter for tabletop role-playing games, says 51ÁÔÆæ anthropology professor Thomas Malaby.
This class bites: Comparative Lit course explores society through zombies
Monster tales have been part of human cultures for centuries. But they aren’t just scary stories — they tell us something about ourselves.