Humanities
Carrigans connect communicators with careers via Big Shoes Network
Jeff and Martha Carrigan, both 51ΑΤΖζ alumni, run the Big Shoes Network, a thriving job board and resource directory for the those in communications and marketing.
Book excerpt: Modern-day tools help probe our distant past
Though it seems jarring at first, archaeology has adopted the tools of the digital age. Derek B. Counts, 51ΑΤΖζ professor of art history, helped edit this volume that looks at this development from all sides.
Taubira returning to 51ΑΤΖζ
Just eight months after accepting an honorary doctorate in laws and human rights, Christiane Taubira is deepening her connections to UW-Milwaukee.
51ΑΤΖζ researchers launch online Encyclopedia of Milwaukee
51ΑΤΖζ researchers launched the online Encyclopedia of Milwaukee in the summer of 2016. It now includes hundreds of entries about a wide breadth of topics.
Pachyderm care is his job
When Raymond Hren says his job as a pachyderm keeper is never routine, he means it. On any given day, he may be helping weigh a baby giraffe, preparing a mud bath for a rhino or answering questions from visitors.
Book excerpt: ‘My trunk will be your cross’
Social upheaval in the 1980s inspired a generation of Polish poets to explore themes old and new. This selection, from an anthology edited and translated by Michael MikoΕ, offers a dark rejoinder to a classic 16th century Polish poem.
Book excerpt: ‘To kill my home’s delight’
Aeschylus was the first of the great tragic dramatists of ancient Greece. A recent translation of his “Agamemnon” by David Mulroy makes Aeschylus’ dramatic postscript to the Trojan War accessible to modern readers.
Will the end of breeding orcas at SeaWorld change much for animals in captivity?
Nigel Rothfels looks at the history of zoos in light of Sea World’s recent announcement.
First Latino U.S. poet laureate coming to 51ΑΤΖζ
U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will read from his collection at 51ΑΤΖζ on Thursday, March 3.
Followers of Mafia will find this a book they canβt refuse
51ΑΤΖζ professor publishes a new book on Italian Mafia literature and finds themes that go far beyond the romanticized characters of βThe Godfather.β