Co-sponsored by The Department of Communication Arts, and the International Screenwriters’ Association, the first annual Wisconsin Screenwriters’ Symposium is a convening of area storytellers, aspiring screenwriters, and film students for a series of workshops, panels, …
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Brittney Edmonds to give panel discussion: “Public Universities, Legislatures, and Academic Freedom” on Wednesday, April 10th
Join Professor Brittney Edmonds, Michael Bernard-Donals, Patricia Brady, Harry Brighouse, Russ Castronovo, and Armando Ibarra on Wednesday, April 10th at 5:30pm to hear their discussion on “Public Universities, Legislatures, and Academic Freedom”. The panel will …
Panel: Black Women, Freedom Making & the Long 1960s
Professor Christina Greene discussed her latest book, FREE JOAN LITTLE: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence and Imprisonment, as a part of the Schomburg series: Conversations in Black Freedom Studies on March 7th. Greene was joined …
Jessica Lee Stovall published in the “English Journal”
“Black teachers are expected to improve the racial literacy of their colleagues and school culture while simultaneously experiencing burnout from racial battle fatigue.” Jessica Lee Stovall, a current fellow in the Department of African American …
Reverend Alex Gee will receive honorary degree
Reverend Dr. Alex Gee, a UW-Madison alumnus and lifelong community advocate for change, will be conferred the honorary doctorate of humane letters at the spring 2024 commencement ceremony. Reverend Dr. Gee will be recognized for …
Department Fellow Jessica Lee Stovall publishes article in Volume 56 of “Equity & Excellence in Education”
African American Studies Department fellow Jessica Lee Stovall publishes article: “Cycles of Fugitivity: How Black Teacher Fugitive Space Shapes Black Teacher Pedagogies”
Doria Dee Johnson Lecture in History and Social Justice
Doria Dee Johnson Lecture in History and Social Justice
Dr. Jessica Stovall (Anna Julia Cooper Fellow) has won a Dissertation Award from Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ)
Dr. Jessica Stovall (Anna Julia Cooper Fellow) has won a Dissertation Award from Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ), a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Association (AERA). As the largest SIG, CESJ …
Sam Gilliam: Abstraction and Innovation Beyond the Color Field and the Color Line
Sam Gilliam: Abstraction and Innovation Beyond the Color Field and the Color Line Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 2 pm Free Admission MMoCA Lecture Hall 227 State Street Madison, WI 53704 Scholar and artist Dr. …
Christina Greene’s FREE JOAN LITTLE: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence and Imprisonment won the 2023 Frank & Harriet Owsley Prize
Christina Greene’s FREE JOAN LITTLE: The Politics of Race, Sexual Violence and Imprisonment won the 2023 Frank & Harriet Owsley Prize for the best book in Southern History from the Southern Historical Society.