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Ethelene Whitmire

On process and reticence

Posted on November 26, 2025

In her December 2024 Footsteps column, Dr. Ethelene Whitmire ruminates on 20th-century writer Nella Larsen, her semi-autobiographical character Helga Crane from the 1928 novel Quicksand, and time spent navigating Copenhagen. The New York Times’ Footsteps …

Posted in Fall 2025 NewsletterTagged Ethelene Whitmire, Quicksand, The New York Times Footsteps

The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram

Posted on July 31, 2025

Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s latest book, The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram, the true story of a queer, Black man living in Europe during 20th century, will be released from Penguin Random House on February 3, …

Posted in NewsTagged Ethelene Whitmire, Penguin Random House, Reed Peggram, The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram

Opening tomorrow at the Chazen Museum of Art: Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s “Nordic Utopia?”

Posted on August 9, 2024

Dr. Ethelene Whitmire’s co-curated exhibition “Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century” will be on display at UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art from tomorrow, August 10th until November 10th.   The Chazen Museum of …

Posted in Event, NewsTagged 2024, African Americans in the 20th Century, August 10, Chazen Museum of Art, Ethelene Whitmire, Nordic Utopia?

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