Category Society & Culture
Words, wit and wild hearts: A conversation with author, professor Lorrie Moore
It’s a writer-to-writer conversation when Jacquelyn Mitchard sits down for a chat with Lorrie Moore, acclaimed fiction author and UW faculty member.
Chazen exhibit cranks up the whimsy
From simple wind-up toys (chattering plastic teeth, anyone?) and cuckoo clocks to the creepy animatronic Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland, moving make-believe is fun to watch. The Chazen Museum of Art satisfies that fascination for moving parts and the fantastic in a new exhibit, “Automata: Contemporary Mechanical Sculpture.”
One-man play confronts race issues with examination of lynching victim’s life
Patrick Sims' brain is crowded with the lives and chatter of imaginary people. He's been listening to them since they moved in some 12 years ago when he visited America's Black Holocaust Museum on Milwaukee's north side.
The story continues off-screen for movies, TV shows
Even if you haven't seen "Avatar," you may have caught the movie's trailer on television, heard its characters are blue and 10 feet tall, or know it was directed by James Cameron of "Titanic" and "Terminator" fame. Based on those tidbits, you may have decided you're dying to see the blockbuster or you'd rather watch paint dry.
As pace slows, take a look at campus art exhibits
The pace of events on campus is slowing as the end of the semester nears. In other areas, things are barreling toward completing projects, finishing research and writing assignments, and preparing for final exams. Perhaps it’s time to hit the brakes and take a look at a few campus art exhibits before they, too, say adieu.
Artist in residence finds comfort in woodworking
As the Windgate Wood Artist in Residence, Katie Hudnall is winding down a semester of working alongside student woodworkers. With no formal teaching responsibilities, her time here has provided not only an uninterrupted period for her own work but a chance for the students around her to see the life and process of a working artist up close.
SoHE renovation: A world of textiles, a sea of boxes
During the School of Human Ecology’s extensive renovation process, scheduled to begin in January, the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection will move to an off-campus storage facility. How the pieces get there, and what happens next, may be as interesting as the textiles themselves.
Faculty choreographers collaborate on show
The “thinking dancer,” a concept long embraced by the Dance Program, takes on new meaning in the program’s Fall Faculty Concert, SPLASH!, at 8…
University Theatre explores obsessions, love in comedy, tragedy
Class and politics, unhealthy obsessions and forbidden love are common themes explored in two productions being staged by University Theatre this semester.