Category Society & Culture

Harris speaker on the cutting edge of fashion, technology

March 21, 2006

Sandy Black, who teaches at the London College of Fashion and is the author of “Knitwear in Fashion,” will deliver the 2006 Ruth Ketterer Harris Memorial Lecture, presented by the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection.

Linguists set sights on ‘Skahnsin’ English

March 16, 2006

For newcomers to Wisconsin, a humdrum visit to the corner store can turn into a startling cultural experience when after a purchase, the cashier politely asks: "do you wanna beg for that?"

Friends offer 15,000 books at used book sale

March 16, 2006

Wisconsin's largest used book sale, featuring more than 15,000 books on nearly any subject, returns March 22-25 to benefit the Friends of the UW–Madison Library.

Central Asian virtuoso musicians to be artists in residence

March 8, 2006

UW-Madison students as well as music lovers in the greater Madison area will have a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about Central Asian music and culture when two Kyrgyz performers take up a Central Asian University Residencies program on March 19-23.

Wisconsin Film Festival 2006: Education through cinema

March 7, 2006

Five little film festivals - four of them global in scope - and three competitions will comprise the eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Thursday-Sunday, March 30-April 2.

UW-Madison to offer 32 languages in summer 2006 offerings

March 7, 2006

UW-Madison, a national leader in language education, will offer 32 languages this summer in a variety of for-credit courses. The languages will be taught through full immersion programs, special summer institutes and regular course offerings.

Jewish Heritage Lecture Series marks a 50th anniversary celebration

March 2, 2006

From the language of the Sephardim to the language of jazz, the UW–Madison Jewish Heritage Lecture series will reflect the Jewish experience from a variety of angles.

Movie weekend brings educational opportunities to varied audiences

February 28, 2006

Five little film festivals — four of them global in scope — and three competitions are the basis of the eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Thursday-Sunday, March 30-April 2.

Family field trips inspire a Wisconsin museum guide

February 23, 2006

Drawing from personal history and a career in historic preservation, Anton Rajer has produced "Museums, Zoo and Botanical Gardens of Wisconsin: A Comprehensive Guidebook" (UW Press, 2006). This new guidebook, out in March, has taken him a lifetime to put together, often with the help of students in his UW–Madison art conservation classes.

Austen book signing and theatre production at UW–Madison

February 21, 2006

Make Saturday, Feb. 25 a celebration of the noted author Jane Austen. From 5:30-7 p.m., UW–Madison English Professor Emily Auerbach will sign copies of her book, "Searching for Jane Austen," at the University Club, 803 State Street.

Arts Institute gears up for Wisconsin Film Festival

February 20, 2006

The eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival will again feature a diverse program of independent features, international cinema, experimental films, documentaries and short films that audiences have come to enjoy.

Future artists showcase talents in ‘The Chancellor Presents’

February 17, 2006

Students will be exploring and articulating personal expression and ideas at the performance of “The Chancellor Presents the Performing Artists of the Future: A World Class Evening of Music, Drama and Dance,”on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Overture Center.

Leotha Stanley: Bringing the power of music to young minds

February 9, 2006

Mention local jazz, spiritual or rhythm-and-blues music, and Leotha Stanley’s name is rarely far behind. Stanley, assistant to the director of community relations in the chancellor’s office, founded the University of Wisconsin Student Gospel Choir in 1975 and has acted as music director for five different choirs at Mount Zion Baptist Church for the past 31 years.

Austen’s ‘Pride’ to open UT’s spring season

January 31, 2006

University Theatre will present “Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice”on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25; and Thursday-Saturday, March 2-4 and 9-11.

Chinese students, scholars set to ring in New Year

January 30, 2006

Legend has it that Buddha invited all the animals to meet him on the first day of the New Year. Only a dozen came. Buddha assigned a year to each of the twelve, and announced that people born in a particular year would assume some of the characteristics of its animal.

Canada and Canada-U.S. relations will get spotlight Feb. 1-2

January 25, 2006

Canada, the world's second-largest country in total area, and Wisconsin's most important international trading partner, will be the focus of a series of talks and a film on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 1-2, at UW–Madison.

Cancer claims seminal figure in the study of black literature

January 23, 2006

Nellie Y. McKay, a pioneer in the field of Afro-American studies and Evjue Professor of American and African-American Literature at UW–Madison, died Sunday, Jan. 22 of colon cancer. A native of New York City and the daughter of immigrants from the West Indies, McKay occupied a unique position in the study of Afro-American literature.

Visual artist Buckingham in residence this spring

January 23, 2006

The UW–Madison Arts Institute welcomes New York-based visual artist Matthew Buckingham as its Spring 2006 Artist in Residence.

School of Music throws a party for Mozart’s birthday

January 19, 2006

From a child prodigy to composer of some of the world's most beloved symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral works and more, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life was written in codas and stanzas. To commemorate his 250th birthday on Jan. 27, faculty and students in the UW–Madison School of Music have planned two celebratory concerts in honor of the day and its owner.

New course explores the ubiquitous vampire legend

January 18, 2006

About 30 undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will get a ... taste ... of how cultures spread through one of the world's most potent and long-lived icons.