Category Society & Culture

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.

Classic vampire film to open Cinematheque’s spring screenings

January 18, 2006

Students in Tomislav Longinovic’s new class, The Vampire in Literature and Film, won’t have far to look for their assignment to see German director F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic “Nosferatu.â€

Chazen explores ‘Color of Iron,’ Tandem Press achievements

January 17, 2006

“The Color of Ironâ€, an upcoming show at the Chazen Museum of Art, uses color to foster a greater understanding of the role that iron plays in color in different media, and, by extension, the role that color plays in artistic creation.

New Wisconsin Idea grants venture into diverse territory

January 12, 2006

With topics ranging from nanotechnology to secondhand smoke and target audiences from at-risk children to cancer caregivers, a new round of "Wisconsin Idea" grants at the UW–Madison offer a fresh approach to serving state citizens.

Youth Speaks presents teen spoken word finals

January 11, 2006

On January 28, 2006 at 7 p.m., Youth Speaks Wisconsin (YSWI) will present the Third Annual Teen Spoken Word Finals in conjunction with the Wisconsin Union Theater's World Stage performance of internationally renowned hip-hop ensemble Daara J.

A local author’s work inspires ‘Brokeback Mountain’ production

January 10, 2006

The producer of "Brokeback Mountain" found inspiration for the film's cast in a popular 1996 book by Wisconsin writer Will Fellows, which chronicled the lives of gay men in Midwest farm families.

Statewide theatre auditions coming to UW–Madison

January 4, 2006

Singers, dancers, designers, technicians and managers can perform before Midwest theatre producers at the 30th annual Statewide Theatre Auditions, Feb. 10-11 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Memorial Union. The program is produced by the UW–Madison department of liberal studies and the arts.

Why King Kong still hits home

December 16, 2005

Gregg Mitman, professor of the history of science and medical history at UW–Madison, says the King Kong story still resonates as an epic allegory of nature vs. civilization.

Another take on Jane Austen

December 15, 2005

People who leave the current movie blockbuster version of "Pride and Prejudice" wondering how much of the Hollywood adaptation was true to the original intent of the book are in good company. University of Wisconsin–Madison English Professor Emily Auerbach has spent many years researching Jane Austen and has come to the conclusion that Austen has been repeatedly misrepresented and misunderstood over the years.

African political cartoons have a subversive edge

December 14, 2005

Teju Olaniyan, professor of English and African languages and literature and a fellow this semester at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, is working on a book about a particular form of subversion: the political cartoon.