Category Society & Culture
African political cartoons have a subversive edge
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. Read More
Hamel named interim director of Film Festival
A veteran of the Wisconsin Film Festival has been tapped to be its interim director, following the departure of Mary Carbine. Meg Hamel, a UW–Madison graduate, began her new duties on Nov. 28. Read More
LUNAFEST benefits breast cancer fund
LUNAFEST, a one-night- only film festival celebrating women Read More
Joe McCarthy and the Press
While a Hollywood film revisits the 1950s anti-communist furor spawned by the late Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a Wisconsin journalist's book studying the politician's relationship with the media of his day has also been reintroduced to bookshelves. Read More
Gift to establish project on Judaism and the arts
The Mosse-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW–Madison will be expanding its mandate under a major grant from Marvin and Mildred Conney. Read More
Student art sale under way
The Fall Student Art Sale begins today (Nov. 16) in the Porter Butts Gallery on the second floor of the Memorial Union. Student artists sell work in any medium for community purchase. Read More
Singapore Film Festival showcases culture through cinema
The work of up-and-coming filmmakers from Singapore will be featured at the 2005 Singapore Film Festival. Read More
Ceramics plans open house, sale
The UW Clay Club aims to make holiday gift-giving a bit easier, as well as introduce the creation of ceramic sculpture through a sale/open… Read More
Dancer makes leap to new visual media
Doug Rosenberg, associate professor of dance, is directing a film that explores the five senses through dance. Read More
Art on the fly: Fighting graffiti with chalk
In an attempt to combat graffiti in the Department of Art, located in the Mosse Humanities Building, the university has taken steps to make some walls in the department “authorized”for student messages and doodles. Read More
German director showcases film on WWII resistance in Madison
Director Marc Rothemund comes to Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for the screening of his new, award-winning film "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days," Germany's official entry for best foreign film in the 2005 Academy Awards. Read More
Film offers lessons in effective resistance
Smack in the middle of World War II, a group of German college students calling themselves The White Rose endeavored to stop Hitler and reclaim their country. This story is chronicled in "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days," a new film by director Marc Rothemund. A screening and roundtable discussion with Rothemund will be held in Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Read More
School of Music guest artist to explore American traditions
The Caribbean, Britain, Ivory Coast and beyond: All aboard for pianist Donna Coleman’s “Celestial Railroad 2005” concert on Friday, Nov. 4, at UW–Madison. Read More
Turkish students organize Independence Day celebration
Saturday, Nov. 5, will celebrate declaration of the Turkish Republic with Turkish culture exhibitions, music by local musicians Haluk and Aydin, dance, a slide show and food by the Dardenelles Restaurant. Munci Kalayoglu, UW–Madison professor of transplantation, will deliver the keynote address. Read More
‘Nail’s Tales’ rises as new Camp Randall Stadium landmark
A 48-foot-tall sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Donald Lipski will be installed this week as a finishing touch to the renovation of Camp Randall Stadium. Read More
Sculptor Lipski finds metaphor, meaning in materials
Donald Lipski conned his way into a pair of UW–Madison art courses in his senior year, and his gambit blossomed into an internationally acclaimed art career. Read More