Boar's Tusk, Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management.

Frieda Knobloch (American Studies, Wyoming) uses her research into the geology of the desert to argue for a remaking of the field of environmental studies, and presents some possibilities to further encourage environmental understanding and to improve environmental discourse.   Read more . . .

Friday, February 10

In addition to offering fellowships to UWM and UW System faculty, C21 offers a Provost Fellowship in interdisciplinary humanities to a post-doctoral candidate from beyond UWM and the UW System. The fellowship is awarded to support interdisciplinary research projects in the humanities, which include, but are not limited to, philosophy, history, literature, religious studies, and art history. Proposals employing humanistic approaches from the social and natural sciences and the arts are also welcome.

Applicants should be working on topics related to next year’s theme “What Should 21st Century Studies Do?” Details, including eligibility, terms of the fellowship, and application instructions can be found on this announcement for a Provost Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2012-13. Deadline to submit an application is March 16, 2012.

The C21 Fellows Works-in-Progress Series provides the public an opportunity to hear about the engaging work being undertaken by this year’s group of fellows. Presentations will be informal and attendees are welcome to bring their lunches. All presentations will take place in C21’s conference room, Curtin 939, at 11:30 am. All C21 events are free and open to the public.

Spring 2012 Schedule: C21 Works-in-Progress Series

February 20: Michael Newman (Journalism) will present work from his current book project, “Play TV: Early Video Game History.”