UW Constellations

10/31/2023

Interested in working in the tech industry as a non-tech person? TOMORROW there will be a VIRTUAL panel on careers at Epic Systems. The speakers are all UW English alumni, but the general conversation will benefit any humanities and social science students curious about the tech industry. They hope to help demystify Epic’s application process, hiring structures, and job pathways. Organized by our former Mellon-Morgridge Fellow, Caroline Hensley!

09/22/2023

Interested in spring classes on Big Questions and Great Teachers? Attend the Constellations Open House to learn about two new courses on important topics: social media writing and the US-Mexico border. These broad interdisciplinary themes demonstrate the relevance of the humanities to all, including STEM students. Advisors, students, and other UW community members are welcome. Talk with program staff, faculty, and graduate students about our classes, events, and opportunities. Snacks provided!

09/05/2023

Cool article alert! "Cool Class: Truth and Crime," by L&S's Aaron Conklin, outlines a brand new Constellations course taught by Prof. Ralph Grunewald that asks "What is 'true' about true crime?" Truth and Crime (English 174) is a highly interdisciplinary course that explores the true crime genre, combining literature with media and legal studies, psychology, forensics, and many more. Check the L&S News page or copy the link: https://ls.wisc.edu/news/cool-class-truth-and-crime UW-Madison English

Every year, the 300-400 students in Grunewald’s Criminal Justice 131 course would pepper him with questions sparked by the true crime shows and podcasts they voraciously consumed.

04/05/2023

Attend our panel discussion centered on justice by Mellon-Morgridge Professors Giuliana Chamedes (History), Ralph Grunewald (English), and Jenell Johnson (Comm. Arts). Each professor will discuss the concept of justice within their area of expertise and how justice is incorporated into their teaching.

Location: 1111 Humanities

02/24/2023

Interested in career pathways in teaching, marketing, law, museums, libraries, writing, and more? Attend the upcoming Career Resource Fair, hosted by the English department! This event includes ~20 campus partners and local employers with whom you can network, discuss internships and jobs, and learn about various industries in and beyond Madison. See the attached flyer for more information and a list of participants. Contact Caroline Hensley ([email protected]), the English Career Advisor, with any questions or needs.

Friday, March 3, from 12:00-1:00 PM
Memorial Union (split between 3rd and 4th floors in “Council” and “Old Madison” rooms)

01/12/2023

Students from Professor Giuliana Chamedes' fall 2022 Constellations course, Fascism: Then & Now (History 366) created narrated videos as part of their final capstone research projects, instead of doing traditional academic papers. Student projects focused on Mussolini's attempt to shape the female role in a fascist society, both through a pro-natalist initiatives and avoidance of engagement with working women, as well as his insistence on local Italian products - no imports - as part of the national diet. The image shown here comes from UW student , whose video, "Our Freedom is a Step Towards Your Freedom," explores the rise of black internationalism in response to the Spanish Civil War to illustrate the parallels between European fascism and racial politics in the United States.

Check out hers and other videos from the course on our website: https://constellations.ls.wisc.edu/public-humanities-video/.

01/11/2023

Our Assistant Director, Andrea Samz-Pustol, just returned from the in . The annual conference is focused on the ancient Mediterranean world. Andrea is a trained archaeologist and participates in archaeological research projects in Italy () and Morocco (). This highly interdisciplinary and humanities-focused conference provided a great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and friends (in-person!), learn about new research, talk to graduate students about alt-ac ( ) opportunities in the humanities, and see a gorgeous city.

08/30/2022

Looking for a GREAT CLASS? Legal Studies 131: Criminal Justice in America has open seats!

Through an interdisciplinary prism, the course addresses social and legal implications of the various stages a typical case moves through, beginning with issues of policing, like the requirements for searches and seizures, to the moment when an individual reenters society after a prison sentence. Throughout the course, themes like factual vs. legal truth, public safety vs. individual rights, and differing conceptions of justice are exposed and discussed. Students will learn to think critically about law as a system and how tightly interwoven legal doctrine and people’s convictions about justice are.

Some discussion sections reserved for students pursuing the Criminal Justice Certificate.

See our website for more info! constellations.ls.wisc.edu

08/30/2022

Looking for a GREAT CLASS? History 366: From Fascism to Today: Social Movements and Politics in Europe has open seats!

This class investigates the unsettling history of European and American Fascist movements in the twentieth century. Taking a comparative approach, it analyzes how Fascist movements developed on both sides of the Atlantic after World War I. Key topics include the long shadow of European imperialism when it comes to both racism and militarism; the fragility of democracy after 1918; why and how Fascism and Na**sm garnered popular, transnational appeal; and the emergence of anti-Fascist social movements in both Europe and the United States.

See our website for more info! constellations.ls.wisc.edu

08/30/2022

Students are back and so are we, here at Constellations! Gearing up for an exciting new year with new courses and faces! See our website for more info.