Events Category: Context and Culture

UW-Madison Arboretum Visitor Center
January 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
https://arboretum.wisc.edu/learn/adult-education/winter-enrichment/

Molli Pauliot, PhD Candidate, UW–Madison Department of Anthropology The Ho-Chunk people are closely connected with their ancestral homelands. In the twentieth century, the traditional practice of weaving baskets provided vital, stable income. Weavers now face an environmental crisis as emerald ash borer destroys black ash trees needed for basketry. They have partnered with Pauliot to preserve and revitalize the teachings of harvesting ash and making baskets. Fee: $10. Register by January 19.

Virtual
January 24, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
https://creeca.wisc.edu/bodies-in-focus/

This is the third installment in a six-part virtual event series that examines body matters within Eurasia through a variety of disciplines and themes. The body-as-method has emerged recently to provide novel insights on society, culture, and identity by foregrounding alternatives to Western traditions that marginalized the corporeal dimensions of social and personal existence.

UW-Madison Arboretum Visitor Center
February 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
https://arboretum.wisc.edu/learn/adult-education/winter-enrichment/

Kasey Keeler, Assistant Professor, UW–Madison Department of American Indian and Indigenous Studies Using digital mapping technology, Mapping Teejop works to make Ho-Chunk and Indigenous past and presence in Madison accessible to all learners. Keeler will highlight the ongoing work of Mapping Teejop as a tool for place-based-learning, one that shares the history of this land with a broad audience to facilitate deeper knowledge and relationship with place. Fee: $10. Register by February 16.

Week-long journey through Wisconsin
May 12, 2025 @ 9:00 am - May 16, 2025
https://cfli.wisc.edu/webt/

The Wisconsin Experience Bus Tour (WEBT) is a fully-funded, week-long journey through Wisconsin, offering UW students unique insights into the state’s diverse communities and organizations. By exploring new perspectives and engaging in reflection, students deepen their learning beyond the classroom while building connections with peers and community leaders. The 2025 WEBT Application will open on Jan. 21, 2025, and close on March 4, 2025.