University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Event flyer for Kachkaniraqmi, a multicultural, body and neuro diverse, gender expansive fashion show.
    Apr 18
    A Multicultural, Body & Mind Diverse & Gender Expansive Fashion Show

    The Crossing, 1127 University Avenue 

    An evening of fashion, poetry, and dance will feature guest artists Amelia Bader (Palestinian Dabke dancer & model), Marla Mahkimetas (Menominee dancer & culture keeper), and Ti S Banks (Black QT disabled poet & teaching artist).

    Event flyer for Kachkaniraqmi, a multicultural, body and neuro diverse, gender expansive fashion show.
  • Apr 15
    Film: “Do You Love Me”

    Flix Brewhouse: 85 E Towne Way, Madison, WI 53704

    Do You Love Me is an exciting, sometimes jolting, and surprisingly tender excavation of Beirut’s past and present, crafted entirely from 70 years of archival footage - news documentaries, home videos, TV variety shows, action movies, and musicals.

  • Movie poster for Bouchra, featuring a dog with reflective eyes in the rain, from TIFF Platform
    Apr 14
    Film: “Bouchra”

    Flix Brewhouse: 85 E Towne Way, Madison, WI 53704

    An immigrant story like no other, Bouchra blends 3D animation, documentary, and anthropomorphism to depict a queer Moroccan finding her way in Manhattan.

    Movie poster for Bouchra, featuring a dog with reflective eyes in the rain, from TIFF Platform
  • Movie poster for The Stranger, a film by François Ozon based on the novel by Albert Camus, showing a man standing on a beach in a black and white scene`
    Apr 12
    Film: “The Stranger”

    Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704

    Francois Ozon’s new adaptation of The Stranger performs a minor miracle: it breathes new life and relevancy into Albert Camus’s existential classic.

    Movie poster for The Stranger, a film by François Ozon based on the novel by Albert Camus, showing a man standing on a beach in a black and white scene`
  • A smiling older woman leans on a balcony railing with red geraniums, in a still from the film Calle Málaga
    Apr 12
    Film: “Calle Málaga”

    Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704

    Perched on her balcony overlooking the lively Tangier street she’s called home for decades, María Ángeles is loving her golden years. So when her daughter abruptly drops the news that she’s selling María Ángeles’s beloved apartment out from under her, it’s a punch to the gut.

    A smiling older woman leans on a balcony railing with red geraniums, in a still from the film Calle Málaga
  • Apr 12
    Film: “25 Cats From Qatar”

    Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704

    The Wisconsin Film Festival presents this heart-warming documentary about Milwaukee Cat Cafe owner Katy McHugh who travels to Qatar, which is home to some 3 million cats struggling to survive on the streets of Doha.

  • Movie poster for Bouchra, featuring a dog with reflective eyes in the rain, from TIFF Platform
    Apr 10
    Film: “Bouchra”

    Music Hall, 925 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706

    An immigrant story like no other, Bouchra blends 3D animation, documentary, and anthropomorphism to depict a queer Moroccan finding her way in Manhattan.

    Movie poster for Bouchra, featuring a dog with reflective eyes in the rain, from TIFF Platform
  • Apr 10
    Lecture: “Captives and Communities in the Early Modern Ottoman Mediterranean”

    Memorial Union, check TITU

    Professor Ali Atabey (University of Texas at San Antonio) Due to the changing dynamics of the early modern Mediterranean, the seventeenth century witnessed a marked rise in captive-taking, affecting thousands of Ottoman subjects who traveled the region as merchants, soldiers, and pilgrims. This talk examines the redemption and post-captivity experiences of Ottoman subjects through Ottoman …

  • Apr 10
    Film: “Do You Love Me”

    UW Cinematheque, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706

    Do You Love Me is an exciting, sometimes jolting, and surprisingly tender excavation of Beirut’s past and present, crafted entirely from 70 years of archival footage - news documentaries, home videos, TV variety shows, action movies, and musicals.

  • Apr 10
    Workshop: “Piracy, Law, and Maritime Power in the Mediterranean World.”

    Memorial Library, check TITU

    We will explore the use of Ottoman legal documents for Mediterranean history. It prioritizes court records from seventeenth-century Istanbul and supplements them with other valuable sources, such as complaint registers and registers of important affairs.