Author Archives: Katherine Wikoff

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About Katherine Wikoff

I am a college professor (PhD in English, concentration rhetoric) at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach film and media studies, political science, digital society, digital storytelling, writing for digital media, and communication. While fragments of my teaching and scholarship interests may quite naturally meander over to my blog, this space is intended to function as a creative outlet, not as part of my professional practice. Opinions are my own, etc.

Love! Love! Love!

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

An article published today at Inc. online (“Self-Made Billionaire Jack Ma Says You’ll Need This 1 Rare Skill to Succeed in the Age of Machines“) argues that IQ (intelligence quotient) and EQ (emotional intelligence, i.e., “soft skills”) are less important … Continue reading →

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Shades of Green

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

After a very rainy spring and summer, Milwaukee has been very dry and unseasonably warm for weeks now. I took this photo on my way to Starbucks after my 8:00 class this morning. You don’t even have to guess the … Continue reading →

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Why do Lands’ End and L.L. Bean have the same cover?

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

That weird synchronicity that saw A Bug’s Life and Antz released just a month apart in fall 1998 strikes again. Look at these two catalogs we just received in the mail. (My husband’s eagle eye caught this.) How did this … Continue reading →

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Cattle in the Field

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

One last post of photos from Ohio. (The one in today’s post was actually taken by my dad. I may have cropped it, but that’s all the credit I can claim 🙂 ) Although I’ve been back for a few … Continue reading →

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Visiting with Sonia

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

What a nice surprise this afternoon to discover that my old friend Sonia was broadcasting her WMSE (91.7FM) “Blues Drive” radio show from the Grohmann Museum to promote Gallery Night. I was working late this afternoon when I saw her … Continue reading →

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Remo’s Footlong Hotdogs

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

A visit home is not complete without a stop “in town” (because my parents live somewhat “out”) at Remo’s for a footlong hotdog with sauce. They keep frozen pint containers in back, so it’s easy to take some home to … Continue reading →

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The Unfamiliar Familiar

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Lots of memories stirring, first yesterday at a flea market with my mom and then again today at the grocery store. Like these guys, which I never see in my daily life. It wouldn’t shock me to discover that some … Continue reading →

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Southeastern Ohio, Saturday Morning Panorama

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

My sister’s land again. So peaceful here.

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Clouds over the Countryside

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

One thing I don’t like about living in a city is that in the ordinary course of a day you don’t see much of the sky. Buildings and trees block out most of what’s not directly overhead. In the country … Continue reading →

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Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

I’m visiting family this week in southeastern Ohio. This is Appalachian coal and tobacco country, known physiographically as the Allegheny Plateau. I was so happy to see this familiar advertisement on the side of the road this morning that I … Continue reading →

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