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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.

After the line went dead

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

It took only a few seconds for me to figure out what function this alcove most likely used to serve. But a few years from now, there will be young adults who have no memory of pay phones.

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(Not) The Milwaukee Lion

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

But definitely “a” Milwaukee Lion 🙂 I shot these photos over the weekend in the big cat house at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Pretty amazing how close you can get to the animals in modern zoos! Maybe too close? Although … Continue reading →

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Light Shadows (#2)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

Sunlight reflecting off of an office building’s pinkish windows was the source of these awesome “shadows” cast down on the street and loading docks below. One of my very first blog posts a few years ago was a similar photograph, … Continue reading →

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History in the Women’s Room

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

I had an appointment in an older downtown Milwaukee office building yesterday and stopped in the women’s room on my way out. While washing my hands, I noticed this old machine for dispensing “feminine hygiene” products hanging on the wall. Meds Tampons were … Continue reading →

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Evening Reflection

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

MGIC reflecting the Plaza East at sunset in downtown Milwaukee.

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Little Free Library (#2)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

A couple years ago—hard to believe I’ve been blogging that long!—I wrote a post on the Little Free Library phenomenon.  (Here’s the link to that post if you’d like to read it: https://katherinewikoff.com/2012/06/29/little-free-library/) I’ve been meaning to follow up that post … Continue reading →

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Misty Lake Michigan and S/V Denis Sullivan

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

Although Lake Michigan in this photo looks similar to a photo in a post about two months ago, the two days couldn’t have been more different. Whereas that photo (below) was snapped on a cool, blustery day (complete with a cargo ship … Continue reading →

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Mr. Bennet’s Gooseberry Fool

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

This is not Mr. Bennet.  It’s Mr. Darcy, as portrayed by Colin Firth. You’re welcome 😄 About 17 years ago I had to read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for a Great Books event I facilitated at Milwaukee School of Engineering. … Continue reading →

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Two Steeples

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

Found this photo just now while cleaning out the “Camera Roll” in my iPhone. I don’t remember taking this picture and have no idea why I did. But I like it, so thought I’d share it with you 😄

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Road Trip: Seattle

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

I had a conference to attend in Seattle last week, and since my daughters were able to come along this time, we made a bit of a vacation out of the trip. Some pics: A view of Puget Sound from … Continue reading →

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