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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.

“Unsquare Dance” in Silver Linings Playbook

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

I’m showing Silver Linings Playbook in one of my classes this week, and for the first time I really thought about how interesting it is that Dave Brubeck’s “Unsquare Dance” is the song playing as Tiffany walks out to meet … Continue reading →

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Delta’s “Innovation Class” makes flying meaningful

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

I just stumbled across Delta’s “Innovation Class” program.  What a truly innovative ( 🙂 ) idea!  Which is this: you can apply to sit next to a really cool person who is flying somewhere, usually to a conference or similar event … Continue reading →

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Fuzzy Wuzzy, “Vintage” Soap

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

I have no idea why this product from my childhood randomly popped into my thoughts this morning. I vaguely recall being allowed to get Fuzzy Wuzzy soap at least once.  All my friends were fascinated by it.  Does anyone know … Continue reading →

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The Northern Soul Project – Sociology of an Underground Music Culture (post #3)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

I found another BBC documentary about Northern Soul. This one aired September 25, 2013, on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. It is titled “Northern Soul: Keeping the Faith” and appears to have been part of a series called “The Culture Show.” … Continue reading →

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Shadow and architecture, Grohmann Museum

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

I couldn’t resist snapping this photo with my iPhone just before 5:00 p.m. this afternoon in the Grohmann Museum on the campus of Milwaukee School of Engineering.  As I approached the atrium’s spiral staircase on the way from my office … Continue reading →

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Sunday Driving

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

We opted to avoid I-94 on our trip west from Milwaukee to Delafield on an errand this afternoon. Instead we drove county highways and frontage roads, one of which took us past Crites Field, the Waukesha County airport.  And just … Continue reading →

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Ghost Moon (photo)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

Seen on my way to the Starbucks at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee this morning, looking west on State Street. And below is the cropped image I was sort of aiming for.  I don’t know if the photo will stick here … Continue reading →

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Sustainability As Flourishing

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

Originally posted on The Purpose of Work:
This is a remarkable book, and fascinating from a Bahá’í perspective.  Remarkable in that it’s a radical critique of sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility programmes – and, more widely, of 21st century capitalism…

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Report: Children in Appalachia worse off

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

Although scenes of Appalachian poverty were familiar in the 1960s, for years now the rural poor seem to have been forgotten by politicians and mainstream media.

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The Northern Soul Project – Some Background (post #2)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

To recap: I stumbled across the term “Northern Soul” a week ago while trying to see if the Dusty Springfield part of the Pet Shop Boys’ “What Have I Done to Deserve This,” was actually one of her old songs.  … Continue reading →

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