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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.

Always chasing rainbows

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

 Last night it was raining as my film studies class ended, but while I was in my office putting away my gear, I suddenly became aware of the sky brightening.  Being a parent has conditioned me ALWAYS to look for a rainbow … Continue reading →

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My little chickadees

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

A pair of chickadees has taken up residence in a knothole in the magnolia tree just outside our kitchen window.  That hole in the tree didn’t always exist.  It was just a burled scar where a tree branch had been … Continue reading →

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Light shadows

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

Walking to my office early today (after a quick stop at Starbucks), I saw these shimmering squares of reflected sunlight cast down from a nearby office building.

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Room with an “itsy-bitsy” view

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

A spider began spinning its webs outside my office window a couple weeks ago.  Although the wind regularly rips the delicate spiral patterns to shreds, new orbs appear in their place within days.  (Click on the photo for a closer look at … Continue reading →

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Dripping phone lines

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

The rain had just ended when I let the dogs out earlier this morning and noticed these sparkling water drops beaded along the phone lines above our fence.  Such a pretty counterpoint to overcast sky!

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Some favorite DVD bonus features

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

Do you ever watch the special features on your DVDs?  Here are some of my favorites. 1. “Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds From the Sound Up” – WALL●E In this nearly 20-minute long special feature, Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt … Continue reading →

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Up a Chimney Down

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

What can go up a chimney down, but not down a chimney up?   Answer: an umbrella. The first joke I ever “got” was this riddle, told to me by the father of my neighbor and best friend, Karen.  I was … Continue reading →

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