Date: Wednesday, March 12th
Time: 8pm
Location: High Noon Saloon
Our first presenter is Julie Larson-Guenette with “The heart burns with love and longing in World War II letters”: This presentation introduces a transatlantic public humanities project involving a few thousand letters written in German between 1938 and 1946. I will focus on one particular passionate letter exchange. Excerpts will be translated into English, but you might just happen to learn a bit of German along the way!
Up next is veteran presenter Tyler Wintermute with “In Cod We Trust: A Fish Fry Story”. Friday night, a local supper club. The patrons are gabbing, the old fashioneds are flowing, and you are bewildered. What do I get, you ask? Everyone seems to know their order but you. Fear not, land-dwelling friends! In this talk, I will deconstruct the Wisconsin Fish Fry, with a bit of history, a bit of local fry knowledge, and enough data to fill an oversized relish tray. You’ll leave more confident in your next beer-battered order and perhaps be so enlightened you want to go to every fish fry in town. Or you might just order those boring milquetoast chicken fingers again. It’s your choice!
Last for the evening is Julia Janson, presenting “Zooming in on Wildlife”. Cameras, satellites, and radios have become integral tools in our daily lives. In the twenty-first century, where environmental issues like climate change, development, and pollution have compounded habitat loss, these tools will become critical for monitoring populations of critically endangered wildlife. During this presentation, I will cover some of the basics of remote sensing technology and demonstrate how it can be a powerful tool for supporting wildlife conservation.