About the MMC:
The Modernisms/Modernities Colloquium (MMC) promotes dialogue between
the many scholars and graduate students at UW-Madison, who are
interested in ideas and literatures pertaining to modernity.
The group’s tri-part focus includes:
1. The literary period of modernism spanning roughly from 1890-1945
2. Theories of modernity and their implication for the periodization and expression of modernisms
3. Alternative modernisms, or the appearance of cultural movements associated with modernity in different forms and
geohistorical contexts.
The MMC,
based primarily in the English Department at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, organizes events for students and faculty members
across disciplinary boundaries including guest speakers, roundtables
and forums. Additionally, the MMC serves students within the
English Department through dissertation workshops and reading group
meetings.