CLACS and the Center for International Education are hosting two information sessions for the Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship. January 30: 3pm-5pm January 31: 3pm-5pm UWM Libraries W164 (Behind The Grind Coffee) Please drop in at any time … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: Stephanie Rivera Berruz
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
2:30pm Central
AGSL, UWM Libraries (3rd floor)
UW-Milwaukee
Our relationship to the status of nature, even in resistant resonances, must take seriously that environmental futurity might not have the “proverbial” we at its center. … Continue Reading »
International Children’s and Young Adult Literature Collection
Initiated in 2021, UWM’s new collection of international children’s and young adult books highlights experiences from outside of the United States through literature, both in original languages and in translation. The growing collection will showcase the richness of children’s literature around the … Continue Reading »
International Children’s and Young Adult Collection Opening Celebration
Thursday, November 17, 2022
5:30-7pm
UWM Libraries (Curriculum Collection 2nd floor, Digital Humanities Lab)
Meet world-renowned Brazilian children’s book illustrator and writer, Roger Mello, as we celebrate UWM Libraries’ new International Children’s and Young Adult Literature Collection! … Continue Reading »
Haiti’s Independence Debt
October 26, 2022
1pm Central (via Zoom)
A conversation with NY Times reporters, Catherine Porter and Constant Méheut
In May 2022 the New York Times published a remarkable series about Haiti’s so-called double debt. After Independence, France demanded reparations be paid by the new republic. Multiple loans to pay the original debt followed. … Continue Reading »
Opacity, Rézonans, and the Politics of Bearing Witness in Anthropology
Friday, Oct 21 2022
3:30 pm
Sabin Hall G28 (3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee)
Professor Jerome Camal (Dept of Anthropology, UW-Madison) will speaker in the Anthropology Colloquium Series. His research focuses on music, dance, and postcoloniality across the French Atlantic world. … Continue Reading »
International Career Bootcamp: Oct 13
Join us for an event focusing on alumni internship experiences and post-graduation careers! 4:30-6pm | LEC 107 | Oct 13, 2022 With special guest Jake Gill, CEO of Skritter & UWM Alum Learn about internship opportunities, boost your resume and … Continue Reading »
The 2022 Brazilian General Election
October 6, 2022
4pm
On October 2, Brazilians voted in the high stakes presidential election, featuring two frontrunners: incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Learn why this election matters so profoundly for the future of democracy in Brazil.… Continue Reading »
Assuming the Podium: a Symposium on Luisa Capetillo
Friday, October 28th, 2022
10am-2pm
(via zoom)… Continue Reading »
Telling Stories about the Americas: More Digital Humanities Tools for your Classroom
August 1-2, 2022
10-11:30am Central
The landscape of digital humanities tools continues to grow, with the addition of more and more cloud-based and open-source tools. Join us to learn how to use one of the newest additions, Juncture, an open-source framework to build multimedia exhibits.… Continue Reading »