Caroline Seymour-Jorn, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, has been awarded the 2015 Fromkin Research Grant and Lectureship, along with Anna Mannson McGinty (Geography and Women’s & Gender Studies) and Kristin Sziarto (Geography). They will present their research at the 2015 … Continue Reading »
Mario Sánchez Gumiel presents his research at the NCCLA, September 24-26, 2015
Kudos to Comparative Literature graduate student Mario Sánchez Gumiel, who presents his paper “Azúcar y lágrimas: Cincuenta años después de Soy Cuba (1964), Mikhail Kalatozov” this weekend at the North Central Council of Latin Americanists’ Conference at Carroll University in … Continue Reading »
Kristin Pitt to present at the 25th Congreso of the AILCFH, October 8
The 25th Annual Congress of the Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femenina Hispánica (AILCFH) is meeting in Milwaukee at Marquette University, October 8-10, 2015. Associate Professor Kristin E. Pitt of the Comparative Literature Program will be presenting her research, … Continue Reading »
Villa Touma at the Milwaukee Film Festival
The Comparative Literature Program has once again partnered with the Milwaukee Film Festival to bring an international film to town, this time Suha Arraf’s 2014 Villa Touma. Screenings are 9/28, 9/29 & 10/7–we hope to see some of you there!… Continue Reading »
In memoriam: Ihab Hassan
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Vilas Professor Emeritus Ihab Hassan, of English and Comparative Literature, passed away this past Thursday evening. A leading figure in the fields of comparative and postmodern literatures and the … Continue Reading »
Kristin Pitt and Caroline Seymour-Jorn, Fellows at the Center for 21st Century Studies
Congratulations to Kristin Pitt and Caroline Seymour-Jorn, Associate Professors of Comparative Literature, who have been awarded fellowships for the 2015-2016 academic year at UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies. Kristin Pitt’s project, “Narratives of Apathy and Atrocity: Representing Missing and … Continue Reading »