Course descriptions of all of our summer and fall course offerings are now available! Check out all the options–we’d love to see you in one (or more) of our classes!… Continue Reading »

Caroline Seymour-Jorn, an associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Qussay Al-Attabi, assistant professor of Arabic at Kenyon, will discuss their process and the politics of translation as well as the current state of Arabic literature in translation. Professor Seymour-Jorn’s research focuses on … Continue Reading »

Applications for the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature are being accepted for the 2018-2019 competition. It’s not too late to declare a major or minor to become eligible to apply this year! Applications are due Thursday, March … Continue Reading »

Pop the champagne–the UWM Annual Festival of Films in French turns 21 this year! Don’t miss 14 films over 10 days, all at the UWM Union Cinema, free and open to the public! Follow the link for the full schedule, … Continue Reading »

Course descriptions for our Spring 2018 courses are now available! We hope to see you in person or in an online course again in Spring 2018!… Continue Reading »

November 10-11, 2017
UW-Madison’s Comparative Literature program–the oldest within the University of Wisconsin System and one of the oldest in the country–is celebrating its 100th year with a symposium.… Continue Reading »

Thursday, October 19, 2017
Representing Feminicide: Literary Approaches to Gendered Murders
“Representing Feminicide: Literary Approaches to Gendered Murders”… Continue Reading »

The Undocumented Student Taskforce at UWM has put together the DACA student toolkit below and scheduled open student sessions in the coming week. You can also access the Department of Homeland Security’s official memorandum of rescission and their frequently asked … Continue Reading »