Congratulations to Prof. Kristin Pitt (Comparative Literature and Women’s & Gender Studies), who has been named a 2019-2020 CLACS Faculty Fellow by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Prof. Pitt will be working on her research project, “Migration, Gender, and Violence in … Continue Reading »
FICL endorses Center for Jewish Studies statement, “No Room for Hate at UWM”
At the start of this final week of spring classes at UWM, a student held a swastika sign near a public event celebrating Israeli Independence Day. Campus administration has noted that this reprehensible behavior is protected by the First Amendment … Continue Reading »
Comparative Literature course descriptions for Summer and Fall 2018
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 »
Charles Hosale (BA ’11) featured in UWM alumni video
Learn more about what Charles Hosale has been doing since he graduated with a BA in Comparative Literature from UWM in 2011.… Continue Reading »
“Arabic Literature in Translation,” with Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Qussay Al-Attabi at Kenyon College
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 »
Annette Bahringer named new Director of Hustisford Community Library
Congratulations to UWM Comparative Literature alum Annette Bahringer, who earned a BA in Comparative Literature and Anthropology and an MA in Foreign Languages and Literature with a concentration in Comparative Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, who starts her new … Continue Reading »
Apply for the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature!
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 »
21st annual Festival of Films in French
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 »
Spring 2018 course descriptions are here!
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 »
Celebrating One Hundred Years of Comparative Literature at UW-Madison
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 »