Past Events

Friday, March 3 2017 - Saturday, March 4 2017

Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kim Blaeser Poetry Events

Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kim Blaeser's upcoming poetry events: Wednesday, March 2 | 7 p.m.  Poetry Recitation Challenge with Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kim Blaeser 7:00 p.m., CCE James F. Veninga Theater UW-Marathon County Wausau, WI Thursday, March 3 | 12:15 -...

Thursday, September 8 2016 2-3:00 pm

Welcome Back!

The English Department is pleased to extend an invitation to faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate students: please join us for the department's Fall Welcome Reception, which will be held on Thursday, September 8 from 2:00-3:00 in Curtin 368.  Food and light refreshments will...

Friday, February 19 2016 - Saturday, February 20 2016 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (MIGC)

The Midwest Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (MIGC) is an annual event held at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee that supports the sharing and collaboration of national and international graduate student research and art across the disciplines. The conference is organized...

Thursday, November 19 2015 3:30 pm

“Beyond Crisis: The Humanities in Renewal” A Symposium Dedicated to Ihab Hassan

A discussion of strategies of self-renewal in the humanities and a review of the early, innovative nature of the work of the late Professor Ihab Hassan. Featuring Ihab's final essay, read by Patrice Petro, and presentations by Charles Caramello (University...

Valerie Laken, Sukanya Banerjee, Brenda Cárdenas, and Liam Callanan Receive Faculty Teaching Awards

Congratulations to the recipients of this year's faculty teaching awards. These colleagues were selected in recognition of their exceptional record of teaching as well as broader contributions to our department.  The members of the merit committee who reviewed teaching materials (A. Martin, Moulthrop,...

05/13/2020 – Furrow 2020 Virtual Release Party

It's begun! Countdown to our #FurrowReleaseParty! We're hosting a celebration of our 2020 edition on May 13th from 6-7 pm on Zoom! 🥳 The party will include a live host and featured readings from some of the authors. We hope you’ll...

Business Writing Challenge Recognition Event

Friday, February 13 | 10:30 a.m. | Hefter Center

2/25/2021 – Hester Blum, “A Humanist in the Northwest Passage”

Hester Blum (Penn State): Annual Literature and Cultural Theory program lecture events, February 25-26. A full schedule of events: Please email Mark Netzloff (netzloff@uwm.edu) for zoom links for all events. Thursday, 2/25, 3:30-5:00, public lecture: “A Humanist in the Northwest Passage,”...