Professor Sarah Davies Cordova of French has recently published “African Refugees Asunder in South Africa Performing the Fallout of Violence in Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking.” Choreographies of 21st Century Wars, Gay Morris and Jens Richard Giersdorf, Eds., … Continue Reading »
A conversation with poet Joséphine Bacon
Joséphine Bacon is a member of the First Nations in Canada and shares her experiences growing up in the Innu society as they made the change from traditional lifeways into the more sedentary life of reservation living. She shares her experiences through … Continue Reading »
Field research and travel awards from the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Each year the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) offers multiple scholarships and travel awards to advanced undergraduates and graduate students at UWM that may be of interest to students of both Comparative Literature and French. This spring, … Continue Reading »
Followers of Mafia will find this a book they can’t refuse
When we think Mafia literature many of us probably think of The Godfather by Mario Puzo, and the three popular movies based on the book. But Robin Pickering-Iazzi, UWM professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, has a different perspective. In researching her … Continue Reading »