The UWM Union Cinema has three French language films coming up, in collaboration with the Festival of Films in French: Ghost Tropic; Directed by Bas Devos, 2019, 85 minutes Khadija (Saadia Bentaïeb) is a fifty-eight-year-old Maghrebi cleaning woman living in … Continue Reading »
Multidepartmental Resolution: September 22, 2021
The undersigned departments and programs express their strong support for students and staff of color and LGBTQ+ students and staff in light of the recently posted racist and homophobic video by a UWM student. We strongly support the efforts by … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Rania Chalhoub
Congratulations to Rania Chalhoub. She graduates this August with a MA from the MALLT program, with a concentration in French and Francophone Language, Literature and Culture. She is looking forward to continuing to teach and pursuing a PhD in world … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Rhoda Torto
Congratulations to Rhoda Torto. She graduates this August with a MA in French and Francophone Language, Literature and Culture and she has been accepted to start her PhD studies in Francophone literatures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Fall 2021.… Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Aria Washington
Congratulations to Aria Washington. She graduates this Spring Semester with a MA in French and Francophone Language, Literature and Culture.… Continue Reading »
Milwaukee Film Festival
French at UWM is a community partner on three films in this year’s MFF: Call Me Human (Canada / 2020 / 78 min / French, Innu-aimun with English subtitles); Downstream to Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Belgium / 2020 … Continue Reading »
April 2021- 27th Commemoration of the Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda
In the windows of the UWM Library by the Grind: Bruce Clark’s Upright Men – a woman, a child, a man -stand tall and upright, to honour and dignify the survivors and victims of the 100 days genocide in Rwanda that started … Continue Reading »
Summer Classes in French and Comparative Literature
The Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is offering two online courses this summer: COMPLIT 135, Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: Apocalyptic Worlds, with Dr. Drago Momcilovic, online, June 14-July 24. No prerequisites, satisfies GER(HU) and the L&S … Continue Reading »
24th Annual Festival of Films in French
The 24th Festival of Films in French is rolling out as a pandemic-safe event this February. It is a mini festival — to be sure — with 5 feature-length films and a short available for streaming from the currently virtual … Continue Reading »
Collective Statement of Solidarity
Collective Statement of Solidarity In response to police violence against Black and Brown people in our city and nationwide and the recent murders of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Joel Acevedo, Ahmaud Arbery, and a painfully long list of others, we write in strong … Continue Reading »