The Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is pleased to once again co-sponsor the Latin American Film Series, April 21-May 1, 2022. The film series is virtual, free, and open to the public: see the schedule of films, along … Continue Reading »
Co-sponsored events: Valerie Martínez craft talk and poetry reading, March 10
The Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is pleased to co-sponsor Valerie Martínez’s visit to UWM on March 10, organized by the Creative Writing Program. At 3:30pm CST, Martínez with give a craft talk, and at 7pm CST, she … Continue Reading »
Co-sponsored event: The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Queer, Disabled, Zionist, March 3, 7pm
The Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is pleased to co-sponsor the Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies’ 2022 Faye Sigman Woman of Valor Lecture, “The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Queer, Disabled, Zionist,” on Thursday, March 3, … Continue Reading »
Co-sponsored event: Dean Spade, February 25, 3pm
The Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is pleased to co-sponsor Women’s and Gender Studies’ Feminist Lecture Series Spring 2022 talk: Dean Spade, “In This Together: Feminist Mutual Aid For Survival and Mobilization.” Friday, February 25, 3-4;30pm CST, via … Continue Reading »
Study Abroad in Europe, Summer 2022!
The Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is pleased to announce the return of its two popular study abroad courses in Summer 2022: Summer in Rome (June 3-July 2) and Summer in Paris (July 1-30). Study with both local … Continue Reading »
Spring 2022 Courses in French, Italian, and Comparative Literature
We’re excited to offer a wide range of globally-oriented language, literature, and culture courses in French, Italian, and Comparative Literature in Spring 2022. Please consider joining us in-person or online for one (or more!) of these classes–hope to see you soon! … Continue Reading »
Robin Pickering-Iazzi at the international conference “Mafie tra continuita’ e mutamenti
Robin Pickering-Iazzi presented her invited paper on signs of mafia continuities and innovations in the novels Canto al deserto by Maria Rosa Cutrufelli and Piu’ scuro di mezzanotte by Salvo Sottile at the international conference “Mafie tra continuita’ e mutamenti,” at the University of … Continue Reading »
“Milwaukee As Seen From Space”: A conversation between Neapolitan painter Francesco Fiscardi, students of Ojibwe and students of Italian”
On April 29, 2021, the Neapolitan painter Francesco Fiscardi joined the students of Ojibwe and Italian at UWM via Zoom. They had a lively conversation about his painting “Milwaukee As Seen From Space,” which focuses on the shores of Milwaukee … 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 Simonetta Milli Konewko
Congratulations to Simonetta Milli Konewko for the publication Around the Dinner Table with Grazia : Food and Cooking in the Work of Grazia Deledda, available on the UWM Digital Commons for download. Around the Dinner Table with Grazia: Food and … Continue Reading »