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 »
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 »
Statement of Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia
The Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature strongly endorses the Statement of Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia by UWM’s Asian Faculty and Staff Association. We affirm our commitment to supporting and advocating for students, faculty, and staff of … Continue Reading »
Summer Courses in French and Comparative Literature
This summer, the Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is pleased to offer three entirely online courses in French and Comparative Literature: COMPLIT 135: Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: Monsters and Monstrosity (3 undergraduate credits, 8-week course, June … Continue Reading »
Short Italian Films streaming online
We’re sad that Italian Film Festival USA won’t be able to bring the film festival to Milwaukee this spring, but we’re grateful that they’ve decided to post short films on their Facebook page. New films go up Saturday evening and … Continue Reading »