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 »
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 »
Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship
We are now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature! Applications are due on March 1, 2021. If you have a declared major or minor in Comparative Literature; a 3.5 GPA in your COMPLIT courses; … Continue Reading »
In Memory of Roy Arthur Swanson April 7, 1925 – December 15, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that the Comparative Literature Program shares news of the passing of Roy A Swanson, who was a professor of comparative literature at UWM from 1967-2003. Dr. Swanson was a beloved professor, an admired colleague, and … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Sayila Edmé
Congratulations to Sayila Edmé First graduate of MALLT’s Accelerated MA program in French. She graduates this December with a BA in French and a MA in French and Francophone Language, Literature and Culture in 5 years.… Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Kayla Sanger
Congratulations to Kayla Sanger (MALLT double concentration in Translation and French, summer 2020). She has been hired as Contractual Instructor, teaching English and Translation in the Dept of Foreign Languages and Cultures (UFR des langues et cultures étrangères) at the … 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 »
Alum News — Spring 2020 Dr. Manfa Sanogo, Dr. Michèle Kenfack, Bastien Craipain, Katherine Wilson
Alum News — Spring 2020 Congratulations to MALLT alum, Dr. Manfa Sanogo (French, 2014) who moves to Kalamazoo, Michigan to take up a position of Assistant Professor in the Department of French and Francophone Studies at Kalamazoo College. Dr. Manfa … 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 »