Come one, come all to our 23rd Annual Festival of Films in French. Love and rebellion are in the air at this year’s festival! We start off by celebrating Valentine’s Day with two powerful love stories: Portrait of a Lady on … Continue Reading »
Polyglot MKE: February 5, 5:30-6:30pm
The second pop-up meeting of Polyglot MKE is this Wednesday, 2/5, 5:30-6:30pm in CRT 766, with micro-lessons in Korean and Serbian. If you speak more than two languages, or would like to in the future, stop by! https://www.facebook.com/polyglotmke/… Continue Reading »
Applications for the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature due March 1
UWM undergraduate students returning in Fall 2020 who have declared a major or minor in Comparative Literature and have a 3.5 GPA in Comparative Literature courses are eligible to apply for the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature. … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Sarah Davies Cordova
Congratulations to Sarah Davies Cordova, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, on the publication of Mère à Mère … Continue Reading »
POLYGLOT MKE: November 13, 5:30pm
Campus and community members of all ages are welcome to join Polyglot MKE – it’s never too late or too early to learn a new language! Wednesday, November 13 5:30pm at UWM, Curtin Hall 766 (3243 N. Downer Ave.)… Continue Reading »
Zombie Metaphors in Comparative Literature!
Read all about Drago Momcilovic‘s section of COMPLIT 135: Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: Zombie Metaphors here, featured appropriately in the October issue of the College of Letters & Science newsletter.… Continue Reading »
Larry Kuiper and Richard Leson discuss the history and future of Notre Dame cathedral
Here’s our own Prof. Larry Kuiper (French) and Richard Leson (Art History) discussing the history and future of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris with Doug Savage on International Focus, a weekly program produced by UWM’s Institute of World Affairs. https://youtu.be/grMyqdXFKWY… Continue Reading »
Robin Pickering-Iazzi’s latest book publication: Dead Silent
Congratulations to Prof. Robin Pickering-Iazzi, whose latest publication, Dead Silent: Life Stories of Girls and Women Killed by the Italian Mafias, 1878-2018, is now available for free through UWM Digital Commons!… Continue Reading »
Kristin Pitt named as CLACS Faculty Fellow
Congratulations to Prof. Kristin Pitt (Comparative Literature and Women’s & Gender Studies), who has been named a 2019-2020 CLACS Faculty Fellow by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Prof. Pitt will be working on her research project, “Migration, … Continue Reading »
FICL endorses Center for Jewish Studies statement, “No Room for Hate at UWM”
At the start of this final week of spring classes at UWM, a student held a swastika sign near a public event celebrating Israeli Independence Day. Campus administration has noted that this reprehensible behavior is protected by the First Amendment … Continue Reading »