We support FICL faculty member Demetrius Williams in his efforts to work with local organizations and investigate apparent racial profiling in our community. Two black pastors wanted help with a flat tire. A sheriff’s deputy asked if they had guns … Continue Reading »
Dr. Simonetta Milli Konewko publishes L’Italia neorealista: Compassione e identità nazionale nel dopoguerra
Congratulations to Simonetta Milli Konewko, Associate Professor of Italian, on the publication of L’Italia neorealista: Compassione e identità nazionale nel dopoguerra (Carocci editore, 2018), her own translation of her monograph Neorealism and the “New” Italy: Compassion in the Development of Italian Identity … Continue Reading »
Dr. Anita Alkhas publishes L’arte vivente: Baudelaire e Duchamp
Congratulations to Anita Alkhas, Associate Professor of French, whose book is now out in Italian translation: L’arte vivente: Baudelaire e Duchamp (Archivio Dedalus Edizioni).… Continue Reading »
‘The Wardrobe Man’ and the Art of Egyptian Artist Bassem Yousri
Multi-media artist Bassem Yousri will be on campus May 8 and 9 for an artist’s talk, film screening, and talk-back!… Continue Reading »
Registration is now open for the 5th annual International Dessert Competition
The international language and culture programs at UW-Milwaukee cordially invite you to our annual International Dessert Competition. All UWM students (undergrad and grad) are invited to compete individually or in teams. The public is invited to attend and to sample … Continue Reading »
Caroline Seymour-Jorn to speak at Marquette film screening and panel discussion of the Arab Spring, March 26
Caroline Seymour-Jorn of our Program in Comparative Literature will be speaking on Monday, March 26, at a panel discussion of the Arab Spring at Marquette University.… Continue Reading »
Charles Hosale (BA, Comparative Literature, ’11) featured in UWM alumni video
Learn more about what Charles Hosale has been doing since he graduated with a BA in Comparative Literature from UWM in 2011.… Continue Reading »
Peter Tase (BA, Italian Studies, ’06) recognized in Paraguay
Congratulations to Peter Tase, UWM alum in Italian Studies (BA, 2006), who was recently awarded the National Order of Merit from the Honorable Chamber of Representatives of the National Congress of Paraguay.… Continue Reading »
Milli Konewko awarded grant from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Congratulations to Simonetta Milli Konewko, Associate Professor of Italian, who was awarded a grant from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago to develop a blended course on Italian Women, Food, … Continue Reading »
“Arabic Literature in Translation,” with Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Qussay Al-Attabi at Kenyon College
Caroline Seymour-Jorn, an associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Qussay Al-Attabi, assistant professor of Arabic at Kenyon, will discuss their process and the politics of translation as well as the current state of Arabic literature in translation. Professor Seymour-Jorn’s research focuses on … Continue Reading »