We’re excited to offer a wide range of French and Francophone language, literature, and culture courses in Spring 2022. Please consider joining us in-person or online for one (or more!) of these classes–hope to see you soon! Course List… Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Rania Chalhoub
Congratulations to Rania Chalhoub. She graduates this August with a MA from the MALLT program, with a concentration in French and Francophone Language, Literature and Culture. She is looking forward to continuing to teach and pursuing a PhD in world … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Rhoda Torto
Congratulations to Rhoda Torto. She graduates this August with a MA in French and Francophone Language, Literature and Culture and she has been accepted to start her PhD studies in Francophone literatures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Fall 2021.… Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Prof. Sarah Davies Cordova
Congratulations to Prof. Sarah Davies Cordova on the coordination and publication of the dossier “Ina Césaire revisitée” Présence Africaine : Revue culturelle du monde noir … 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 Mme. Christiane Taubira
Congratulations to Mme. Christiane Taubira on being awarded the following Doctorates: Doctorate Honoris Causa, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (April 26, 2018) Doctorate Honoris Causa, Université de Genève, Switzerland (October 9, 2020) The following awards: Prix Laurent-Mc Cutcheon 2019, Fondation … 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 (Mémoire d’encrier, 2019)… 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 the Asian … 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 »
Alum News — Spring 2020 Dr. Manfa Sanogo, Bastien Craipain
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 »