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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

COVID-19 STUDENT SUPPORT RESOURCES

UWM is here to help. We’ve gathered resources and information that may be helpful to you during this unprecedented time of transition. We’ll continue to update this page so be sure to visit us again! Find the link here.

Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947

Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947 Saturday 22 February 2020 Screening The little known story of a post WWII insurrection by the indigenous population of Madagascar becomes a multi-faceted walk through history in this film that is both ethnographic documentary and chronicle of …

Festival of Films in French (February 14-23 2020)

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 …

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! Check the Facebook here.

POLYGLOT MKE

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.)