Welcome Open House

Curtin 766 WI

New students interested in the French, Italian, and Comparative Literature programs as well as returning majors and minors are invited to learn more about our programs, meet instructors and other students, and join us for snacks and conversation.

MALLT Colloquium

Curtin 766 WI

The first MA in Language, Literature, and Translation Colloquium of Fall 2015 will feature the two MALLT students who presented their research at national conferences in the Spring. Jessica Barg will share with us her “A Post-Soviet Forum for Missed Connections: Heteroglossia in The …

The 2015 Morris Fromkin Lecture: Social Justice Activism among Muslims in Milwaukee

UWM Golda Meir Library, 4th Floor Conference Center WI

Caroline Seymour-Jorn Associate Professor, UWM Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature Anna Mansson McGinty Associate Professor, UWM Department of Geography and Women’s and Gender Studies Program Kristin M. Sziarto Associate Professor, UWM Department of Geography This lecture elaborates on …

Caroline Seymour-Jorn, WGS Brown Bag Series, 11/5

NWQ B7585 WGS Meeting Room WI

Associate Professor Caroline Seymour-Jorn will present “’I don’t want to say the Revolution is over’ and other stories from Egypt” as a part of the UWM Women’s and Gender Studies Brown Bag Series. All are welcome.

Gathering in solidarity with terror victims

UWM Spaights Plaza WI

This Monday afternoon November 16th at 4pm (at UWM’s Spaights Plaza) There will be a gathering in remembrance of those we have lost to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut, Egypt, Tunisia and Syria. Please join us in reflection and solidarity in …

Professor Keith Busby to Speak at UWM on Medieval French in Ireland

Keith Busby, The University of Wisconsin-Madison “The Norman Conquest of Ireland: Linguistic and Cultural Implications” In this talk, Keith Busby examines the use of French both before and after the arrival of the first colonists in 1169. He sheds new …

Latin American Studies: Present and Future

Alumni House, Garden Room WI

Latin American Studies: Present and Future Friday, December 4, 2015 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Alumni House Garden Room UWM and regional Latin Americanists will discuss challenges and opportunities to promote research, teaching and public engagement on the Americas. Presenters …

19th Annual Festival of Films in French

UWM Union Cinema WI

10 days, 12 films and a program of shorts, all free at the UWM Union Cinema. Don’t miss it!