We’re excited to offer a wide range of Italian 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 Descriptions)… Continue Reading »
Robin Pickering-Iazzi at the international conference “Mafie tra continuita’ e mutamenti
Robin Pickering-Iazzi presented her invited paper on signs of mafia continuities and innovations in the novels Canto al deserto by Maria Rosa Cutrufelli and Piu’ scuro di mezzanotte by Salvo Sottile at the international conference “Mafie tra continuita’ e mutamenti,” at the University of … Continue Reading »
“Milwaukee As Seen From Space”: A conversation between Neapolitan painter Francesco Fiscardi, students of Ojibwe and students of Italian”
On April 29, 2021, the Neapolitan painter Francesco Fiscardi joined the students of Ojibwe and Italian at UWM via Zoom. They had a lively conversation about his painting “Milwaukee As Seen From Space,” which focuses on the shores of Milwaukee … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Simonetta Milli Konewko
Congratulations to Simonetta Milli Konewko for the publication Around the Dinner Table with Grazia : Food and Cooking in the Work of Grazia Deledda, available on the UWM Digital Commons for download. Around the Dinner Table with Grazia: Food and … 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 »
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.… Continue Reading »
Study Abroad in Roma!
Italy: Summer in Rome – Language, Civilization and Culture (Faculty-led)
Earn 6 university credits in Rome, the eternal city, this summer with UWM and ACCENT! Immerse yourself in experiential learning, exploring emblematic Roman monuments, cathedrals, museums, neighborhoods and galleries in an Italian Culture and Society course taught in English by the UWM program faculty director. Study Italian at the beginning, intermediate or advanced level. Participants on this program live in rooms at the international residence campus in Rome and have the opportunity to attend optional excursions organized by the ACCENT Rome Center staff. The ACCENT Rome center will also provide study abroad students with a computer lab and guidance such as tips on living in Rome. Click here for more information.
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 »
Italian language can boost your career!
Learn Italian one step at a time by taking the following five sequential courses.… Continue Reading »