In the windows of the UWM Library by the Grind: Bruce Clark’s Upright Men – a woman, a child, a man -stand tall and upright, to honour and dignify the survivors and victims of the 100 days genocide in Rwanda that started … Continue Reading »
P&P Live! Véronique Tadjo | IN THE COMPANY OF MEN with Sarah Davies Cordova
Monday March 15, 2021 – 3pm A virtual conversation with Franco-Ivorian author Véronique Tadjo about In the company of Men — a fictional work addressing the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa — just out in an English translation by the … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: “Living ‘A Part Apart’: Brazilian Migrants in Toronto, Canada”
The 2020-2021 LACUSL Speakers Series Presents: “Living ‘A Part Apart’: Brazilian Migrants in Toronto, Canada” Falina Enriquez, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday, March 8, 2021 @ 2:00pm CST Via Zoom, Please register in advance through Zoom Based on a preliminary ethnographic study, this … Continue Reading »
Routes & Histoires d’Esclavisé.e.s de l’océan Indien aux Amériques
Please encourage students and colleagues to link in to a conversation in French about the history and routes of Malagasy enslavement crisscrossing the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, east and west, south and north along the coasts of Africa and the Americas with Webster from Quebec and Senegal and Marie-Clémence Andriamonta from Madagascar and France.
2pm-3:30pm (CST) Saturday Feb 27.
To register and receive zoom link please email: erinl@afmilwaukee.org
~~ Closing Black History month EVENT Opening le mois de la Francophonie ~~
24th Annual Festival of Films in French
The 24th Festival of Films in French is rolling out as a pandemic-safe event this February. It is a mini festival — to be sure — with 5 feature-length films and a short available for streaming from the currently virtual … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series: “Madness as a Space of Ontological Resistance in Latinx Women’s Writing”
The 2020-2021 LACUSL Speakers Series Presents: Madness as a Space of Ontological Resistance in Latinx Women’s Writing Dr. Pilar Melero, Professor, Languages and Literatures, Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Monday, February 15, 2021 @ 3:30pm CST via Zoom, please register in advance through Zoom … Continue Reading »
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 … Continue Reading »
Notre Dame de Paris Presentation
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 6:00pm
American Geographical Society Library
Join Larry Kuiper (French) and Richard Leson (Art History) for a presentation and discussion on “The Building and Re-building of Notre Dame de Paris.” … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speakers Series: La memoria de los indígenas kaqchikeles en Guatemala, una fractura histórica aún sin sanar
Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 3:00pm
American Geological Society Library
Professor Héctor Concohá Chet presents, “La memoria de los indígenas kaqchikeles en Guatemala, una fractura histórica aún sin sanar”… Continue Reading »
POLYGLOT MKE: November 13, 5:30pm
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.)… Continue Reading »