It’s that time of year again! The 22nd annual Festival of Films in French starts Friday, February 15th. Don’t miss 16 films over 10 days, all at the UWM Union Cinema, free and open to the public!… Continue Reading »

Friday January 25, 2018
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Join us for a presentation and conversation with Dr. Laura Wagner, a Radio Haiti Project Archivist at Duke University. Dr. Wagner will cover the story of Radio Haïti-Inter, Haiti’s first independent radio station, as well as present readings from her book, “Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go”.… Continue Reading »

Tuesday November 27, 2018
6:30pm
The Program in French and Francophone Studies joins forces with the Alliance française of Milwaukee to live-stream Pascal Brice’s talk: “Welcoming the Refugees: Lessons of the European Crisis from a French Perspective” from the University of Chicago. Free and open to the public.… Continue Reading »

Thursday November 1, 2018
5:00pm – 7:00pm
We encourage prospective MA students interested in pursuing studies in language, literature and translation to come, ask questions and discuss any plans with the MALLT representatives who will be at the Graduate School’s Open House.… Continue Reading »

Wednesday October 24, 2018
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Join us for an evening of conversation and bilingual readings from the award-winning novel Small Country, and songs with the socially engaged wordsmith, rapper, composer and novelist, Gaël Faye.… Continue Reading »

Thursday March 8, 2018
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Dr. Kris Knisely will discuss gender and sexual diversity as it relates to inclusive language teaching practices. Free and open to the public, with ASL interpreting provided. We particularly welcome current and future language instructors at all levels from other area institutions!… Continue Reading »

Wednesday February 7, 2018
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Join us for this year’s Vilas Trust Lecture. Melissa W. Wright, head of the UWM’s Women’s and Gender Studies department, will be presenting her talk, “Against the Evils of Democracy: Fighting Drug Wars and Femicide in Mexico and the Americas”. This event is free and open to the public.… Continue Reading »