Charles Hosale (BA, Comparative Literature, ’11) featured in UWM alumni video
Learn more about what Charles Hosale has been doing since he graduated with a BA in Comparative Literature from UWM in 2011.
Comparative Literature
“Arabic Literature in Translation,” with Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Qussay Al-Attabi at Kenyon College
Caroline Seymour-Jorn, an associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Qussay Al-Attabi, assistant professor of Arabic at Kenyon, will discuss their process and the politics of translation as well as the current state of Arabic literature in translation. Professor Seymour-Jorn’s research focuses on …
Apply for the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature!
Applications for the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature are being accepted for the 2018-2019 competition. It’s not too late to declare a major or minor to become eligible to apply this year! Applications are due Thursday, March …
Information for DACA and Undocumented Students
The Undocumented Student Taskforce at UWM has put together the DACA student toolkit below and scheduled open student sessions in the coming week. You can also access the Department of Homeland Security’s official memorandum of rescission and their frequently asked questions for additional information.
An Italian translation of Robin Pickering-Iazzi’s The Mafia in Italian Lives and Literature!
Congratulations to Robin Pickering-Iazzi, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, for her latest publication of Le geografie della mafia nella vita e nella letteratura dell’Italia contemporanea, which was just released by Mimesis. The book is the translation into Italian of her The …
Congratulations to Mario Sánchez Gumiel (MA ’16)
Congratulations to Mario Sánchez Gumiel, who graduated from UWM’s MALLT program with a double concentration in Comparative Literature and Linguistics in May 2016, and before that with an MA in Spanish, also from UWM (2014), on the publication of his volume of 10 …
There’s still time to study French, Italian, or Comparative Literature this summer!
What are your summer plans? For the first time in a while, the Department of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature is pleased to be offering courses in all three subject areas over the summer! You can complete two semesters of …
Congratulations to Tracy Plock, recipient of the 2017 RASCL Scholarship!
The Program in Comparative Literature congratulates Tracy Plock, this year’s recipient of the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature. A double major in Comparative Literature and English, Tracy shares why her work in Comparative Literature is so important to …
The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality edited by Robin Pickering-Iazzi
Congratulations to Robin Pickering-Iazzi! The book she edited, The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality came out on March 5th from University of Toronto Press. “The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality is the first book to …
European Comics & Graphic Novels – Comparative Literature Summer Course 2017
COMPLIT 230: Literature and SocietyTopic: European Comics & Graphic Novels Instructor: Drago Momcilovic [momcilov@uwm.edu]Class # 67700 Lec 201 / GER [HU] / 3 cr / U/ ONLINESpecial 8-Week SessionDates: June 26–August 19, 2017 From the comic strip to the comic …