Michèle Kenfack publishes critical re-edition of 1903 Marcelin novel

Michèle Kenfack, a 2013 graduate of the MALLT program with a concentration in French-to-English translation and a former teaching assistant in French at UWM, recently published a critical re-edition of Frédéric Marcelin’s 1903 novel, Marilisse: roman haïtien. Kenfack, who is now a PhD student in French …

Michèle Kenfack publishes critical re-edition of 1903 Marcelin novel

Michèle Kenfack, a 2013 graduate of the MALLT program with a concentration in French-to-English translation and a former teaching assistant in French at UWM, recently published a critical re-edition of Frédéric Marcelin’s 1903 novel, Marilisse: roman haïtien. Kenfack, who is now a PhD student in French …

Il Circolo (Italian Club)

Please join us for some lunch and conversation. All levels of Italian language welcome, from none to proficient. Just a passion for Italy required. Where: Curtin Hall, floor 7, room 776. What time: 11:00am When: Sept 27th Oct 11th Oct 25th …

New Publication from UWM’s Italian Department

Congratulations to Simonetta Milli Konewko, whose Neorealism and the “New” Italy: Compassion in the Development of Italian Identity was published earlier this month by Palgrave, aiming to reconsider and redefine our understanding of neorealism and its role in shaping conceptions of Italian identity …

Graduate uses Comparative Lit to create award-winning films

“John Roberts was still completing his undergraduate degree when he became an award-making filmmaker. Roberts majored in Comparative Literature and graduated from UWM in 2013. In 2009, he was the jury-selected winner in the Cream City Cinema section at the …

C21 Conference, Landbody: Indigeneity’s Radical Commitments

Interdisciplinary scholars from UW-Milwaukee and across the globe came to campus for the Center for 21st Century Studies’ annual conference, Landbody: Indigeneity’s Radical Commitments, May 5-7 2016. Comparative Literature faculty members Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Kristin Pitt were  moderating panels.

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