Congratulations to Rebecca Schnirman and Hunter Resler, Comparative Literature majors and the 2016 recipients of the Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature! Well done, both of you–you make us proud!
The Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature, and the French program at UWM are proud to announce the publication of “African Refugees Asunder in South Africa: Performing the Fallout of Violence in Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking” in the …
Joséphine Bacon is a member of the First Nations in Canada and shares her experiences growing up in the Innu society as they made the change from traditional lifeways into the more sedentary life of reservation living. She shares her experiences through …
Each year the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) offers multiple scholarships and travel awards to advanced undergraduates and graduate students at UWM that may be of interest to students of both Comparative Literature and French. This spring, …
When we think Mafia literature many of us probably think of The Godfather by Mario Puzo, and the three popular movies based on the book. But Robin Pickering-Iazzi, UWM professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, has a different perspective. In researching her new book, The …
Need a way to escape the winter blues? Interested in all things Italian? Join our Italian language immersion weekend and find yourself transported to the lovely, and warm, coastal region of Puglia!
The French program is proud to have organized this event, along with the dedicated and professional staff at the American Geographical Society Library. The ceremony featured welcoming comments by Chancellor Mark Mone (who also presented the diploma), an eloquent introduction by …
Italian professor Robin Pickering-Iazzi will be presenting her newest book, The Mafia in Italian Lives and Literature: Life Sentences and their Geographies, on Wednesday, February 17, at 7:00 PM at Boswell Book Company. Please join Robin Pickering-Iazzi for a lively talk and discussion …
Even if your UW school does not offer Italian, you can take part in UW-Milwaukee’s Italian courses from the comfort of your own campus. By utilizing interactions based through live video feeds of your teacher and class, you can learn …
Our own Italian Professor Robin Pickering-Iazzi talks about her new book The Mafia in Italian Lives and Literature: Life Sentences and Their Geographies. Her book explores how “the works of fiction, non-fiction, online social engagement, and practices performed by large numbers of …