World Languages & Cultures

Japanese Conversation Table
2025-12-11 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Curtin 124, Milwaukee, 53211, United States
Join us for the weekly Japanese conversation table!
Every Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm, in Curtin 124.
All levels welcome.

Spanish Conversation Club
2025-12-11 12:30 - 13:30 | Curtin, 739, Milwaukee, 53211, United States
Come practice your Spanish with Club Ñ!
Every Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm, in Curtin 739.
All levels welcome.

Il Circolo Italiano
2025-12-10 16:30 - 17:30 | Curtin 124, Milwaukee, 53211, United States
Join Us for Il Circolo Italiano: conversation in Italian for all levels of language learners. No previous knowledge of Italian required!
Location: Curtin 124,
Time: 4:30-5:30pm on
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10

A Night in Paris
2025-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | UWM Student Union Ballroom
Join us for A Night in Paris, a French-themed evening of elegance, music, and magic inspired by the heart of Paris. French pastries, café snacks, photo ops, & more! Dress to impress in your best Parisian-inspired look. Whether you’re coming with friends or flying solo, this is your passport to an unforgettable night. Bienvenue à Paris!

International Ed Week: Build Your Global Resume: Intern & Study Abroad!
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00
International Ed Week: Build Your Global Resume: Intern & Study Abroad!
November 18, 2025, Noon-1 p.m. on Teams
To celebrate International Education Week 2025, join us on Teams for the run down on study abroad and overseas internships at UWM. Your hosts Yomarie Castellano (CIE) and Christine Wolf (WLC) will present on opportunities available to students and guide you through the steps to plan your own adventure abroad! Join us!
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 231 912 377 389
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Bate-Papo: Portuguese conversation table
2025-10-23 15:30 - 17:00 | Roberto Hernandez Center
Bate-Papo is an informal Portuguese conversation event where students and community members gather to practice speaking Portuguese in a relaxed, friendly environment. Each session focuses on different cultural or thematic topics, encouraging participants to improve their language skills, share experiences, and connect with the Lusophone world through dialogue and interaction.
Date: October 23,2025
Time: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Roberto Hernandez Center

Global Works Career Fair
2025-10-01 13:00 - 16:00 | UWM Union Fireside Lounge and MLK Lounge
Learn how language and cultural studies can expand your career pathways, at home and abroad!
Here’s what to expect:

1:00–2:00pm: Partner Panel
2:00–4:00pm: Caffeinated Conversations + Skill Building + Employer Tables

World Languages Café at Fall Welcome Week!
2025-08-29 14:00 - 17:00 | UWM Spaights Plaza, WI
Join us on Friday, August 29, from 2:00-5:00pm in Spaights Plaza for World Languages Café!
Explore all the language programs at UWM—several still with room to register in Fall 2025 courses—and other ways you can learn about global cultures and develop intercultural competency through your courses.

Japanese Spring Festival
2025-05-02 09:30 - 14:30 | Curtin 175, WI
Celebrate Spring with Us! Join us as students from UWM’s Japanese program showcase their term projects. Enjoy their work and immerse yourself in various cultural activities. Most presentations will be in Japanese with English subtitles.
Friday, May 2, 2025
9:30am-2:30pm
Curtin Hall 175
Organized by the UWM Japanese Program, Department of Global Studies and the Japanese Cultural Association (JCA)
Sponsored by Center for International Education Title VI National Resource Centers grant and the UWM Language Resource Center

Arabic and Its Relation with Asia
2025-04-25 15:30 - 17:00
Asia In Conversation series
Dr. Muhammad Yunus Anis, Lecturer, Arabic Literature Department, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia
Dr. Fahed Masalkhi, Arabic Program Coordinator, Senior Teaching Faculty, Department of Global Studies, UWM
Dr. Hamid Ouali, Professor, Department of Linguistics, UWM
Friday, April 25
3:30-5:00pm CDT
On Zoom
Register to receive link
Contact: huang32@uwm.edu for more information
Sponsored by UWM Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity and the William F. Vilas Trust

UWM International Dessert Competition 2025
2025-04-21 15:30 - 17:00
Join us for the 8th UWM International Dessert Competition and sample the efforts of our students!
Monday, April 21
3:30-5:00pm
UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship and Welcome Center

Global Works: Pathways to Local and International Careers Fair
2025-04-16 10:00 - 14:00 | UWM Union – Wisconsin Room
Are you looking to leverage your global skills, language abilities, or international experiences in your career? Interested in study abroad, international internship opportunities, or local internship and job opportunities with employers that value these skill sets and interests?
Global Works: Pathways to Local and International Career Paths is your chance to connect with employers, UWM alumni, and career resources that value global competencies in today’s workforce!
Date & Time: April 16, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: UWM Union – Wisconsin Room
Register on Handshake

21st Annual Italian Film Festival USA, April 11-13
2025-04-11 08:00 - 2025-04-13 23:30
Event details: https://uwm.edu/studentinvolvement/event/the-21st-annual-italian-film-festival-usa/ and https://italianfilmfests.org/milwaukee.html
Individual Films:
There’s Still Tomorrow, April 11, 7pm
A Dark Story, April 11, 9:15pm
My Killer Buddy, April 12, 5pm
The Commander, April 12, 7pm
Gloria!, April 12, 9:15pm
Liliana, April 13, 3pm
A World Apart, April 13, 5pm
Italian Film Festival USA, April 13, 7pm
All films are free and open to the public at the UWM Union Cinema.

Global Studies faculty at UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony
2025-03-27 16:00 - 18:00 | UWM Golda Meir Library, 4th Floor Conference Center, WI
Join us in celebrating the recent book publications of Professor Sarah Davies Cordova (French), Professor Emerita Robin Pickering-Iazzi (Italian), and Associate Professor Jian Xu (Comparative Literature) at the UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony.
Thursday, March 27, 4:00-6:00pm
Fourth Floor Conference Center of Golda Meir Library.

Crossing the Terrifying World Ocean,” Prof. Nicole Ranganath
2025-03-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Enderis Hall 107
The Department of Global Studies is pleased to co-sponsor Prof. Nicole Ranganath’s WGS Vilas Lecture series talk, “‘Crossing the Terrifying World Ocean:’ Women’s Role in Creating & Contesting South Asian American Communities, 1950s-1980s,” Friday, March 7, 4:00-5:30pm, in Enderis 107.

Building a Multi-Track Language Major
2025-03-06 09:00 - 10:30
Building a Multi-Track Language Major
Thursday, March 6
9:00-10:30am
Zoom
Reinier Leushuis
Professor and Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Florida State University
Hosted by the World Languages and Cultures Collaboratory, Center for 21st Century Studies

Boléro
2025-02-23 18:30 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Boléro
Midwest premiere
Sunday, February 23
6:30pm
UWM Union Cinema

Sur l’Adamant
2025-02-23 16:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Sur l’Adamant (On the Adamant)
Wisconsin premiere
Sunday, February 23
4:00pm
UWM Union Cinema

Notre corps
2025-02-22 18:30 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Notre corps (Our Body)
Talkback following film with Dr. Leah Wilson (Women’s and Gender Studies)
Saturday, February 22
6:30pm
UWM Union Cinema

Le règne animal
2025-02-22 15:30 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Le règne animal (The Animal Kingdom)
Midwest premiere
Saturday, February 22
3:30pm
UWM Union Cinema

Sauvages
2025-02-22 13:30 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Sauvages (Savages)
Saturday, February 22
1:30pm
UWM Union Cinema

Les filles d’Olfa
2025-02-21 19:30 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Les filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters)
Friday, February 21
7:30pm
UWM Union Cinema

Le parfum d’Irak
2025-02-21 17:30 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Le parfum d’Irak (Flavors of Iraq)
Friday, February 21
5:30pm
UWM Union Cinema

Lumumba, la mort d’un prophète
2025-02-20 19:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Lumumba, la mort d’un prophète (Lumumba, Death of a Prophet)
Thursday, February 20
7:00pm
UWM Union Cinema

Bergers
2025-02-19 19:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Bergers (Sheperds)
US premiere
Wednesday, February 19
7:00pm
UWM Union Cinema

L’inhumaine
2025-02-18 19:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
L’inhumaine (The Inhuman Woman)
With live piano accompaniment by Renato Umali
Talkback with Dr. Tami Williams (Film Studies and English).
Tuesday, February 18
7:00pm
UWM Union Cinema

Study Abroad Info Session
2025-02-18 12:00 - 13:00
Tuesday, February 18
12:00-1:00pm
Virtual Information Session
Hosted by Christine Wolf (cawolf@uwm.edu)
Yomarie Castellano (yomarie@uwm.edu)

Learn about study abroad and international internships
Find out how credits count toward graduation
Discover funding options: financial aid, grants, scholarships
Get your questions answered!

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Tehachapi
2025-02-17 19:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Tehachapi
Midwest premiere
Monday, February 17
7:00pm
UWM Union Cinema

Ni chaînes ni maîtres
2025-02-16 19:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Ni chaînes ni maîtres (No Chains No Masters)
Midwest premiere
Sunday, February 16
7:00pm
UWM Union Cinema

Disco Boy
2025-02-16 17:00 | UWM Union Cinema, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Disco Boy
Midwest premiere
Sunday, February 16
5:00pm
UWM Union Cinema
