College of Letters & Science
This 4-credit course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of the Italian language. The goal is to provide an introduction to contemporary Italian language and culture. You will be actively engaged in activities such as: role-plays, and pair and group work. Listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills are integrated in all activities. …
September 1, 2015 The Department of French and Italian is very excited to introduce its new Undergraduate Certificate in Italian! Interested undergraduates can take 15 credits of intermediate and advanced Italian coursework in order to qualify. Seven qualifying courses will be available in Fall 2015.
Jean-Pierre Bekolo will make several presentations and also show one of his films. Le Président (The President) 65 min. 2013 UW–Madison will be hosting Mr. Jean-Pierre Bekolo in the final week of March : please find below a brief bio and a list of events. Jean-Pierre Bekolo (1966, Yaounde) is an avant-garde filmmaker …
Time: 4:00 pm- 10:00 pm Dinner at 6:00 pm, Soccer at 5:00 pm French & Italian Department Picnic and FRIT cup Soccor Challenge Location: Garner Park Shelter Upper Level and Soccer Field (lower level soccer Field), 333 S. Rosa Road. (on Mineral Point Rd, with the entrance to parking from Rosa Rd) Please bring a …
Would Molière be the great playwrite we know today had he not met Madeleine de Béjart, the beautiful, intelligent, and gifted acress who was his collaborator, mistress, and sister-in-law–or perhaps mother-in-law? Richard Goodkin’s well-documented novel adopts the form of a historical fiction. When details are missing from the historical record, the author fills in the …
The GAFIS Graduate Student Symposium, in its 28th year, provides a forum for intellectual and scholarly exchange in a positive collegial atmosphere. Interdisciplinary in nature, this national event gives future colleagues the chance to meet each other and to hear about current issues in upcoming research. Excellence and pertinence are assured through an anonymous and …
6pm aperitif, 7pm dinner Reserve on line at uwfrenchhouse.org or in person at the French House
Undergraduate Awards Ceremony
Friday, November 6, 2015 the visit of Professor Philippe Desan (U. of Chicago) with a talk on Montaigne in the French House at 4:00 PM.