Past Event Category: Presentation
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Apr 16“Natural and Social Rights”: Founding Declarations in Dialogue in American and French Revolutions
Lubar Commons, Law School
Join us to hear a presentation by Katie Jarvis, Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame.
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Apr 15Dr. Ritt Deitz presents his new novel, Settle Down
French House, 633 N. Frances Street, Madison, WI 53703 French House Location
Come hear Dr. Ritt Deitz present his new novel, Settle Down. He also has a record coming out this coming fall on a similar theme, Transients and Strangers, so there will be some musical storytelling woven into the reading! Event Information
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Feb 25Book Presentation and Reading, The Magnificent Lies of Madeleine Béjart
French House, 633 N. Frances Street, Madison, WI 53703 French House Location
Join us at the French House to hear from French Professor Emeritus Richard Goodkin as his presents his new book, The Magnificent Lies of Madeleine Béjart. We hope to see you there!
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Nov 3Presentation of the Memorial Resolution for Emeritus Professor Robert Rodini
272 Bascom Hall
The Memorial Resolution for Emeritus Professor Robert Rodini will be presented at the UW Faculty Senate on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 3:30 pm in 272 Bascom Hall. The Memorial Resolution was prepared by the committee composed of Emeritus Professor Christopher Kleinhenz (Committee Chair), Professor Stefania Buccini, and Professor Patrick Rumble. The Memorial Resolution is …
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Nov 19Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti: The Midwesterner who Adapted Italian Culinary Traditions for American Kitchens
Grazia Menechella
126 Memorial Library, 728 State Street, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706.
On the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents an event dedicated to the tradition of the Mediterranean diet, inspired by the theme Mediterranean Diet and Heritage Cuisine: Health and Tradition. Prof. Grazia Menechella (University of Wisconsin-Madison) will discuss Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti’s Practical Italian Recipes for American Kitchens (1917) as an important and significant cookbook that promotes Italian “cucina casalinga” (home cookery) as an ideal model for the Americans in 1917.
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Apr 12Dante and Twentieth-Century American Politics
6191 Helen C. White Location Information
2 pm, 6191 Helen C. White: Workshop for graduate students and faculty. Please contact Professor Jelena Todorovic (jtodorovic@wisc.edu) for the reading. 5 pm, 6191 Helen C. White: Public lecture: Cowardice is Political: The Legacy of Inferno 3 in 20th- and 21st-Century America [view poster here] “Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in …
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Dec 6Fabienne Kanor “Imagining the Middle Passage: Slavery, Race, and the Making of the Diaspora”
206 Ingraham Hall
Come to a captivating talk by the award-winning French-Martinican author and filmmaker, Fabienne Kanor. Please join us for this enriching event. Imagining the Middle Passage: Slavery, Race, and the Making of the Diaspora in Contemporary Francophone African Cinematic Art Born in France to Caribbean parents, Dr. Fabienne Kanor is an Associate- Professor of French and Francophone Studies …
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Nov 20Teach in France – TAPIF Information Session
Online via Zoom Registration Link
Join us for an information session to learn about the TAPIF program from alumna Shannon Reader. Ms. Reader will provide an overview of the TAPIF program, application process, and answer questions. Registration required
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Nov 16François-Henri Désérable: Mon Maître et mon vainqueur
French House, 633 N Frances Street, Madison, WI 53703 FRENCH HOUSE
François-Henri Désérable présente son livre Mon Maître et mon vainqueur Join us at the French House or on Zoom (info on the French House website).
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Oct 11Diaspora and the Queer Body in Contemporary Francophone Cultural Production. Ryan Schroth, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University.
Memorial Union, Check TITU Location Information
In this presentation, Dr. Ryan Schroth will discuss his current manuscript project, tentatively titled Queer Feelings: Affect, Migration, and the Body in Contemporary Francophone Literature. He will present three case studies from his work, each drawing upon the work of one queer author with ties to Francophone North Africa: Nina Bouraoui, Rachid O., and Abdellah …