Global Studies – World Languages & Cultures

WLC Faculty and Staff Honored as 2025 International Advocates

Cheryl L Totty — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:37:03 +0000

Congratulations to Anita Alkhas of French, Masako Lackey of Japanese, and Christine Wolf of Global Studies, who have all been honored as 2025 International Advocates by the Center for International Education for their exceptional support and guidance of international students.

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Apply now for Black Lives Matter: A Global Comparative Study in the UK, January 2-15, 2025

Cheryl L Totty — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:18:16 +0000

This upcoming UWinteriM travel across the pond as we head to the UK for the course, Black Lives Matter: A Global Comparative Study in the UK.

This award-winning class takes an interdisciplinary perspective to examine the significance of identity, race, and nationhood in structuring the Black British experience. The course introduces students to the resilience of Black Britons in its diverse cultural expressions, including the Black British Arts Movement and Black British cinema. Students benefit from an immersive experience that integrates group visits to historical landmarks, galleries, museums, and cultural archives with social and cultural community activities to explore and examine the breadth of the Black British experience in London.

Students from all disciplines are welcomed to apply, particularly the humanities, social sciences, and arts will find the course of particular interest, including African and African Diaspora Studies, Anthropology, Art, Film, History, Media Studies, Peace Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Women and Gender Studies, and Urban Studies. (Class standing of Graduate, Junior, Senior, Sophomore)

Join us for an enriching experience! For more information, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at maysm@uwm.edu.

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Study Abroad Scholarship for Students of Arabic, Italian, and Japanese

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:38:30 +0000

The CIE-National Resource Center Title VI Grant offers a limited number of Study Abroad Scholarships in the amount of $1,500-$2,000 for undergraduates (sophomores and above) or graduate students with a demonstrated interest in critical languages as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. Of the languages taught within the Department of Global Studies, this definition includes Arabic, Italian, and Japanese.

Application Deadlines:

Students accepted into a study abroad program for UWinteriM or Spring 2025 semester should apply for this scholarship by October 30, 2024.
Students accepted into a study abroad program for Summer 2025 should apply for this scholarship by February 15, 2025.

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Momcilovic publishes new article on zombie apocalypse narratives

Cheryl L Totty — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:18:15 +0000

Congratulations to Drago Momcilovic, whose article “” was published in the most recent issue of Apocalyptica: Journal for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies!

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Global Studies and Japanese student Lauren Sroka wins major international scholarship

Cheryl L Totty — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:06:34 +0000

Congratulations to Lauren Sroka, a Global Studies major and Japanese minor, who is studying abroad in Japan this year, thanks to the Boren scholarship! Read the 51�� Report story here.

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Xu publishes Deleuze and Chinese “Pure Literature”

Mon, 06 May 2024 14:16:26 +0000

Congratulations to Jian Xu, whose book Deleuze and Chinese “Pure Literature”: Literary Worlding from History to Becoming has been published with Rowman & Littlefield! It’s available as a hardcover or an ebook at the link above, and of course it’s in the 51�� Libraries, …

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Global Studies major Lauren Sroka receives Boren Scholarship

Mon, 06 May 2024 14:14:00 +0000

Congratulations to 51�� Global Studies major and Japanese minor Lauren Sroka, who has been awarded a prestigious ! The Boren Awards invest in linguistic and cultural knowledge for aspiring federal government employees, which is a perfect fit for Lauren, a Global Sustainability major who hopes to work for the U.S. Department of Energy after graduation to work on climate change policies to reduce fossil fuel use. Lauren will spend the 2024-2025 academic year in Tokyo, at . This is a tremendous achievement, and we are so proud of you, Lauren!

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Congratulations to our 2024 scholarship recipients!

Cheryl L Totty — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:05:20 +0000

The Department of Global Studies wishes to extend our warmest congratulations to this year’s scholarship winners in Comparative Literature, French, Global Studies, and Italian! Well done!

Darren Jurmé Allumier: Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature
Emily Barnard: Giovanni Carini Memorial Scholarship
Ronan Carpenter: Emanuelle Leah Fetter Memorial Scholarship
Page Falaney: Martha Best/Martine Meyer Scholarship
Oceana Guerrero: Martha Best/Martine Meyer Scholarship
Bailey Neuens: Leah Fetter Merit Scholarship and Martha Best/Martine Meyer Scholarship
Hanna Swanson: Leah Fetter Merit Scholarship and Martha Best/Martine Meyer Scholarship
Lilianna Sweeney: Roy Arthur Swanson Merit Scholarship in Comparative Literature
Danica Tosic: Mariele Schirmer Scholarship in French

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Global Minute

Cheryl L Totty — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:47:03 +0000

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Spring 2024 Language Tables and Informal Conversation Opportunities

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:51:39 +0000

51��’s language programs offer many opportunities to speak in languages other than English outside of the classroom. Explore all your Spring 2024 language table options here.

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