University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Stories of Separation and Belonging: WIRC’s International Children’s Literature Event

The Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC), a collaboration among the nine area studies centers at UW–Madison, continues to provide outreach programming and support through their International Children’s Literature Event. Now in its second year, the event brought together K-12 educators, librarians, and children’s literature enthusiasts for an in-person workshop exploring themes of migration, partition, and …

The Arab World’s Impact on Brazil: A Conversation with Waïl S. Hassan

On November 4, the Middle East Studies Program at UW–Madison hosted a lecture on the unexpected connection and history of Arab Brazil by author and professor Waïl S. Hassan. Hassan’s presentation, titled “Arab Brazil: Ternary Orientalism and the Question of South-South Comparison,” explored the various connections between the two regions. He highlighted the legacy of …