Happy Week 10, everyone! Scroll down for a few reminders of upcoming events and deadlines for the week ahead (including our One Book, One Chicago announcement for Gabrielle Zevin’s author visit). [The dates to mark down are this Wednesday (13th), this Friday (15th), and this Saturday (16th)!] 1. One Book, One Chicago’s banned book: Tomorrow…Continue reading Week 10 Events & Deadlines: One Book, One Chicago + MMLA + Application Reminders!
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“LatinXAmerican” Art Exhibit Opens Today, Jan. 7
The new exhibit, “LatinXAmerican,” opens online Jan. 7th. The collection features 38 Latinx artists and can be viewed on DePaul Art Museum’s website here: https://resources.depaul.edu/art-museum/exhibitions/Pages/latinx-american.aspx
Banned Books Week
“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading” — Isaac Asimov We’re celebrating Banned Books Week! This week recalls the value of free and open access to information. Check out DePaul’s upcoming events, and exercise your freedom to read!
The Visiting Writers Series: Upcoming Event
In partnership with the History Department, The English Department Visiting Writers Series is hosting a remote event for the release of Professor Kathleen Rooney and Professor Miles Harvey’s books beginning at 6:00 pm on September 30: Historical Research in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: Readings and Conversation with Kathleen Rooney and Miles Harvey. The conversation will be moderated by…Continue reading The Visiting Writers Series: Upcoming Event
Deadline Extended: Study Abroad in London and Dublin
The London and Dublin: Travel, Heritage, and History program during December Intersession examines the heritage, public history and travel narratives of both cities. These two cities are irrevocably entwined historically, in material culture and in public memory. This continued connection can still be seen today in the difficulty of constructing BREXIT and the ongoing connections between…Continue reading Deadline Extended: Study Abroad in London and Dublin
The First Issue of Tellus is Now Live!
TellUs, the multilingual and multicultural e-magazine from the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR), a program within the University Center for Writing-based Learning, is now LIVE. Find their first issue here.
Congrats to Christopher Watkins!
Congrats to DePaul English Graduate student Christopher Watkins on publishing his poem “After Hiding a Half-Emptied Bottle of Popov in My Sock Drawer and Blacking Out” in Foundry Journal! Read Chris’s full poem here.
BSB Launch Party Chicago Tribune Article
Thanks to everyone who made it out to last night’s Big Shoulders Books Write Your Heart Out launch party! For those interested, here is the link to today’s coverage of the book! http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-teen-relationship-anthology-kogan-sidewalks-0206-story.html
Richardson Library Grand Opening
From Scott Walter: Dear DePaul Colleagues, Please join us for the grand opening of the next phase of the Richardson Library’s renovation on September 27th! While work continues on some of the details, we look forward to welcoming you to our new space and to introducing you to some of the new spaces and services…Continue reading Richardson Library Grand Opening
A Few End of the Year Congratulations are in Order
As the quarter inches closer to summer break, Ex Libris would like to update folks on a few awesome accomplishments from the last few weeks. First, a kudos to Dave Welch who will be spending part of his summer at the Sewanee Writer’s Conference, and will have his tuition paid as their Tennessee Williams Scholar.…Continue reading A Few End of the Year Congratulations are in Order