DePaul associate professor and MAWP director Michele Morano will be reading at Sunday Salon Chicago, a free literary series, on May 31 at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the Roscoe and Damen Room at Riverview Tavern (1958 West Roscoe Street). Other featured readers include Jeffrey Condran, Aviya Kushner, and Jillian Lauren.
Category: Department News
Name Changes for ENG 471 and 472
MAE core requirements ENG 471 and ENG 472 have new names. ENG 471 (the class formerly known as Bibliography and Literary Research) is now Book and Media History. ENG 472 (the class formerly known as Studies in Literary Criticism) is now Literary Theory. Aside from their titles, the courses remain unchanged.
English Spring Conference to Showcase DePaulians’ Work on Friday, May 8
This Friday, May 8, the DePaul English department‘s sixth annual English spring conference will take place in Arts & Letters Hall from noon to 8 p.m. More than forty MAE, MAWP, and undergraduate students will present their academic and creative work. The conference will also include a digital humanities workshop led by alumna Amanda Licastro, a career panel featuring recent…Continue reading English Spring Conference to Showcase DePaulians’ Work on Friday, May 8
2015–2016 English Graduate Course Descriptions Are Now Up
The English graduate course schedules and descriptions for the 2015–2016 school year are now available. Check out the autumn quarter 2015, winter quarter 2016, and spring quarter 2016 course descriptions here or in the Classes drop-down menu. Registration for autumn quarter begins on May 4.
MAE Spring 2015 Capstone Portfolio and Thesis Requirement Announcements
All MAE students who plan on submitting a capstone portfolio or thesis in spring 2015 should email Ms. Jan Hickey at jhicke11@depaul.edu with the following information by Monday, April 20: name, student ID number, current email address, current mailing address, phone number, and final requirement choice (capstone portfolio or thesis option). An information session for…Continue reading MAE Spring 2015 Capstone Portfolio and Thesis Requirement Announcements
Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change on Wednesday, May 6
The Women’s Center and the Center for Intercultural Programs (CIP) at DePaul present Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Cortelyou Commons (2324 North Fremont Street). Walidah Imarisha, the coeditor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements, and Francesca Royster,…Continue reading Braver New World: A Conversation on Sci Fi for Social Change on Wednesday, May 6
Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Licastro
Digital Scholar Amanda Licastro, MAE ’08, teases out insights from student course blogs, online academic genealogies, and Twitter. BY HANA YOO Amanda Licastro has more than 1,000 Twitter followers. One week, she recalls, her tweets garnered more than 29,000 views. Generally, her Twitter account averages a couple thousand views per week. “I joke that…Continue reading Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Licastro
DePaul Faculty Member Kathleen Rooney Named a Society of Midland Authors 2015 Finalist
Congratulations to DePaul visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney, whose novel O Democracy! is a finalist in the Adult Fiction category of The Society of Midland Authors 2015 Awards.
Reminder: Spring Quarter 2015 Add/Drop Deadlines
The add deadline for spring quarter classes is Friday, April 3 (tomorrow). The drop deadline for spring quarter classes is Friday, April 10.
DePaul Instructor David Welch and MAW Alumna Laura Wagner to Read at the Poetry Foundation Tuesday, May 19
Tuesday, May 19, 7 p.m. Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission The Poetry Foundation‘s Open Door reading series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s writing programs. Each one-hour event features readings by two Chicagoland college and graduate writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students. May’s…Continue reading DePaul Instructor David Welch and MAW Alumna Laura Wagner to Read at the Poetry Foundation Tuesday, May 19
Extended Submission Deadline for DePaul English Conference (4/15/15)
Sixth Annual English Department Spring Conference Friday, May 8, 2015 • Arts & Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore Avenue Keynote Speaker Crystal Chan, Author of Bird DePaul English students now have one more week to submit their original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary analyses or criticism, and other work to this annual student-run conference. The conference…Continue reading Extended Submission Deadline for DePaul English Conference (4/15/15)
MAWP Alum Tim Hillegonds Published on Brevity’s Blog
DePaul alumnus Tim Hillegonds, MAWP ’14, penned a post for the Brevity blog called “Things I Can Say About MFA Writing Programs Because I’ve Never Been Accepted Into One.” Congratulations, Tim!