Join Georgetown’s Daniel Shore for “Prosthetic Formalism in the Digital Archive,” a lecture and workshop on digital methods for historical literary analysis. Professor Shore studies the literature of the Renaissance, with a special focus on the works of John Milton. He is the author of Milton and the Art of Rhetoric (Cambridge University Press, 2012). Shore is currently…Continue reading Daniel Shore Lecture and Workshop Monday, November 17
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Winter Quarter Graduate Course Spotlight: The American Literary Magazine—Idealists and Happy Fools
Still on the fence about your winter 2015 course selection? Here’s one class to consider. “There will always be idealists and happy fools, so there will always be literary magazines.” – Rob Spillman of Tin House ENG 477-201 Topics in Publishing The American Literary Magazine—Idealists and Happy Fools Hybrid Course—Online and selected Tuesdays, 6 p.m.–9:15 p.m.…Continue reading Winter Quarter Graduate Course Spotlight: The American Literary Magazine—Idealists and Happy Fools
Submit Proposals for Transgressions, ISU Word’s Worth Conference (Deadline: 1/15/15)
The Word’s Worth Committee at Illinois State University seeks paper proposals from graduate students for the ISU Word’s Worth Conference. The 2015 conference theme is transgressions. The conference will take place on Friday, April 17, 2015. Students may submit their proposals through this online form by Thursday, January 15, 2015. For more information, check out the official call for proposals.
Congratulations to the English Department’s New Graduate Student Reps!
Carolyn Rudinsky (MAE) and Ariel Jefferson-Ray (MAE) have been selected as the graduate student representatives on this year’s English Department Personnel Committee. They will represent DePaul’s MAE and MAWP students in department discussions and decisions, including the formal reviews that the Committee conducts to evaluate the work of tenure-track faculty. They will be attending department meetings,…Continue reading Congratulations to the English Department’s New Graduate Student Reps!
October 28: Last Day to Withdraw from Autumn Quarter Classes
Tuesday (10/28) is the last day for students to withdraw from autumn quarter classes. Before withdrawing from a class, students should speak to their academic advisor: John Shanahan for MAE students and Michele Morano for MAWP students.
Update to Winter Quarter Course Descriptions
ENG 475 (Topics in Literature: Digital Humanities), previously scheduled for Wednesday evenings, will now meet on Monday evenings instead. View the updated winter course descriptions here. Winter quarter registration opened on Monday, October 20, and will continue through Friday, October 24. After that, students may still add, drop, and swap classes in Campus Connect until early next quarter.
Visiting Writers’ Program: DePaul Instructor and Poet Chris Green (Wednesday, October 22)
The Visiting Writers’ Program welcomes DePaul faculty member and poet Chris Green as he reads from his new collection, Résumé, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, in Richardson 112. Check out the Résumé book trailer below.
MAKE Literary Productions Lit & Luz Festival on Saturday, October 18
This Saturday, October 18, join DePaul visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney for Archive, a live magazine show extravaganza. The event, which closes out the inaugural Lit & Luz Festival, takes place at Co-Prosperity Sphere (3221 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60608). Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m., with danceable music from Ida y Vuelta and Sonorama to follow.…Continue reading MAKE Literary Productions Lit & Luz Festival on Saturday, October 18
18th-Century British Poetry Group at the U of C: Autumn Quarter Schedule
Session One (Tonight, October 15) John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel (1681 text) Rosenwald 432, 5 p.m. 1101 E 58th St, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 Download tonight’s reading, Absalom and Achitophel, here. Session Two (October 29) Jonathan Swift: The “Stella” poems; “A Description of the Morning;” “A Description of a City Shower;” “The…Continue reading 18th-Century British Poetry Group at the U of C: Autumn Quarter Schedule
One Book, One Chicago Events at DePaul on October 21 and 28
One Book, One Chicago Events at DePaul This Month Who: DePaul Associate Professor Hugh Ingrasci What: Heroes and Antiheroes in American Literature and Popular Culture When: Tuesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. Where: Richardson Library, Room 300 Who: DePaul Faculty Members Rebecca Johns-Trissler, Christine Sneed, and Dan Stolar What: Panel Discussion on Campbell’s Monomyth and…Continue reading One Book, One Chicago Events at DePaul on October 21 and 28
DePaul’s New Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate Program Now Accepting Applications
Digital Humanities, or “DH,” is the name for a set of computer-based tools and methods used by people in the humanities. Digital Humanities work is all around us, from large searchable databases to interactive and mobile storytelling apps; from innovative visualization methods for art history and anthropology to new collaborative platforms for research and teaching.The…Continue reading DePaul’s New Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate Program Now Accepting Applications
DePaul Faculty Essays Published in The Millions and the Chicago Tribune
Michele Morano, an associate professor and director of the MAWP program here at DePaul, has published “The Afterlife of Travel: On the Work of Philip Graham and Alma Gottlieb” in online literary review The Millions. Christine Sneed, who is teaching at DePaul part-time this year, has published a piece on fact versus fiction in the Chicago…Continue reading DePaul Faculty Essays Published in The Millions and the Chicago Tribune