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ENG 475 (Topics in Comparative Literature: Colonialism and Its Legacy) Now on Winter Quarter Roster
ENG 475 Topics in Comparative Literature: Colonialism and Its Legacy Tuesdays, 6 p.m.–9:15 p.m. Professor James Fairhall MAE: 20th-/21st-Century Requirement; Elective MAWP: Language, Literature, Publishing, and Teaching (LLPT) Requirement; Open Elective View a more detailed course description here, or see below. ENG 475 examines colonialism in its late phase, during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the period of postcolonialism in which we…Continue reading ENG 475 (Topics in Comparative Literature: Colonialism and Its Legacy) Now on Winter Quarter Roster
Update to Winter Quarter 2015 Course Descriptions (12/8/14)
The English department has replaced a section of ENG 429 (Topics in Renaissance Literature: Renaissance Revenge Drama) with Topics in Renaissance Literature: Women in Shakespeare. View the updated winter quarter 2015 graduate course descriptions here.
Winter Quarter Graduate Course Spotlight: Bibliography and Literary Research
Waffling about winter 2015 courses? See below for one possibility. ENG 471 (Hybrid) Bibliography and Literary Research Thursdays, 6 p.m.–9:15 p.m. Class meets face-to-face: 1/8, 1/22, 2/5, 2/26, and 3/12 Professor John Shanahan MAE: Core Requirement “Our investigation will cover theoretical topics in book and media history from the first decades of printing to the present. The course…Continue reading Winter Quarter Graduate Course Spotlight: Bibliography and Literary Research
Reminder: Complete Autumn Quarter Teaching Evaluations by Tuesday, 11/18/14, at 11:59 p.m.
Remember to fill out your autumn quarter teaching evaluations, DePaulians. The online teaching evaluation system will close tonight—Tuesday, November 18, 2014—at 11:59 p.m. To quote the email from English department chair Lucy Rinehart: “Low rates of response have been a growing problem since the implementation of the online evaluation system in 2009. For the last two…Continue reading Reminder: Complete Autumn Quarter Teaching Evaluations by Tuesday, 11/18/14, at 11:59 p.m.
Winter Quarter Graduate Course Spotlight: Science and Nature Writing
MAE and MAWP students: here’s one course to consider for next quarter. ENG 491-201 Science and Nature Writing Wednesdays, 6 p.m.–9:15 p.m. Professor Theodore Anton MAE: Elective MAWP: Writing Workshop Requirement; Open Elective “It’s a great course for well-paying jobs with travel, every bit as creative as fiction and poetry.” – Professor Anton View a more detailed course description…Continue reading Winter Quarter Graduate Course Spotlight: Science and Nature Writing
DePaul English Department’s 2015–2016 Graduate Assistantships (Deadline: 1/15/15)
Any current or prospective student in DePaul’s MA in English or MA in Writing and Publishing programs may apply for one of the English department’s graduate assistantships. Graduate assistants receive a full tuition waiver and a $7,500 stipend, payable September through May. The deadline for applying for a 2015–2016 graduate assistantship is January 15, 2015. Applicants submit the following…Continue reading DePaul English Department’s 2015–2016 Graduate Assistantships (Deadline: 1/15/15)
NIU’s 51st Allerton English Articulation Conference Seeks Proposals (Deadline: 2/1/15)
Call for Proposals and Participation Metaphors We Teach By NIU’s 51st Allerton English Articulation Conference April 15 –16, 2015 Allerton Park and Retreat Center Monticello, Illinois Proposal Deadline: February 1, 2015 Applicants email a title and one-paragraph abstract of their panel or individual presentation proposal to AllertonConference@niu.edu. Those accepted will be notified by March 1. See Northern Illinois…Continue reading NIU’s 51st Allerton English Articulation Conference Seeks Proposals (Deadline: 2/1/15)
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.
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.
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