A Chance to Attend Three Sold-Out Chicago Humanities Festival lectures

The Chicago Humanities Festival in partnership with the Newberry library and the Karla Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture at the University of Chicago, is pleased to offer an opportunity to graduate students in history, literature, media, and related disciplines to attend three sold-out lectures. Join Harvard law professor Annette Gordon-Reed, New York…Continue reading A Chance to Attend Three Sold-Out Chicago Humanities Festival lectures

Professor Paula McQuade Presentation at the University of Chicago, Congratulations!

Congratulations to Paula McQuade who will be presenting at the Chicago-area faculty Renaissance Seminar on Tuesday, September 18. Prof. McQuade will be presenting her work, “Prophecy, Orality, and Eschatology in Mary Cary’s The Resurrection of the Witness (1646)” at the Quadrangle Club at the University of Chicago, 1155 E 57th Street. For more information and faculty interested in attending, please…Continue reading Professor Paula McQuade Presentation at the University of Chicago, Congratulations!

Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies: Research Methods Workshop with John Shanahan

The Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting a research methods workshop for early graduate students this winter on March 3. The workshop, “Text Analysis Tools for Early Modern Literature: The Case of Margaret Cavendish” focuses on the works of prolific 17th Century author Margaret Cavendish, using her works as a case study to introduce…Continue reading Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies: Research Methods Workshop with John Shanahan

Call for Submissions: The Newberry Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting its annual Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference on January 26-28. The conference is a unique and enriching opportunity for graduate students interested in Renaissance, medieval and early modern research to meet peers from across the nation, an globally, to share and collaborate on work. Due to its interdisciplinary nature…Continue reading Call for Submissions: The Newberry Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Chicago Women in Publishing Fall Kickoff: Future of Publishing

Chicago Women in Publishing is hosting their fall 2016 Kickoff Gala next week on Wednesday, September 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The event offers writers and those interested in a profession in the publishing industry a chance to network and interact with publishing professionals. This years speaker is respected literary agent April Eberhardt. Find full details…Continue reading Chicago Women in Publishing Fall Kickoff: Future of Publishing

Two Exciting Events with Kathleen Rooney, Eric Plattner, and René Magritte!

Congratulations are in order for English Professor Kathleen Rooney and WRD Professor Eric Plattner, co-editors of the soon to be released René Magritte: Selected Writings! The book collects letters, interviews, and more from modern master René Magritte translating them to English for the first time. In preparation for the official September 22nd event, Kathleen and Eric will be…Continue reading Two Exciting Events with Kathleen Rooney, Eric Plattner, and René Magritte!

The English Institute’s 2016 Conference

Graduate students are encouraged to attend The English Institute’s 75th annual conference, TIME,  this year at the University of Chicago. The conference takes place September 16-17 and will cover E.P. Thompson’s 1967 essay, “Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism.” Students can find out more information and a full schedule of the conference here, and register online here. Registration…Continue reading The English Institute’s 2016 Conference