Good afternoon, everyone! Below, we’d like to close out the week with some deadline reminders for the rest of this week and for next week. Some of these deadlines are for submission opportunities, but there are also several upcoming events (including Eric Puchner’s reading tonight in the Levan Center—click here for details). Scroll down to…Continue reading Weeks 2 & 3 Deadlines
Category: Literary Studies Speaker Series
Spring Conference Submissions: Deadline Extended (April 13)!
Good afternoon, everyone! We’ve decided to extend our deadline for Spring English Conference Submissions! Please submit by this Sunday, April 13, to still be considered for conference participation. (Thanks very much to those of you who have already submitted your work!) In case you missed it . . . Our next Visiting Author is Eric…Continue reading Spring Conference Submissions: Deadline Extended (April 13)!
Upcoming Visiting Author Event: Eric Puchner (April 10)
Good afternoon, everyone! For our next visiting author, we’re excited to welcome Eric Puchner to our Lincoln Park campus! His book Dream State was recently chosen as Oprah’s Book Club’s Book of the Month and was selected as Book of the Week by People and The New York Times, among many other accolades. The reading…Continue reading Upcoming Visiting Author Event: Eric Puchner (April 10)
Upcoming Visiting Author Event: Nico Lang (April 23)
Good afternoon, everyone—and happy first day of spring! For our next Visiting Author event, join us in welcoming Nico Lang back to campus for a reading and talk on their recent book, American Teenager! In addition to being an award-winning author, reporter, and editor, Nico is also one of our DePaul alumni. This reading is…Continue reading Upcoming Visiting Author Event: Nico Lang (April 23)
Don’t Miss This:
Do you have an interest in graphic novels or discussing complicated issues in writing? Join Prof. Royster Prof. Shanahan for a free-form discussion about graphic novels, present and future, in the context of “Freedom to Read,” the One Book One Chicago theme for this year, and “Banned Books Week.” The discussion will take place from 10:10-11:10…Continue reading Don’t Miss This:
Save the Date! The Memory Effects of Repertory Theater from Shakespeare to Today
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Save the Date: Speaker Series Fall Installment
Dr. Tavares is Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama and at work on a book project on the repertory system in early modern theater.
Upcoming Research Talk
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Visiting Speaker Series: Dorothy Kim
Join Dorothy Kim on October 1st as she discusses Critical Race Studies & the Middle Ages. Dorothy Kim is Assistant Professor of English at Brandeis University where she teaches Medieval Literature. Her research focuses on race, gender, Jewish/Christian difference, the digital humanities, and the disciplinary history of medievalism. If interested, please email depaulenglishspeakers@gmail.com to save…Continue reading Visiting Speaker Series: Dorothy Kim
