Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is accepting proposals for papers, panels, or posters through Friday, January 23, 2015. Students interested in presenting at the conference may submit proposals here. The conference, which will showcase work by graduate students across many departments and programs, will take place on Friday, March 6, 2015. The one-day event will kick off at 11 a.m. in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue).
The Group Project is looking for storytellers, musicians, and other artistic collaborators—such as dancers, actors, illustrators, comedians, and journalists—for its next 7 Stories show. The multimedia performance will take place at Martin’s Corner Bar (2056 West 22nd Place) on Monday, February 23, at 8 p.m. TGP is also offering three-month internships. Over the course of the internship, students will help produce three performances. Contact Thegroupprojectemail@gmail.com for more information.
Name: Carolyn Rudinsky Program: MAE Graduate Assistantship Description: This is my second year as a Graduate Assistant at DePaul’s writing center, the University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL), where I work as a writing tutor and a leader in the UCWbL Outreach team. At the most basic level, UCWbL writing tutors work with DePaul students, faculty, staff, and alumni on any writing project at any stage of the writing process. However, tutors at the UCWbL also do so much more, which is why I’d suggest clicking on the hyperlink above and exploring the UCWbL’s website to learn… Read Article →
Name: Brandon Haskey Program: MAWP Graduate Assistantship Description: My GAship is at the University Center for Writing-based Learning or, as we call it, the UCWbL. Try pronouncing it—it’s fun! At the UCWbL, there are many things I get to do! Aside from tutoring students, alumni, and faculty on their writing, I participate in the UCWbL’s leadership team. The best part of my GAship, though, is getting to be a producer and cohost of Scrawl Radio, a weekly radio show (“Every Friday morning at 11 o’clock…” If you know our theme song, you’re singing it now!) that… Read Article →
Wayne State University‘s sixth annual Group for Early Modern Studies (GEMS) graduate symposium welcomes abstracts from humanities graduate students working on the early modern period, broadly defined as 1400–1800. Abstracts should relate to the general theme of “will.” The symposium will take place on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Wayne State University in Detroit. The submission deadline is January 16, 2015. Students may submit their 250-word abstracts to gems.symposium@gmail.com. For more information, download the official call for papers as a Word doc or check out the graduate symposium website.
The Vine Leaves Literary Journal is accepting submissions of 50- to 60-page manuscripts for its annual Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award. The submission deadline is February 28, 2015. The contest winner will receive: 1) Cash prize of $500 2) Publication by Vine Leaves Press (paperback and eBook) 3) Twenty copies of the paperback 4) Worldwide distribution 5) Promotion through Vine Leaves Literary Journal and staff websites 6) 70% net royalty on all ebook and print sales
The American Graduate School in Paris is accepting abstracts for its 2015 conference, The Influence and Role of NGOs in Global Governance: From Grassroots to Global. The conference will take place in Paris April 23–24, 2015. The abstract submission deadline is January 30, 2015, and the final paper submission deadline is March 27, 2015. Students may submit abstracts of up to 500 words to conference@ags.edu as an attachment (Microsoft Word or PDF). For more information, visit the AGS conference website.
Dear MAE and MAWP students, If you’re interested in guest blogging, taking photos, or otherwise contributing to Ex Libris, I’ll be holding meetings every Monday at 5 p.m. in ALH 210-03 (the second floor of Arts and Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore Avenue). The first meeting will take place tonight, January 5. If you can’t make it to the meetings but want to help out, email me (hyoo8@depaul.edu). I’m also in the office all day on Mondays, so feel free to drop by and say hello! Welcome back to school, Hana, Editor of Ex Libris
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 now live. We will look at these two historical phenomena through the lens of 20th-century British literature: novels, two plays, a movie, and four poems. “British” here is broadly defined. Thus we will read works by two Caribbean novelists and… Read Article →
DePaul’s Center for Intercultural Programs (CIP) has planned a variety of events for winter quarter. Check out the CIP 2015 winter calendar for more information.
DeVry University is hiring visiting professors in English, biology, economics, math, multimedia design, and psychology. Candidates interested in the part-time adjunct position can send their résumés/CVs and cover letters outlining professional experience, previous teaching experience (if applicable), and one-page teaching philosophy to the Committee Chair of Liberal Arts & Sciences at DeVry.LAS@gmail.com. They should also email the names of contact details of at least two references. Selected candidates will be approached for an onsite interview and presentation of a short 20-minute guest lecture. See the full job listing here.
The deadline to submit abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics has been extended to January 15, 2015. School of Languages and Cultures 15th Annual Graduate Symposium March 6–7, 2015 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Graduate students may submit abstracts of up to 250 words to slcsymposiumpurdue@gmail.com. The email submission should specify the presenter’s name, institution of affiliation, email address, and phone number. The abstract itself should not include any identifying information. In a separate attachment, students may also submit a short-form CV (one page). Both individual presentations and panels are welcome. The committee will award up to two $100 travel… Read Article →