Ben Harbert’s Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians October 15, 2014, 6–8 p.m. DePaul Student Center, Room 120 Tonight’s screening and director Q&A is the inaugural event in the DePaul Humanities Center series CondemNation: Justice, Prison, Punishment, Persecution.
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 Contemporary Fiction When: Tuesday, October 28, at 6 p.m. Where: Richardson Library, Room 300 Click here for an event description.
DePaul’s Diversity Images Student Photo Competition is accepting submissions from all currently enrolled students. Submit one entry via email to diversityimages@depaul.edu by November 25, 2014. Late entries will not be accepted. Must be in digital format, jpeg or tiff file, at least 4-by-6 inches in size (high resolution preferred) Must be the original work of the entrant If there are people in your photo, you must have their permission to use their image in your work. Please download the permission form here. Prizes will be awarded: 1st Prize: $500 2nd Prize: $300 3rd Prize: $200
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 Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate program teaches the digital tools and methods that are increasingly important for students in every field of study. In the certificate program you will develop hands-on experience with these powerful tools and participate in projects including… Read Article →
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 Tribune. She cites Michele Morano and DePaul assistant professor Miles Harvey in her essay.
DePaul MAWP student Kate O’Brien is working on a book—and seeking submissions. Kate’s compiling a collection of essays from language teachers and tutors around the globe with a specific focus on composition studies, or the teaching and tutoring of writing, to multilingual writers. Send submissions (2,000–8,000 words) to obrienk4@gmail.com by November 7, 2014. For more information on this project, view the flyer here.
Before registration opens on October 20, check out the winter graduate course descriptions here.
Winter term 2015 registration begins on Monday, October 20. Find your enrollment date/time and add classes to your course cart in the Campus Connect Student Center. View and download course descriptions here!
Who: DePaul English graduate students (MAE and MAWP programs) and guests What: English Graduate Student Association’s autumn gathering When: Friday, October 17, at 6:15 p.m. Where: Red Lion Pub, 2446 North Lincoln Avenue Why: Get to know DePaul graduate students and faculty as we celebrate autumn quarter at EGSA’s first social of the year! N.B.: All are welcome. Feel free to bring friends, family, and significant others.
The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) is now accepting applications for EdLab: Spring 2015. This professional development program focuses on The American Revolution, a performance piece by Theater Unspeakable. Fourth- to eighth-grade teachers in the Chicago area (15 teachers maximum) will: Learn strategies for effectively teaching writing Design writing activities that meet Common Core Standards in hands-on workshops Get access to a matinee performance of The American Revolution for their students in May Dates: Saturday, February 7, from 9 a.m. to 3pm Thursday, March 12, from 5 p.m. to 8pm Monday, April 20, from 5 p.m. 8 pm One matinee presentation with students (May 7–20) Cost: $6 (due upon acceptance into… Read Article →
School of Languages and Cultures 15th Annual Graduate Symposium March 6–7, 2015 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Submit 250-word abstracts (Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced) to slcsymposiumpurdue@gmail.com by December 14, 2014. Email submissions should include the presenter’s name, institution of affiliation, email address, and phone number. Please do not include any identifying information on the abstract itself. In a separate attachment, you may also submit a short-form CV (one page). Up to two students with excellent proposals who do not have all expenses covered by their university will receive $100 travel grants. No additional application… Read Article →
“Nothing to say but itself”: Writing at the End of the Early Modern Era in England Carolyn Steedman of the University of Warwick Saturday, October 18, 2014, 1 p.m. The Newberry Library, Towner Fellows Lounge Register online by 10 a.m. on Friday, October 17. See the Newberry flyer for more information.