Tuesday comes rolling off the assembly line with all the parts you need to build a fantastic week of words. Michael Paterniti Tonight! Michael Paterniti comes to Arts and Letters Hall on Tuesday, September 24th. Paterniti is a New York Times bestselling author of The Telling Room and Driving Mr. Albert: A trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain. His work has appeared in many different publications including The New York Times, National Geographic, Harper’s, Outside, Esquire, and GQ. He has been nominated eight times for the National Magazine Award and is the recipient of a… Read Article →
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At the beginning of ever year a very long fuse is lit. The sparks fly as the fuse curves around piles of books, continuing to smolder through vacation, and then onward to the end of the year. What happens at the end of the fuse, when the sparks reach the payload, is up to you. For some, the explosion could be a prismatic nova emblematic of a year’s worth of impressive accomplishments. Editors Needed Threshold, DePaul University’s award-winning all student journal of literature and art is looking for editors for their 2014 issue. This is… Read Article →
Autumn is a terrifically busy season. Not only do we go back to school, embark on new travels, and resign ourselves to wearing jackets, but the cold rain falls a little faster, the sky becomes that contemplative grey, and the leaves die in an impressive display of downed fireworks. As you throw your hands into glittens (glove mittens) with the missing finger holes that allow you to poke away at the keys on your device, or tenaciously grip your pencil, you may find that the changing season isn’t that inspiring. Fall, is after all, just… Read Article →
Jump through a puddle this rainy Thursday into a fairy tale. The Chicago Humanities Festival is hosting Professor Maria Tatar, the John L Loeb Professor of Folklore & Mythology and Germanic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. Professor Tartar will be giving a public lecture entitled, “The Big Bad Wolf Reconsidered”. The lecture begins at 12:30 on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the Chicago History Museum in the Rubloff Auditorium, 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago IL 60614. Graduate students are encouraged to join the special graduate seminar from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. with Professor Tartar. … Read Article →
Today’s news flits by in three tight paragraphs packed to the brim with important dates. Don’t let the deadlines sneak by without marking your calendar. MAE Capstone and Thesis Information Session Students in the MAE program who will be presenting a capstone or thesis must attend an information session on September 21st from 10:00 to 12:00 pm. The session will be hosted in the SAC in room 240. After two short hours you’ll be prepared with the information you need to successfully pursue your thesis or capstone project. Degree Conferral Students preparing to graduate must… Read Article →
Dishes served at The Signature Room on the 95th floor of the Hancock Building are renowned for their exquisite flavor. Each dish, a balanced masterpiece, is served above the city and placed on the white tablecloths many pedestrians will never see. It’s the combination of different flavors, not to mention the ambiance, that gives each dish its particular character. Every note is accented, recognized as being an important part of the meal, the whole. Today’s Ex Libris is a happy compendium of news from all over the department. Read on to discover writing announcements, new… Read Article →
Anthology of Chicago is a, “Literary project collecting poems and stories that evoke the spirit of Chicago’s many neighborhoods, celebrating those neighborhoods and the writers that live, work, and play in them.” Over the past year, the project has regularly posted pieces from Hyde Park, Pilsen, and Logan Square. Anthology of Chicago wants you to use your neighborhood as a sandbox and springboard. They are looking for writers to map a creative topography of stories, art, and photographs for a community. The project’s board believes that these intimate stories will give insight into the uniquely… Read Article →
Fall’s cool weather unceremoniously swept onto campus today, bringing with it the first tantalizing scents of the season. It’s the kind of sensual blend your cup of coffee never manages to encapsulate. However, that’s okay: Starbucks has nothing on autumn’s crisp mornings. New Faculty Ex Libris is happy to welcome new faculty to the English department. Joining us at DePaul is Megan Heffernan, Sarah Fay, and David Gardiner. Sarah will be teaching Writing Chicago’s Neighborhoods, a section of Introduction to Creative Writing, and another of Discover Chicago. David Gardiner will be teaching sections of ENG245… Read Article →
Professors in the Department of English have been busy this summer. They’ve been writing, publishing, attending conferences, and of course, relaxing. Now the school year is upon us, and the work of summer falls like leaves into the hands of new readers, students, and peers. Published Work Congratulations are in order for Professors Hannah Pittard and Steven Ramirez. Professor Pittard is the author of the acclaimed novel, The Fates Will Find Their Way. She is also the recipient of a 2012 MacDowell Colony Fellowship. Her new novel , Reunion, was accepted for publication by Grand… Read Article →
On behalf of the graduate faculty in the Department of English, we would like to welcome the fifty students who will begin their master’s studies this warm September. For our friends and students returning to DePaul after a summer of adventure, literature, and stories, we extend a warm greeting and a blank page. We’re very excited to read the new poems, stories, and ideas summer break has inspired. Prof. Ted Anton I’m delighted to fill in for Prof. Michele Morano as Acting Director of the MA program in Writing and Publishing this fall and look… Read Article →
The academic year is nearly at an end, and although some of you will be back next week for summer classes, many of us, including Ex Libris, are taking the summer off. Ex Libris will resume posting at the beginning of the Fall Quarter, in the first week of September. In the meantime, you may contact Ms. Jan Hickey at jhicke11@depaul.edu with announcements, news, or any other important information. Before signing off for the summer, however, we would like to wish a heartfelt congratulations to all our graduates! We hope that all of your have… Read Article →
Today is Brooksday, an annual, day-long celebration of the life and legacy of one of Chicago’s literary legends, Gwendolyn Brooks. The Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St., is hosting a free Brooksday celebration running all day from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The works of Gwendolyn Brooks will be read by a rotation of Chicago writers, including DePaul’s own Achy Obejas, Amina Gautier, Bayo Ojikutu, and Mark Turcotte. Other readers include Michelle Boone, Rosellen Brown, Calvin Forbes, Reginald Gibbons, Rick Hogan, Haki Madhubuti, Sandra Opoku, Sara Paretsky, Elise Paschen, Avery R. Young. This event is free and open to the… Read Article →