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by Ex Libris on October 17, 2017

The Masters Review Fall Fiction Contest

Welcome, writer. The winning story of the Fall Fiction Contest will be paid $2000, awarded publication online in The Masters Review, and will receive a note from the judge on why the story was selected. Second and third place stories will be awarded publication and $200 and $100, respectively, as well as correspondence from the judge. Fifteen finalists will be acknowledged in December and the winners will be selected from that pool. GUIDELINES: Submissions are open from Sept 15 – Nov 15 7000 word limit Fiction only Emerging Writers only. (We are interested in offering a larger… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 17, 2017

The Arts in Society Call for Papers

The Arts in Society is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Thirteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, held 27–29 June 2018 at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2000, the conference offers an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the role of the arts in society. It is a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation, developing ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world—on stage, in studios and theaters, in classrooms, in museums and galleries, on the streets, and in communities…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 12, 2017

The Chicago Humanities Festival Lecture and Seminar Series

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, Religion, and related disciplines. Join Yale University professor Kathryn Lofton, University of Notre Dame professor Laura Dassow Walls, and Harvard’s Divinity School professor David Hall, for a day-long series of public lectures and small-group seminars at the Newberry Library, 60 W Walton St, on Sunday, November 12. Kathryn Lofton*: Religion and Consumption 11:00AM-12:00PM Seminar, Newberry Library, Room 101 12:00PM-1:00PM… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 10, 2017

Lit & Luz Festival 2017

Lit & Luz Festival is a one-of-a-kind series of events featuring renowned authors and visual artists from Chicago and Mexico City in cultural exchange and conversation. This series of readings, conversations, artist talks, performances culminates in a Live Magazine Finale, that highlights new translations and artistic collaborations—showcasing some of the most innovative contemporary writers and artists from both countries. ~Get Your Tickets Now for this One-time-only Event!~ BELONGING: A LIVE MAGAZINE SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, October 21st Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St. Get your tickets. View a complete listing of events. What is a Live Magazine… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 6, 2017

Visiting Writer: Ted Anton

Please join the Department of English in celebrating professor Ted Anton’s new book, Planet of Microbes. Ted is a professor in the English department at DePaul University in Chicago, and chair of the Age Studies Executive Committee of the Modern Language Association. See flyer above for more information.  

by Ex Libris on October 5, 2017

The Chicago Humanities Festival 2017

The Chicago Humanities Festival, in partnership with Julie and Roger Baskes, and the Wolf Humanities Center at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to offer an opportunity to graduate students in History, English, Political Science, and related disciplines. Join University of Pennsylvania professor Sophia Rosenfeld for Conspiracies and Common Sense: From the Founding to the Trump Era, a public lecture and student seminar at International House, 1414 E 59th St, on Sunday, November 5. Conspiracies and Common Sense: From the Founding to the Trump Era 12:00PM -1:00PM Public lecture at International House, Assembly Hall 1:00PM – 2:00PM… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 5, 2017

Congratulations to Kathleen Rooney!

Congratulations to Kathleen Rooney, whose novel, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, is a finalist for the Chicago Writers Association’s 2017 Book of the Year! Kathleen teaches English and Creative Writing at DePaul University and is the author of eight books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. Congrats, Kathleen, you make the department proud! A synopsis of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk: It’s the last day of 1984, and 85-year-old Lillian Boxfish is about to take a walk. As she traverses a grittier Manhattan, a city anxious after an attack by a still-at-large subway vigilante, she encounters bartenders, bodega… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 5, 2017

LAS College-Wide Meeting

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Fall Quarter College-Wide Meeting Friday, October 6, 2017 3:00pm-5:00pm SAC 154 AGENDA 3:00-3:30pm Welcome and Introductions Dr. Gene Beiriger, College Senate President and Dr. Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco, LAS Dean 3:30-4:15pm Introduction, Remarks, and Q&A with DePaul’s 12th President—Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban 4:15-5:00pm 35th Annual Cortelyou-Lowery Award Introduction—Dr. Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco, LAS Dean Cortelyou Lowery Address—Dr. Francesca Royster 5:00pm Reception (SAC Pit)      

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