Still on the fence about your winter 2015 course selection? Here’s one class to consider. “There will always be idealists and happy fools, so there will always be literary magazines.” – Rob Spillman of Tin House ENG 477-201 Topics in Publishing The American Literary Magazine—Idealists and Happy Fools Hybrid Course—Online and selected Tuesdays, 6 p.m.–9:15 p.m. Questions? Email Professor Borich: bborich@depaul.edu. For more information, see the detailed course description flyer.
The Word’s Worth Committee at Illinois State University seeks paper proposals from graduate students for the ISU Word’s Worth Conference. The 2015 conference theme is transgressions. The conference will take place on Friday, April 17, 2015. Students may submit their proposals through this online form by Thursday, January 15, 2015. For more information, check out the official call for proposals.
Carolyn Rudinsky (MAE) and Ariel Jefferson-Ray (MAE) have been selected as the graduate student representatives on this year’s English Department Personnel Committee. They will represent DePaul’s MAE and MAWP students in department discussions and decisions, including the formal reviews that the Committee conducts to evaluate the work of tenure-track faculty. They will be attending department meetings, attending Personnel Committee meetings, contacting previous students of the professor going up for review, visiting that professor’s classes, and writing an assessment of that professor’s teaching.
Tuesday (10/28) is the last day for students to withdraw from autumn quarter classes. Before withdrawing from a class, students should speak to their academic advisor: John Shanahan for MAE students and Michele Morano for MAWP students.
ENG 475 (Topics in Literature: Digital Humanities), previously scheduled for Wednesday evenings, will now meet on Monday evenings instead. View the updated winter course descriptions here. Winter quarter registration opened on Monday, October 20, and will continue through Friday, October 24. After that, students may still add, drop, and swap classes in Campus Connect until early next quarter.
The Visiting Writers’ Program welcomes DePaul faculty member and poet Chris Green as he reads from his new collection, Résumé, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, in Richardson 112. Check out the Résumé book trailer below.
This Saturday, October 18, join DePaul visiting assistant professor Kathleen Rooney for Archive, a live magazine show extravaganza. The event, which closes out the inaugural Lit & Luz Festival, takes place at Co-Prosperity Sphere (3221 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60608). Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m., with danceable music from Ida y Vuelta and Sonorama to follow. For more information or to buy tickets, click here. Here’s some background on the event from Kathleen Rooney: “I’m a contributing editor to MAKE Literary Productions and we applied for and received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation to… Read Article →
Session One (Tonight, October 15) John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel (1681 text) Rosenwald 432, 5 p.m. 1101 E 58th St, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 Download tonight’s reading, Absalom and Achitophel, here. Session Two (October 29) Jonathan Swift: The “Stella” poems; “A Description of the Morning;” “A Description of a City Shower;” “The Lady’s Dressing Room;” “A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed;” “Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift” Session Three (November 12) Alexander Pope, The Dunciad (1743 text) Session Four (December 10) James Thomson, The Seasons Come for the… Read Article →
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.
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.
Before registration opens on October 20, check out the winter graduate course descriptions here.