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by Ex Libris on November 10, 2014

NIU’s 51st Allerton English Articulation Conference Seeks Proposals (Deadline: 2/1/15)

Call for Proposals and Participation Metaphors We Teach By NIU’s 51st Allerton English Articulation Conference April 15 –16, 2015 Allerton Park and Retreat Center Monticello, Illinois   Proposal Deadline: February 1, 2015 Applicants email a title and one-paragraph abstract of their panel or individual presentation proposal to AllertonConference@niu.edu. Those accepted will be notified by March 1. See Northern Illinois University’s 51st annual Allerton English Articulation Conference website for more information.  

by Ex Libris on November 5, 2014

Winter Quarter Graduate Course Spotlight: The American Literary Magazine—Idealists and Happy Fools

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.

by Ex Libris on October 29, 2014

Submit Proposals for Transgressions, ISU Word’s Worth Conference (Deadline: 1/15/15)

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.

by Ex Libris on October 23, 2014

Update to Winter Quarter Course Descriptions

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.

by Ex Libris on October 15, 2014

18th-Century British Poetry Group at the U of C: Autumn Quarter Schedule

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 →

by Ex Libris on October 6, 2014

Submit Abstracts for Mind, Body and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics (Deadline: 12/14/14)

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 →

by Ex Libris on September 22, 2014

Upcoming Dates of Note for English Graduate Students

Register for the MAE capstone portfolio or thesis option by September 25. Apply for a MAE and MAWP Partial Tuition Waiver Scholarship by September 26. Attend the MAE capstone portfolio/thesis option information session on September 27. Apply for autumn quarter degree conferral by October 1.  

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