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The DePaul Art Museum in collaboration with the annual Lit & Luz Festival of cultural exchange between Chicago and Mexico City (organized by MAKE literary magazine) is hosting a conversation between artists Jorge Méndez Blake and Dianna Frid on how their respective cities, libraries, and poetry have influenced their work. The discussion will be moderated by Mexico City-based writer and art critic Gabriela Jauregui and DPAM assistant curator Mia Lopez. Presented in conjunction with the exhibit, “On Space and Place: Contemporary Art from Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Vancouver.” It will be in both Spanish and English…. Read Article →

The monthly prose reading series, Sunday Salon continues this September on the 25th. DePaul professor Dan Stolar will be reading along side Vu Tran, Gina Frangello, Ben Tanzer, and Doro Boehme. The event takes place at the Riverview Tavern (1958 W Roscoe Street) and starts at 7:00 PM. Find out more about the readers below: VU TRAN’S first novel, Dragonfish, was a NY Times Notable Book of 2015. He is the winner of a Whiting Award, and his short stories have appeared in publications like the O. Henry Prize Stories and the Best American Mystery Stories. Born in… Read Article →

Chicago Women in Publishing is hosting their fall 2016 Kickoff Gala next week on Wednesday, September 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The event offers writers and those interested in a profession in the publishing industry a chance to network and interact with publishing professionals. This years speaker is respected literary agent April Eberhardt. Find full details on the event page,  or on the following press release: Chicago Women in Publishing (CWIP) 2016 Fall Kickoff Gala: Future of Publishing The wait is almost over for the Chicago Women in Publishing’s (CWIP) 2016 Fall Kickoff gala on Wednesday, September… Read Article →

Congratulations are in order for English Professor Kathleen Rooney and WRD Professor Eric Plattner, co-editors of the soon to be released René Magritte: Selected Writings! The book collects letters, interviews, and more from modern master René Magritte translating them to English for the first time. In preparation for the official September 22nd event, Kathleen and Eric will be hosting two promotional events. The first takes place at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, September 21 at 57 Street Books. Co-sponsored by the University of Chicago, the editors will discuss their process, Magritte’s art and his writings. Find out more on the event page, or on the… Read Article →

Graduate students are encouraged to attend The English Institute’s 75th annual conference, TIME,  this year at the University of Chicago. The conference takes place September 16-17 and will cover E.P. Thompson’s 1967 essay, “Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism.” Students can find out more information and a full schedule of the conference here, and register online here. Registration for graduates from non-affiliate institutions (such as DePaul) costs $20. A downloadable PDF of Thompson’s essay can be found here.  

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