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by Ex Libris on April 9, 2015

Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Licastro

Digital Scholar Amanda Licastro, MAE ’08, teases out insights from student course blogs, online academic genealogies, and Twitter. BY HANA YOO   Amanda Licastro has more than 1,000 Twitter followers. One week, she recalls, her tweets garnered more than 29,000 views. Generally, her Twitter account averages a couple thousand views per week. “I joke that I got into the graduate center through Twitter,” says Licastro, MAE ’08, currently a PhD student in English at CUNY Graduate Center and an instructional technology fellow at Macaulay Honors College. As a prospective graduate student, Licastro started following academics… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 31, 2015

Extended Submission Deadline for DePaul English Conference (4/15/15)

Sixth Annual English Department Spring Conference Friday, May 8, 2015 • Arts & Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore Avenue Keynote Speaker Crystal Chan, Author of Bird   DePaul English students now have one more week to submit their original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary analyses or criticism, and other work to this annual student-run conference. The conference theme is Wonder. The new deadline is Monday, April 15. Please send submissions or inquiries to: egsaconference2015@gmail.com. Submission Guidelines 1. Submit 300- to 500-word abstracts OR complete papers (complete papers are preferred, but abstracts are fine, too) for up to two works… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 9, 2015

Reflections on ALA’s Midwinter Conference: Guest Post by MAWP Student Alexandra Messina-Schultheis

This January I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the ALA (American Library Association) Midwinter Conference, which was held right here in Chicago. I’m currently interning in the marketing department at Albert Whitman & Company, a children’s book publisher based in Park Ridge, Illinois, and was able to snag a pass for myself (and possibly my mother…) from my boss. Not only was I able to experience the conference as a visitor but I also got a behind-the-scenes look because Albert Whitman had a booth, which I helped set up the day before the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 9, 2015

Two Cities Review Prose Contest and Catamaran Writing Conference

Two Cities Review, a new literary magazine, is accepting submissions for its prose contest. The contest theme is Cities Gone Wrong. The winner in each category—fiction and nonfiction—will receive $250 and publication. The submission deadline is March 15, 2015. Writers can submit their entries for a $5 fee here. *** Catamaran Literary Reader is offering a $200 early bird registration discount for its second annual fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama summer writing conferences. The conference takes place August 12–16, 2015. Register by April 15 for the discounted ($1,050) price, which covers four nights’ lodging at the Robert Louis Stevenson campus on Pebble Beach; meals;… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 20, 2015

Crossing Boundaries: Second Annual LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is taking place on Friday, March 6, 2015, in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue). The day’s events—which run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.—include a faculty panel; poster presentations and paper panels featuring DePaul graduate student work; a keynote address by associate professor of English Miles Harvey; and a reception. All members of the DePaul community are welcome to attend. For a more detailed schedule, see the LAS graduate student conference program.

by Ex Libris on January 7, 2015

Reminder: Submit Proposals for DePaul’s Interdisciplinary Grad Student Conference (Deadline: 1/23/15)

Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is accepting proposals for papers, panels, or posters through Friday, January 23, 2015. Students interested in presenting at the conference may submit proposals here. The conference, which will showcase work by graduate students across many departments and programs, will take place on Friday, March 6, 2015. The one-day event will kick off at 11 a.m. in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue).

by Ex Libris on January 6, 2015

Wayne State University’s Early Modern Studies Graduate Symposium Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

Wayne State University‘s sixth annual Group for Early Modern Studies (GEMS) graduate symposium welcomes abstracts from humanities graduate students working on the early modern period, broadly defined as 1400–1800. Abstracts should relate to the general theme of “will.” The symposium will take place on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Wayne State University in Detroit. The submission deadline is January 16, 2015. Students may submit their 250-word abstracts to gems.symposium@gmail.com. For more information, download the official call for papers as a Word doc or check out the graduate symposium website.

by Ex Libris on January 5, 2015

Call for Abstracts for AGS Graduate Student Conference in Paris (Deadline: 1/30/15)

The American Graduate School in Paris is accepting abstracts for its 2015 conference, The Influence and Role of NGOs in Global Governance: From Grassroots to Global. The conference will take place in Paris April 23–24, 2015. The abstract submission deadline is January 30, 2015, and the final paper submission deadline is March 27, 2015. Students may submit abstracts of up to 500 words to conference@ags.edu as an attachment (Microsoft Word or PDF). For more information, visit the AGS conference website.

by Ex Libris on December 19, 2014

Call for Abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics (Deadline Extended to 1/15/15)

The deadline to submit abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics has been extended to January 15, 2015. School of Languages and Cultures 15th Annual Graduate Symposium March 6–7, 2015 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Graduate students may submit abstracts of up to 250 words to slcsymposiumpurdue@gmail.com. The email submission should specify the presenter’s name, institution of affiliation, email address, and phone number. The abstract itself should not include any identifying information. In a separate attachment, students may also submit a short-form CV (one page). Both individual presentations and panels are welcome. The committee will award up to two $100 travel… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on December 19, 2014

NIU’s Ctrl, Alt, Delete Conference Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

The 23rd annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media (MCLLM) at Northern Illinois University is accepting proposals for 15-minute papers from individuals and panels. The conference will take place at Northern Illinois University March 27–28, 2015. This year’s theme is Ctrl, Alt, Delete. The deadline for proposals is January 16, 2015. Graduate students should send their 200- to 250-word proposals to mcllm@niu.edu, including the name, institutional affiliation, email, and phone number of each author. Panel proposals should include a brief overview of the panel’s theme and purpose and a 200- to 250-word abstract for each paper.

by Ex Libris on December 18, 2014

Crossing Boundaries: LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

DePaul’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences invites all LAS graduate students to attend Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference.   The conference, which will showcase work by graduate students across many departments and programs, will take place on Friday, March 6, 2015. The one-day event kicks off at 11 a.m. in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue).   Those interested in presenting at the conference may submit proposals here. The submission deadline is January 16, 2015.

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