The Literary Speakers Series kicks of this Fall Quarter with a presentation by Kathleen Rooney and Eric Plattner discussing their new publication Rene Magritte: Selected Writings. The event takes place on Wednesday, November 2 at 4 PM in Arts and Letter Room 413.
Category: Literary Studies Speaker Series
Literary Studies Speaker Series: Lisa Lowe
Dr. Lisa Lowe, Professor of English and American Studies at Tufts University will be the speaking on campus Wednesday, May 18th in the John T. Richardson library Room 115. Lowe is the author of multiple books including her latest The Intimacies of Four Continents (2015), a study of settler colonialism, transatlantic African slavery and the…Continue reading Literary Studies Speaker Series: Lisa Lowe
Kieth Mikos on Emily Dickinson and Textual Materialism: Literary Studies Speaker Series
Professor Kieth Mikos will continue the Literary Studies Speaker Series this quarter with his presentation, “Dots and Dashes – Scraps and Stains: Moving Beyond Dickinson’s Manuscripts.” The event takes place on Thursday, February 25 from 4:30-6:00 pm in Arts and Letters Room 413. Mikos earned his Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota. His research and teaching interests include nineteenth-…Continue reading Kieth Mikos on Emily Dickinson and Textual Materialism: Literary Studies Speaker Series
Carolyn Goffman Continues the Literary Studies Speakers Series
Carolyn Goffman will be the first winter presenter for the Literary Studies Speakers Series. On Wednesday, January 27 from 4:30-6:00 pm in Arts and Letter Room 108, Professor Goffman will present “Re-Purposing the American Mission: The Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Women’s College.” Professor Goffman specializes in postcolonial literature and theory, with a particular interest in womens education in the Middle…Continue reading Carolyn Goffman Continues the Literary Studies Speakers Series
Winter Intercession Updates
Ex Libris would like to announce it will be on a short hiatus for Winter Intercession. Over the next few weeks of December, the site will be working on some small updates and will not be making any new posts. Ex Libris will still be fully operational and providing access to previous posts, class lists, and…Continue reading Winter Intercession Updates
Jeremy Mulderig presents Samuel Steward’s Lost Essays: Literary Studies Speakers Series Event
Jeremy Mulderig continues the Literary Studies Speakers Series with a presentation on his new collection Philip Sparrow Tells All: Lost Essays by Samuel Steward. The event takes place on Friday, December 18th from 3:00-4:00 PM in the Richardson Library Room 115.
Literary Studies Speakers Series Event: Jonathan Gross
Professor Jonathan Gross continues the English Department’s Literary Studies Speakers Series. On Tuesday, October 13 between 4:15 and 5:45 in Arts and Letters Hall 310 Professor Gross will present “‘Imputed Madness’ in Byron’s ‘The lament of Tasso.’” There will be FREE PIZZA! Professor Gross teaches courses in English romanticism, 19th Century Literature and world Literature. His interests lie in transatlantic literature,…Continue reading Literary Studies Speakers Series Event: Jonathan Gross
Paula McQuade: Literary Studies Speakers Event
Professor Paula McQuade kicks off the Department of English Literary Studies Speaker Series! On Friday, September 18 from 11:00 to 12:30 in Arts & Letters Hall room 313, Professor McQuade will present “‘As Say Historians’: Prophecy, Orality, and Community in Mary Cary’s The Resurrection of the Witnesses (1653),” material from her recently completed book, Women and Catechisms in…Continue reading Paula McQuade: Literary Studies Speakers Event