Mark your Calendars! The English Department’s Visiting Writers’ Series is proudly sponsoring Love Talks: An Evening with Michele Morano and Destiny O. Birdsong. The event is from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Check back for more updates.
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Mark your calendars and register for this conversation between authors Jaquira Díaz and DePaul professor Erika Sánchez as they discuss Díaz’s debut memoir, Ordinary Girls. Díaz will be interviewed by Erika Sanchez, the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies and herself the author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, which was a finalist for the National Book Award.
“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading” — Isaac Asimov We’re celebrating Banned Books Week! This week recalls the value of free and open access to information. Check out DePaul’s upcoming events, and exercise your freedom to read!
In partnership with the History Department, The English Department Visiting Writers Series is hosting a remote event for the release of Professor Kathleen Rooney and Professor Miles Harvey’s books beginning at 6:00 pm on September 30: Historical Research in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: Readings and Conversation with Kathleen Rooney and Miles Harvey. The conversation will be moderated by Amy Tyson of the History Department. We would love to see as many faculty and students attending as possible for this one-hour event where participants can talk to the authors and gain insight into their writing process. It’s also a great… Read Article →
Join us for this series of international academic opportunities! Some of the events include: Study Abroad Week, September 21 – 25 Global Conversations, September 28 – October 2 More information
If you weren’t able to join us last Friday for the 11th Annual Spring English Conference, you can now find all of the recorded panels here on the conference website.
Just TWO days until the 2020 Spring English Conference. Don’t miss out on thoughtful discussions on a variety of topics! To attend a specific panel, please RSVP at englishconference.dpu@gmail.com to access the Zoom link and password. _____________________________ SESSION 1 (1:00-1:45pm) Climate Writing: Maxwell Rowe-Sutton, Karen Rosen, Abby Vakulskas Exploring Place: Corinne Witt, Amelia Modes, Dan Carroll, Elizabeth Wayne SESSION 2 (2:00-2:45pm) Writing About Fear and Illness: Angie Raney, Cedar Sutter, Isabel Cartwright, Caley Koch Identity and Relationships: Caitlin Costello, Miakoda Frost, Tess Melvin, Juan Manuel Sandoval SESSION 3 (3:00-3:45pm) Beyond the Familiar: Caitlin Howland, Miriam Cortinovis, Averi Paulsen, Lucy Miller Redefining… Read Article →
Professor Miles Harvey will be discussing his new book, The King of Confidence, on June 3rd at 7 p.m. alongside authors Donovan Hohn and Eileen Pollack as part of the At Home with Literati Series with Literati Bookstore. Find more info about the At Home Literati series and the Zoom event here.
The deadline to submit to the 11th annual Spring English conference has been extended to this Friday, May 15th! Find full guidelines here. Initially, the department intended to host the conference through a website featuring video panels that could be accessed any time. After further consideration and discussion with students, however, the English department has decided to shift to synchronous panels to be held on Friday, June 5, 1-5pm via Zoom. The sessions will be recorded and posted to the conference website so that individuals who aren’t able to attend can later access the content. This… Read Article →