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by Ex Libris on January 27, 2020

Upcoming Events: CWA’s Networking for Writers Panel

Do you want to expand your network with year? Join Chicago Writers Association at their panel discussion “Networking for Writers Panel” on February 15th with five amazing authors to learn more information about residencies, conferences, professional organizations, and more. Event Details: Saturday, February 15, 2020 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Columbia College – Hokim Hall – First Floor 623 S. Wabash This event is free and open to the public, but you must register to attend. Want to receive emails about CWA events? Join the mailing list to stay updated on news and events.

by Ex Libris on January 24, 2020

JAM at the Art Institute of Chicago

Ever wonder what it’s like to work at an art museum? Area students and emerging job seekers, as well as college and university faculty and staff, are invited to a day of career-focused programming at the Art Institute of Chicago. Several DePaul students will be giving gallery talks. The program will include: • A museum careers panel • Gallery talks led by college and university students • Breakout sessions with museum staff • A reception for all guests featuring intern alumni and museum staff • Information about internships and job opportunities EVENT DATE AND TIME:… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 22, 2020

Visiting Writers Series: An Evening with Hanif Abdurraqib

On Thursday February 13th, join Hanif Abdurraqib in conversations with Dr. Francesca Royster and Nina Wilson in Student Center 314. Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio and will be signing books. Mark the event on your calendars! Read more about Abdurraqib on his website and on his Twitter. EVENT DATE AND TIME: February 13th 6-7pm Conversation 7-7:30 Book Signing EVENT LOCATION: DePaul Student Center, LPC Campus Rm. 314

by Ex Libris on January 22, 2020

Upcoming Events: ‘Responding To A Slow-Motion Emergency: Communicating Climate Change’

TONIGHT – How do you talk about a problem that’s too big to see? How do you demand action when it’s easier to delay? How does art speak in response to science? Come watch a wide-ranging group of artists and professors discuss these questions and more. From DePaul University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Paola Cabal, Liam Heneghan, Rebecca Johns-Trissler, and Kathryn Schaffer will pool their experience and expertise to help you understand how to grapple with something as daunting—and important—as climate change. This program is a part of the 2019-2020… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 21, 2020

Upcoming Events: Winter MAWP Director Pitch Meeting

Writing and Publishing students: Rebecca Johns Trissler, director of MFA/MA in Creative Writing and Publishing, is planning on holding another pitch meeting for anyone who wants to talk about 1) pitching their work for publication; or 2) pitching themselves for jobs in publishing or higher education. This quarter the meeting will be at noon on Friday, February 28th, in the 2nd Floor Student Lounge in ALH. If you’re graduating soon and are starting to think about your career or simply want to start sending your work out for publication, please RSVP to this address. There will be… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 9, 2020

Deadline Extended: MCLLM Papers

The 28th annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language and Media (MCLLM) at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, is currently accepting proposals for 15-20 minute presentations from individuals and panels. This year’s conference theme is Vision 2020: Seeing and Being Seen. This theme encourages argument-driven papers that explore topics concerned with representation and participation among a variety of identities (race, class, gender, etc.) in private and public spaces and across mediums (literature, film, television, etc.). Papers should look to address sociocultural or political issues as they relate to matters of representation throughout these spaces…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 8, 2019

Event Review: Poets Chris Green and Richard Jones Reading

Poets in Season: a reading with Chris Green and Richard Jones By Michael Garza Contributor to Ex Libris On Monday evening, staff and students gathered for a poetry reading. Readings can run the gamut of atmosphere, from the bombast of a juke joint to the still of temple ceremony. Yet, on the fourth floor of the Arts & Letters Hall, tucked in a kind of penthouse suite overlooking complete darkness, the buzz shifted between a lounge reading and lecture. Professor Richard Jones and Chris Green came to share poems, and that was enough to… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 7, 2019

Call for Submissions: Queertopia 2020 Conference

Graduate students and postgraduate scholars are invited to present their research, scholarly or creative work at the Queertopia 2020 conference at Northwestern University on February 29. Entering its 13th year, Queertopia is an annual LGBTQ+ academic conference organized by Northwestern University’s Queer Pride Graduate Student Association. The conference features research across disciplines and fosters critical dialogue on topics related to gender and sexuality. This year, the conference will explore the theme of New Queer & Trans Politics? and will be held at Northwestern University on February 29, 2020. The committee is currently soliciting… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 6, 2019

Welcoming Erika Sánchez!

TONIGHT – Please join the department of Latin American and Latino Studies in welcoming Erika L. Sánchez, the new Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Chair in Latin American and Latino Studies! Erika will be teaching some of her courses in English, including a graduate workshop in YA Lit this winter. Event date: 6:00-8:00pm November 6, 2019 Event location: Cortelyou Commons, LPC

by Ex Libris on November 4, 2019

Call for Papers: MCLLM

The 28th annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language and Media (MCLLM) at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, is currently accepting proposals for 15-20 minute presentations from individuals and panels. Grad students are encouraged to submit papers! This year’s conference theme is Vision 2020: Seeing and Being Seen. This theme encourages argument-driven papers that explore topics concerned with representation and participation among a variety of identities (race, class, gender, etc.) in private and public spaces and across mediums (literature, film, television, etc.). Papers should look to address sociocultural or political issues as they relate… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 29, 2019

Upcoming Event: What Can We Do About Climate Change?

On October 30, join the English Department as we host our first event of the year in partnership with One Book, One Chicago. This year’s One Book selection is Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction, and our first panel discussion will focus on solutions to human-caused climate change. “What Can We Do About Climate Change?” will be moderated by our own Ted Anton with Mark Potosnak, Barbara Willard, Jill Hopke, and Ali Fatemi all discussing their own work in relation to our changing climate.

by Ex Libris on October 21, 2019

Visiting Writers Series: Poets Richard Jones and Chris Green

Join two of our very own DePaul English professors, Richard Jones and Chris Green, on Monday, November 4 at 6pm in Arts & Letters 414 for a reading and conversation! Read more about Richard Jones’s poetry collection Strangers on Earth here and here. Read more about Chris Green’s poetry collection Everywhere West here and here.

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