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 East Indies and China trades in goods and people as the conditions for modern European liberalism and empire. See the flyer below for more details.
Tomorrow night at 6:30pm the Women’s Center will be hosting author Claudia Rankine in the Student Center Room 120. See the flyer below full details.
On Wednesday, May 4 the Department of English will be hosting a career panel directed by Chicago Women in Publishing members from 6:00-7:00 pm in Arts and Letter Hall Room 308. See the flyer below for information on panelists or email Professor Chris Green for further questions.
A final reminder that the 7th Annual Spring English Conference will be held Friday, April 29th from 10:00 am to 4:15pm on the 4th floor of Arts and Letters Hall. The conference is unique opportunity to engage in the academic and creative work of your DePaul English peers and is an important part of fostering communication within the DePaul English community. Students are encouraged to attend as much of the conference as they can, and, as always the event is free and open to the public! This year, there will be a keynote presentation by Dr. Brian T. Edwards, professor… Read Article →
Fictitious: Where Fiction Meets Improv , a unique online literary journal and show hosted by iO, is seeking submissions. Fictitious is accepting rolling submissions for short pieces of comedic fiction. Once selected, authors will be invited to read their piece at a live show at iO Chicago that takes place every fourth Wednesday of the month. Performed pieces can only be 1-3 pages, but longer stories will be considered for the online journal. At the show, selected authors will read their work and a group of iO improvisers will then improvise within their literary world. There is no submission… Read Article →
Join the Career Center for “Working for the Common Good” on April 27 for an event dedicated towards employment in social services, community service, and nonprofits. See the the flyer below for more information, or check out this sneak-peek PDF.
Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone’s story gets the audience it deserves. Many storytellers are marginalized and underrepresented, their stories hidden behind racial and class barriers. Can collaborative storytelling change this disparity? Please join Michele Morano, DePaul English Professor and co-founder of Big Shoulders Books Miles Harvey, Audrey Petty, author of High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing and Peter Orner, author of Underground America: Voices of Witness for a conversation about collaborative storytelling. Moderated by DePaul English Professor and editor of How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence, the evening will be dedicated to exploring the power… Read Article →
Join the Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change for “you are SO brave,” a performance and discussion lead by poet and activist Kay Ulanday Barret. See the flyer below for full details.
The visiting writers program will be hosting author Rebecca Makkai on Thursday, April 28 at 6pm in the Richardson Library Room 115. Find out more on the flyer below.
Continuing their Rogue Workshop Series, geared toward developing career skills through narrative techniques, the Career Center will be hosting “Stories Before Interviews.” The event will take place Thursday, April 14 and will focus upon developing storytelling skills that are applicable in a professional interview. Find out more on the flyer below, and RSVP on Handshake.
The DePaul Humanities Center will be hosting three exciting events throughout April, each with a unique focus upon English, language, and writing. The first, DePaulywood Squares, takes place on April 6, and features the English Department’s very own Anne Clark Bartlett. More on the flyer below or RSVP here. The next event, April 11, is an eclectic exploration of Moby Dick as the DHC continues their series “Making the Novel Novel.” More on the flyer below or RSVP here. The final event this April 21, “The Xenotext the Art of Genes, A Life of Extremes,” explores the boundaries between biology, music, and poetry. More on the flyer… Read Article →