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by Ex Libris on April 13, 2016

Big Shoulders Books: Literary Citizenship and the Power of Collaborative Storytelling

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 →

by Ex Libris on April 13, 2016

Kay Ulanday Barrett: A Performance + Talk at the Margins of Disability, Trans, and Racial Justice

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.

by Ex Libris on April 13, 2016

Visiting Writer Rebecca Makkai

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.

by Ex Libris on April 13, 2016

Tonight! LAS Town Hall

by Ex Libris on March 31, 2016

Stories Before Interviews with the Career Center

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.

by Ex Libris on March 31, 2016

Three Upcoming Events from the DePaul Humanities Center

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 →

by Ex Libris on March 30, 2016

Northwestern Panel on Native American Literature Featuring Mark Turcotte

Northwestern University will be hosting “WORD: A Panel on Native American Literature” featuring poet Simon Ortiz, scholar Kelly Wisecup, and DePaul’s own Mark Turcotte. The event is Friday on Northwestern’s campus. See the flyer below for more details.

by Ex Libris on March 30, 2016

REMINDER: Friday April 1st is the Final Day to Submit to the Spring English Conference

This is a final reminder for students to submit to DePaul’s seventh annual Spring English Conference. The conference takes place on Friday, April 29th and submissions are due this Friday, April 1st. Find out more on the flyer below, see full submission requirements here, and send submissions to englishconference.dpu@gmail.com. Find out more about keynote speaker Brian T. Edwards here, or check out his new book After the American Century.

by Ex Libris on March 16, 2016

Faculty Research Symposium

Tomorrow, Wednesday March 16, the winter quarter LAS Faculty Research Symposium, “Constructions of History” will be held in the Student Center Room 314 A from 12:00-2:00 PM. The English Department’s own Paula McQuade will be presenting her work, “Second-Wave Feminism and the Recovery of Women Writers.” Find the full schedule below.

by Ex Libris on March 11, 2016

Congrats to MAE Students Participating in this Weekend’s Newberry Seminar!

This Saturday the Newberry library will be hosting “The Turn to Religion: Women and Writing in Early Modern England.” The conference will focus on a new and exciting field of scholarship that explores the role of women’s devotional writing in shaping the English Reformation and Counter-Reformation. The conference is also in part a research methods workshop for early career graduate students. Leading the conference is Wayne State University’s Jamie Goodrich, and DePaul’s very own Paula McQuade! Ex libris would like to send accolades to the three participating DePaul MAE students: Hana Yoo, Robert Daniels, and… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 7, 2016

Call for Conversation Prompts from SAIC’s Learning Symposium

This year SAIC’s learning symposium, titled Going Off(Shore), attempts to flatten the typical hierarchical design of conferences and take on a conversational format, inviting graduate students to submit generative conversational prompts that provoke a departure from stable ground, so as to rethink learning and curriculum. The symposium takes place Saturday, April 9th from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. Submissions are due on March 11th, and can be sent here. For further details, see the flyer below or contact the conference organizers at goingoffshore2016@gmail.com.

by Ex Libris on March 2, 2016

The DePaul Spring English Conference Wants Your Academic and Creative Work!

Below is a call for submissions for DePaul’s 7th annual Spring English Conference. Here is a .pdf or .docx of submission guidelines. Submissions are due April 1st. Call for Submissions – Academic and Creative Work 7th Annual Spring English Conference Hosted by Students of the Department of English Organizers: Anastasia Sasewich (MAWP) and Jordan Weber (MAE) Friday, April 29, 2016 • Arts & Letters Hall 2315 N. Kenmore Ave The DePaul English Department invites you to participate in our seventh annual student-run conference. The Spring English Conference (SPEC) will be held on the afternoon of Friday, April… Read Article →

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