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by Ex Libris on October 22, 2015

Part of Our Lives: A Discussion of Public Libraries and American Society

When did you first visit a public library? What role have public libraries played in your life? What roles will they play in our “digital age”? Join the DePaul University Library and the DePaul Humanities Center on November 2, 2015, for a panel discussion of the role of the public library in American society centered around the recently-published Part of our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library (2015). Wayne A. Wiegand, F. William Summers Professor Emeritus at the Florida State University School of Information, and author of Part of our Lives, will… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 21, 2015

Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop Submissions Open

Callaloo, the premier literary journal of the African Diaspora, is now accepting applications for the 2016 Brown Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop (CCWW). They invite submissions of poetry or fiction for admission consideration for this two-week workshop, which will be hosted by the Department of Africana Studies and the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University, June 12-25, 2016. Applications must be submitted online no later than November 1, 2015. Each applicant must submit a brief cover letter and writing sample (no more than five pages of poetry or twelve pages of prose fiction)…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 21, 2015

MALS/IDS “Night Out with Nature” at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

The Masters of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies (MALS) and Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IDS) are taking advantage of the Peggy Notebaery Nature Museum’s monthly event “Nature on Tap.” The event is Tuesday, October 27th from 6:00-9:30 pm at the museum – 2340 N. Cannon Drive. Meet up with your fellow graduate students and enjoy adult-only access to the museum including: Access to the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven The new “City Creatures” exhibit Highlights from the 157-year-old collection of the Chicago Academy of Sciences The “Golden Cockroach” trivia game Wine, food, and locally brewed beer Live… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 15, 2015

Visiting Writers Program Presents: Vu Tran author of Dragonfish

The Department of English Visiting Writers Program will be hosting Vu Tran on Thursday, October 29 at 6 pm  in the Richardson Library Room 115. He will be reading from his debut novel Dragonfish. Vu Tran was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1975 and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of Tulsa with an MA, from the Iowa Writers Workshop with an MFA, and from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as a Glenn Schaeffer Fellow in Fiction with a Ph.D. His work has appeared in the Southern Review, Glimmer Train Stories, Harvard Review, Fence Magazine, Michigan Quarterly Review, Nimrod, Interim,… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 14, 2015

Deadline Extended: Chicago Humanities Festival Graduate Student Seminar with Timothy Snyder

The Chicago Humanities Festival, in partnership with the Baskes Family, has extended the deadline for a special graduate student seminar with Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale. Successful applicants will be invited to hear Professor Snyder’s public lecture “The Holocaust as History and Warning” on Saturday, November 7th at 4:00 pm at the UIC Forum, 725 W Roosevelt Rd. They will also be invited to join Professor Snyder beforehand for a smaller private seminar from 2:00-3:00 pm in the Community Room at Powell’s Bookstore, 1218 South Halsted Street, moderated by Northwestern University Professor Karen Alter. Interested Applicants should submit… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 8, 2015

Dr. Francesca Royster at the DWN Fall Faculty Forum

DePaul Women’s Network (DWN) is hosting their 2015 Fall Faculty Forum and English Department Chair Francesca Royster will be delivering the keynote address “Rejuvenate!:Eartha Kitt, Dance, and Life-writing as a form of Re-animation.” The event is Wednesday, October 14 from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Lincoln Park Student Center Room 324. Registration closes on October 12 and seats are limited. To register follow the link here. The event is free and open to all DePaul faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Royster teaches courses in Critical Race Theory, Gender and Queer Theory, African American Literature, Shakespeare, and Early Modern Literature…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 8, 2015

An Evening with Desmond Egan

The renowned Irish poet Desmond Egan will read from his work and also comment on the upcoming centennial commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising. The event will take place Monday, October 12 at 5 pm  in the Richardson Library Room 400 (Dorothy Day Room). Egan has published 23 Volumes of poetry, two works of prose and two translations of Greek plays. In 1987 he founded the Gerard Manley Hopkins Festival in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, which he continues to direct. His poem “Peace” was translated into 35 languages as part of the international Millennium celebration. He and his work have received awards… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 7, 2015

Two-Year College Teaching Internships and Opportunities

Save the date! An upcoming be an information session covering two-year college teaching will be held on October 26 from 4:30-6:00 pm in A&L 210-11 (the student lounge). The session will cover: How to apply for a job What to expect in an adjunct teaching position Benefits of teaching internships What college employers want to know about you Faculty from Olive Harvey College (part of Chicago City Colleges) will be on hand to describe teaching in the city colleges, answer your questions, and give advice! Students interested in two-year college teaching internships please contact Dr. Carolyn Goffman head of… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 1, 2015

“Versions, Versioning, and Versionality” hosted by Loyola University

Loyola University is hosting a day conference called Versions, Versioning, and Versionality. It takes place Saturday, October 31 in Information Commons 4th Floor on the Lake Shore Campus of Loyola University, 6501 North Kenmore Avenue between 8:45 am and 5:00 pm. The conference is about versions as things, versions as implemented editorially or in performance or for particular audiences, and leads on to theoretical reflection upon the condition of versionality. There will be four plenary papers each followed by a round-table response reflecting on their possible extensions or implications. From the organizers: Have we become more interested in versions of cultural works than… Read Article →

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