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The DePaul Humanities Center begins their “Making the Novel” series with Don Quixote. The event is Wednesday, October 21st in the Student Center Room 120 from 7:00-9:00 pm. This years marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the complete Don Quixote. Fittingly, the Humanities Center begins their novel series at the beginning of the novel itself, investigating the ways in which Miguel de Cervantes’ masterwork continues to find new ways to mean four centuries on. Over the course of an evening of performances and lectures, a multidisciplinary array of scholars and artists will contemplate Quixote from multiple perspectives – interpreting the narrative… Read Article →

The Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse Department will be hosting Annette Vee, associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. She will be giving a talk called, “Coding for everyone: What does it mean to call computer programming a ‘literacy’?” The event will be held Tuesday Oct. 13, from 4:20-5:50 in the Scholar’s Lab on the first floor of the Richardson Library. Annette was a student of renowned Writing Studies literacy scholar Deborah Brandt and has taken up the torch of studying literacy in the 21st century. Annette writes on how computer code is a kind of writing,… Read Article →

The DePaul University Library is teaming up with the University Center for Writing-based Learning in celebration of Banned Books Week! The American Library Associations Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United states.   Events scheduled through DePaul include: Monday, September 28th read-out, pop-up shop, and… Read Article →

Chicago magazine, in anticipation of its October 2015 issue, “Fall Culture Guide,” is debuting the premiere of Culture Festival – a one-day celebration of Chicago’s dynamic cultural diversity, complete with captivating performances, presentations, interviews and more.   Gillian Flynn, the author of best-selling thriller Gone Girl, will join the festival’s literature section for an event called The Thrilling World of Gillian Flynn.  Along with moderator Mark Bazer (Chicago columnist and host of “The Interview Show”), Flynn will discuss how she creates nail-biting plots and complex characters—plus the audience will get a sneak peek at what Flynn is working on now… Read Article →