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by Ex Libris on January 26, 2016

Contemporary Contexts: From Emmett Till to Laquan McDonald

Ex Libris’s Zac Thriffiley continues his ongoing column covering this year’s One Book, One Chicago selection, Thomas Dyja’s The Third Coast. This month Thriffiley takes a hard look at issues of race and injustice that haunt Chicago’s history and continue to importantly shape its future – a future reflected in the goals of One Book, One Chicago. From Emmett Till to Laquan McDonald: Chicago as a Catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement Thomas Dyja was only four years old when, in 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began renting an apartment on Chicago’s West Side as a… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 23, 2016

Critic Becomes Creator in Marcus Emanuel’s Autumn Quarter Reflection

Flipping the Script: An MAE Student’s Experiment in Creative Writing Fellow MAE students, picture this: your reading list for class is just one book. For the entire quarter, one 250 page book. Sure, there are a few supplemental readings thrown in, but those are only “if you have time this week.” Otherwise, for the next ten weeks you’re responsible for getting through just one simple paperback. This was the beginning of my first MAWP class. Don’t be fooled, while the reading load was certainly lighter (even if you figure in the two or three peer… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 23, 2016

Spanning the Globe with Anthony Louis Troyke in His Autumn Quarter Reflection

Shanghaied, Restored, and Grateful: Experiencing the Global Learning Experience Little did I expect, when I signed up for Professor John Shanahan’s Restoration Drama course last autumn, that our class would journey beyond the shores of 17th and 18th Century England and across two continents to Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Fulfilling the goals of DePaul’s Global Learning Experience initiative—designed to “integrate meaningful global conversation.” For our benefit, Professor Shanahan exploited his enduring relationship with his former Advanced Chinese professor, Fudan University’s Professor Baihua Wang. Through Skype our class met twice with Shanghai undergraduates studying English… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 21, 2016

Information Session on MAE Capstone/Thesis

Attention MAE students! This Saturday Professor Richard Squibbs, the director of the MAE program, will be holding an information session discussing Final Requirements for graduation – either the Capstone Portfolio or Thesis Option. The session takes place this Saturday the 23rd in SAC Room 232. The first session will cover the Capstone Portfolio and takes place from 10:00-11:00, and the second session takes place from 11:00-12:00 covering the Thesis Option. More information on the Capstone and Thesis here.

by Ex Libris on January 16, 2016

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

This coming Monday, January 18th, in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, DePaul campus will be closed. While Monday provides us a private opportunity to reflect upon and commemorate Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement, in the following weeks DePaul and its affiliates will also be hosting a series of events to continue the celebration through January and into February for Black History Month. Below is a calendar of events hosted by the DePaul’s Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change, which follows their 2015-2016 theme of “Dynamics of Space, Place and Communities.” Those interested… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 14, 2016

“Making the Novel Novel: Lolita” with the Humanities Center

“She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in Slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.” The DePaul Humanities Center continues its series on the history of the novel by turning its attention to Vladimir Nobakov’s classic, Lolita. The event takes place on Wednesday, January 20 from 7:00-9:00 pm in the DePaul Student Center Room 120. The evening begins with the world premier of “Young Matrix, Unknown Heart,” adapted for the stage from Nobakov’s novel by Dan Christmann, and… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 14, 2016

Carolyn Goffman Continues the Literary Studies Speakers Series

Carolyn Goffman will be the first winter presenter for the Literary Studies Speakers Series. On Wednesday, January 27 from 4:30-6:00 pm in Arts and Letter Room 108, Professor Goffman will present “Re-Purposing the American Mission: The Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Women’s College.” Professor Goffman specializes in postcolonial literature and theory, with a particular interest in womens education in the Middle East. She researches and writes on American missionary educators and their students in the Ottoman Empire, and she has spent much time in Turkey. Her teaching interests include World Literature, the twentieth-century postcolonial novel, and postcolonial theory. Currently, she is… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 14, 2016

Visiting Writers Program Welcomes MAWP Graduate Jessica Chiarella

The Visiting Writers Program will be celebrating the release of MAWP graduate Jessica Chiarella’s debut novel And Again. Chiarella will be on campus to read and discuss her work. The event takes place on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:00 pm in Richardson Library Room 115. Chiarella is a Vernon Hills native who graduated from DePaul in 2014. Currently she is enrolled in the University of California, Riverside’s MFA program. In And Again, Chiarella explores the impact of a miracle cure on the lives of terminally-ill patients. Though given a chance to live again, Chiarella’s tenderly wrought characters may have lost another crucial aspect… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 13, 2016

Keep Your Schedule Straight with Ex Libris’s New Event Calendar

January is a busy month filled with important (and fast approaching) deadlines. In the hustle and bustle of the new quarter it can be easy to loose track of key dates. To help keep things in-line, Ex Libris would like to announce its new Event Calendar widget! The calendar is your one stop shop for all DePaul events and deadlines including: Academic registration dates Application/Submission due dates On campus events and speakers Conferences and workshops Chicago area events And more! The calendar includes the date, time, and location of events as well as links for more information…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 11, 2016

Submit Now! LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Another reminder that the deadline to submit to the the Third Annual LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference is this Friday, January 15th. The conference takes place Friday, March 4 from 12:00-5:00 pm on the Lincoln Park Campus. Find further details and the submission link here. All LAS graduate students are eligible. This conference is an opportunity to share your work with other students and faculty across departments and programs. The conference is accepting previously completed and in-progress work, presented as academic papers and poster presentations. Academic work created specifically for the conference is welcome but not… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 11, 2016

Reminder: Graduate Assistant Applications Due Friday

A final reminder that Friday, January 15th is the due date for graduate assistantship applications! Each spring, the English Department awards a limited number of graduate assistanships for the upcoming academic year. Graduate assistantships carry full tuition for up to eight graduate-level courses taken for credit towards your degree during the academic year (up to 12 courses over two years if the award is renewed) and a stipend of $7,500, payable September through May. Graduate assistants are typically assigned to work in DePaul’s Center for Writing-based Learning, to perform editorial or administrative duties in support… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 7, 2016

The Open Door Readings with Chris Green and Dylan Weir

The Poetry Foundation continues there Open Door Reading Series this January with readings from DePaul’s MAWP Professor Chris Green and student Dylan Weir. The event takes place January 19th at 7:00 pm at the Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street. Admission is free and open to the public! The Open Door series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s outstanding writing programs. Each hour-long event features readings by two Chicagoland college and graduate writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students. Along with Green and Weir, January’s Open… Read Article →