The Nineteenth Century Studies Association has issued a Graduate Forum Call for Papers for its 34th Annual Conference to be held in Fresno, California on March 7-9th, 2013. Building on the Nineteenth Century Studies Association’s 2013 conference theme of Loco/Motion, graduate students are invited to submit proposals about the medium of pilgrimage in the long nineteenth century (1789-1914) to a graduate student forum session. From religious travels to personal journeys (actual and imagined), this panel seeks abstracts that will address the role of the pilgrim as traveler in the nineteenth century, whether in America or… Read Article →
Mark your calendars! The DePaul Visiting Writer’s Series is happy to announce their Fall 2012 schedule of events, the first of which takes place next week. The first event in the Visiting Writer’s Series is entitled “Local Authors: Chicago’s Own,” and will feature readings by Nami Mun, Aaron Baker, and Eugene Cross. The event takes place Thursday September 20th at 6 p.m. in Room 115 of Richardson Library. Refreshments will be served. The second event features Phong Nguyen and Michael Nye and is entitled “Writer as Editor/Editor as Writer.” It will take place on Friday… Read Article →
Important reminder for current MAE students: The first Information Session for the Capstone Portfolio Requirement will be held this Saturday, September 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the SAC 232. Prof. Shanahan will explain the requirements for the Portfolio–which is replacing the Comprehensive Exam as the final requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in English for all current and future students effectively immediately–, describe how to submit your Portfolio materials using Digication, and answer any questions that you might have. If you have not already RSVP’d to Ms. Jan Hickey at… Read Article →
Today in student news, congratulations to Rhiannon Falzone (MAWP), who got a story published on ChicagoSide, a new online Chicago sports magazine. Rhiannon’s story, “Chicago Hoops’ League-Leading Guard Is Back — And It’s Not D-Rose,” is her second piece for the site. Congratulations also to Bethany Brownholtz (MAWP), who has been named the new Assistant Editor for the online literary journal Blood Lotus. Blood Lotus Journal was founded in 2006 and is run by a group of editors that live all over the United States. It primarily publishes fiction and poetry, although the journal accepts… Read Article →
The English Department, along with the DePaul Honors Program, is hosting an on-campus reading and reception with bestselling writer Sheri Holman on Friday, Sept. 21st. Sheri Holman has written four award-winning and bestselling novels published by Grove/Atlantic, including The Stolen Tongue; The Dress Lodger, a New York Times Notable Book and long-listed for the Dublin IMPAC Award; The Mammoth Cheese, named a Publisher’s Weekly and San Francisco Chronicle Book of the Year and shortlisted for the UK’s Orange Prize, and most recently, Witches on the Road Tonight, a NYTBR Editor’s Choice, winner of the Independent… Read Article →
Now that we’re back from summer break, we’d like to congratulate a few of our alumni and faculty on their summer accomplishments: In faculty news, please join the English Department in congratulating Prof. Hugh Ingrasci on the publication of Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, a collection of critical essays that he co-edited with the late Michael J. Meyer for Rodopi Press. Prof. Ingrasci helped select the essays and contributed a lengthy introduction for the volume. After Meyer’s death in 2011 , the publisher asked Ingrasci to sign on as editor and finish the… Read Article →
Today marks the beginning of a new academic year here in the DePaul English Graduate Programs. To start off this new year, we bring our readers a welcome message from Prof. John Shanahan, director of the M.A. in English, and Prof. Michele Morano, director if the M.A. in Writing and Publishing: On behalf of the entire graduate faculty in the Department of English, we would like to welcome those of you who will begin your master’s studies this month. To the students who are returning to DePaul after a summer away from workshops and seminars,… Read Article →
The academic year is nearly at an end, and although some of you will be back next week for summer classes, many of us, including Ex Libris, are taking the summer off. Ex Libris will resume posting at the beginning of the Fall Quarter, in the first week of September. In the meantime, you may continue to email Maria (mhlohows@depaul.edu) with announcements, news, and guest post ideas for the fall, but any urgent questions should be directed to Ms. Jan Hickey at jhicke11@depaul.edu. Before signing off for the summer, however, congratulations are in order for… Read Article →
REMINDER: TOMORROW, June 6th, is the deadline to apply for a position as one of next year’s hosts of the DePaul Radio Student Writers Series. See this post for details. *** Today in Alumni News, we would like to congratulate John Moss (MAW ’08), who has just gotten a story published in Newcity Magazine. John’s story, titled “Smashing the Resistance: Billy Corgan is Back in a Whole New Arena,” has its roots in a piece he wrote for the Personal Essay course while at DePaul. You can read John’s story online at newcity.com/2012/05/10/smashing-the-resistance-billy-corgan-is-back-in-a-whole-new-arena. *** The… Read Article →
REMINDER: TOMORROW, June 1st, is the English Department’s End-of-the-Year celebration! All are invited to join the English Department from 3-5pm at the DePaul Art Museum, to recognize the achievements of DePaul’s English students and of course, to enjoy some refreshments. *** In Faculty News, congratulations to Kathleen Rooney, who has been awarded a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for promotion of her forthcoming novel in poems, Robinson Alone. Best wishes to Prof. Rooney on the launch of her new novel! *** Western Illinois University Department of… Read Article →
Don’t forget– TOMORROW May 25th, is the Threshold Release Party from 3:00-6:00PM at DePaul Art Museum on the 2nd Floor. Pick up a free issue of the magazine and grab some refreshments as you listen to Threshold’s exceptional authors read from their work. *** Among those who will be graduating from the DePaul English Graduate Programs in a few short weeks are DePaul Student Writers Series’s two talented co-hosts, Marcy Farrey and Colin Harris. Fortunately, the folks at Radio DePaul would like to keep the DePaul Student Writers Series going next year, and they would… Read Article →
Each year at our End-of-Year celebration the English Department takes time to recognize the achievements of our students. On June 1st, 3-5pm, at the DePaul Art Museum, we will be honoring graduate students who earned distinction on their Comprehensive exams and/or are receiving their master’s degree “with distinction.” We also want to recognize graduating students who have presented scholarly papers or given public readings of their creative work as well as those who have published their work, completed a thesis, or been accepted to a doctoral or M.F.A. program. If you have accomplishments you want… Read Article →