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by Ex Libris on October 24, 2017

Candice Rai: On Hope, Invention, and Politics in the Ruins of Democracy

Writing & Rhetoric Across Borders Speaker Series Join the Writing, Rhetoric & Discourse Department and author Candice Rai on: Friday, October 27 from 1:00-2:30 PM, McGowan South 105 Drawing on fieldwork that documents contests over public space and affordable housing initiatives in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, this presentation explores the promises and pitfalls of liberal democracy. Rai will examine rhetoric as an ethical art of listening across radical difference and within politically fraught situations in which we must finally act from a place of complicity and without certainty of success. Candice Rai is an Associate Professor… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 19, 2017

Tutoring Company Job Opportunity

Frog Tutoring is a tutoring company looking for students that are passionate and knowledgeable about teaching and learning. All Frog Tutoring tutors will meet with assigned students to provide one-on-one private tutoring for subject matters in their areas of expertise. Tutors are to serve as a guide and coach to assist their students to become a successful, independent learner while integrating effective study and learning strategies to maximize the student’s potential for academic progress. Ultimately, it is the tutor’s responsibility to motivate students to want to learn, achieve, and be self-motivated. Why Work For Frog Tutoring?… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 19, 2017

Indiana University Graduate Conference: Call for Papers

The Student Advisory Board for the Department of Comparative Literature at Indiana University is pleased to announce the 2018 Comparative Literature Graduate Conference, “The End of the World: Tragedy, Catastrophe, Apocalypse. The conference will be held on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. See flyer above for more information.

by Ex Libris on October 17, 2017

The Masters Review Fall Fiction Contest

Welcome, writer. The winning story of the Fall Fiction Contest will be paid $2000, awarded publication online in The Masters Review, and will receive a note from the judge on why the story was selected. Second and third place stories will be awarded publication and $200 and $100, respectively, as well as correspondence from the judge. Fifteen finalists will be acknowledged in December and the winners will be selected from that pool. GUIDELINES: Submissions are open from Sept 15 – Nov 15 7000 word limit Fiction only Emerging Writers only. (We are interested in offering a larger… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 17, 2017

The Arts in Society Call for Papers

The Arts in Society is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Thirteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, held 27–29 June 2018 at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2000, the conference offers an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the role of the arts in society. It is a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation, developing ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world—on stage, in studios and theaters, in classrooms, in museums and galleries, on the streets, and in communities…. Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 12, 2017

The Chicago Humanities Festival Lecture and Seminar Series

The Chicago Humanities Festival, in partnership with the Newberry Library and the Karla Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture at the University of Chicago, is pleased to offer an opportunity to graduate students in History, Literature, Religion, and related disciplines. Join Yale University professor Kathryn Lofton, University of Notre Dame professor Laura Dassow Walls, and Harvard’s Divinity School professor David Hall, for a day-long series of public lectures and small-group seminars at the Newberry Library, 60 W Walton St, on Sunday, November 12. Kathryn Lofton*: Religion and Consumption 11:00AM-12:00PM Seminar, Newberry Library, Room 101 12:00PM-1:00PM… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 10, 2017

Lit & Luz Festival 2017

Lit & Luz Festival is a one-of-a-kind series of events featuring renowned authors and visual artists from Chicago and Mexico City in cultural exchange and conversation. This series of readings, conversations, artist talks, performances culminates in a Live Magazine Finale, that highlights new translations and artistic collaborations—showcasing some of the most innovative contemporary writers and artists from both countries. ~Get Your Tickets Now for this One-time-only Event!~ BELONGING: A LIVE MAGAZINE SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, October 21st Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St. Get your tickets. View a complete listing of events. What is a Live Magazine… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 6, 2017

Visiting Writer: Ted Anton

Please join the Department of English in celebrating professor Ted Anton’s new book, Planet of Microbes. Ted is a professor in the English department at DePaul University in Chicago, and chair of the Age Studies Executive Committee of the Modern Language Association. See flyer above for more information.  

by Ex Libris on October 5, 2017

The Chicago Humanities Festival 2017

The Chicago Humanities Festival, in partnership with Julie and Roger Baskes, and the Wolf Humanities Center at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to offer an opportunity to graduate students in History, English, Political Science, and related disciplines. Join University of Pennsylvania professor Sophia Rosenfeld for Conspiracies and Common Sense: From the Founding to the Trump Era, a public lecture and student seminar at International House, 1414 E 59th St, on Sunday, November 5. Conspiracies and Common Sense: From the Founding to the Trump Era 12:00PM -1:00PM Public lecture at International House, Assembly Hall 1:00PM – 2:00PM… Read Article →

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