call for papers

by Ex Libris on January 20, 2022

Call for Papers Attachment Issues: psychopolitics and the everyday3CT Lauren Berlant Graduate Student Conference April 15–16, 2022Deadline for paper proposals: Friday, February 11, 5:00pm CT When Frantz Fanon wrote about the mental disorders spurred by the “favorable breeding ground” of the Algerian War, he described a process through which the world forced itself into the mind. He reversed the typical explanation of mental disorders as individual and pathological, tracing them instead to their collective, worldly attachments. Rather than a psychocentric interpretation, Fanon gave a pyschopolitical one. Psychopolitics offers a mode of investigation that addresses the conjoining of… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 31, 2013

Threshold Release Party, Two Job Postings, & More!

All are invited to the release of Threshold’s 33rd edition! The Threshold release party will be held at the DePaul Art Museum, 935 W. Fullerton from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Along with free copies of the publication, there will be music provided by members of the DePaul Jazz Ensemble, readings and performances from the publication, beverages, and hors d’oeuvres. Please join Threshold in celebrating this issue and honoring the work of its student contributors and staff. *** DePaul’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program has extended the call for papers deadline for the upcoming national Association of Graduate… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 9, 2013

Job Openings at the UCWbL, Two Upcoming Conferences, & More

The University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL) is now hiring undergraduate and graduate students to work as peer writing tutors during the 2013/2014 academic year. Please visit depaul.edu/writing/who/join_staff to learn all about this unique opportunity for student employment and get the complete application instructions. In addition, the UCWbL will be hosting two open house events where prospective employees can find out more about working at the UCWbL and meet members of our staff and administration: Loop Campus: Monday, April 15th | 4-5:30pm | 1600 Lewis Lincoln Park Campus: Tuesday, April 16th | 4-5:30pm | 250… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 2, 2013

Extended Deadline, Visiting Writers Program, & More

If you haven’t yet submitted your work to the Fourth Annual Spring English Conference, you’re in luck! The submissions deadline has officially been extended to Monday, April 8th, at 11:59 p.m. Submission guidelines remain the same and you can find them here. *** The Visiting Writers Program has two exciting on-campus readings taking place this week. On this Thursday, April 4th, poet Jay Baron Nicorvo will be reading from his book Deadbeat at 6:00 p.m. in room 115 of the Richardson Library. You can read the complete details on our previous post. On Monday, April… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 7, 2013

Call for Papers, Gulf Coast Writing Contest, & More

The DePaul English Department is excited to announce a Call for Papers for the Fourth Annual Spring English Conference. This student-run conference, formerly known as the EGSA Conference, will be held on the afternoon of Friday, May 3rd, 2013 in Arts & Letters Hall. We encourage all DePaul English graduate students to submit their works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, literary studies, and more by April 2nd, 2013. Click over to the Spring Conference page on Ex Libris to get complete guidelines on how to submit your work. You can also browse archives of previous… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 25, 2013

Threshold’s Extended Deadline, Alumni News, and More

Threshold, DePaul’s annual literary arts journal, is extending their deadline for submissions through March 8th, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. Guidelines are the same as before and can be found on Threshold‘s tumblr account, as well as the previous Ex Libris call for submissions. This is your last chance to send your work in to DePaul’s award-winning student-run publication! *** In Alumni News, Rita Leganski (MAWP ’09) wrote a short story for Dan Stolar’s fiction class back in 2009 and then turned it into a novel that was acquired by HarperCollins. The book, The Silence of… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 28, 2013

Student News, Call for Papers, and Gulf Coast Writing Contest

Today in Student News, congratulations to MAWP student Raul Palma, who has won first place in the Mary Mackey Short Story contest for his story “Amaranthus.” As the first place winner of this competition, Raul has been invited to read his story in San Francisco in March and was awarded a $100 prize. As we posted earlier in Student News, “Amaranthus” is also scheduled to be published in 34th Parallel Magazine. You can find out more about the Mary Mackey Short Story prize and other contests in the Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition at soulmakingcontest.us/story. Congratulations… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 17, 2013

Early Modern English Literature Candidates on Campus & More

In the coming weeks, the DePaul English Department will be holding a series of Student Information Sessions with the candidates for the Assistant Professor of Early Modern English Literature, a tenure-track position in The Department of English to begin in September, 2013. A total of three sessions will be held in ALH 210-11, one for each candidate. All DePaul English Graduate Students are encouraged to attend and give their input. The first Student Information Session will be held tomorrow, Friday, January 18th, with Evan Gurney of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Gurney’s… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 8, 2013

Dinner with Alumni, Sigma Tau Delta, & More

The Office of Alumni Relations would like to invite current students to an upcoming networking opportunity, Dinner on DePaul. Dinner on DePaul is a free dinner event in which DePaul invites 3 alumni in a specific professional field to have a roundtable Q&A with 15-20 students who are interested in that industry. The upcoming Dinner on DePaul will be Thursday, January 24 at 6 p.m. in the Alumni Center and will feature alumni currently working in Writing & Publishing. The alumni attending include: Jennifer Eckert (LAS MA ’06) Supervising Editor, National Geographic Learning Dean Monti (SNL ’96) Author, The Sweep of the… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 14, 2012

Call for Papers & A Short Story Contest

CALL FOR PAPERS At Play in the Space Between, 1914-1945 The 15th annual conference of the multidisciplinary society The Space Between: Literature and Culture, 1914-1945 June 20-22, 2013, DePaul University, Chicago IL The 15th annual conference of the Space Between Society will explore the multifaceted subject of play as it relates to literature, art, history, music, theater, media, and spatial or material culture in any country between 1914 and 1945. From surrealist games to improvisational jazz, from Mrs Dalloway’s party to Archibald Motley’s Nightlife, from the exploits of the “Bright Young People” to the political… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 23, 2012

Call for Papers: Humanities and Social Change at Purdue University

REMINDER: Tomorrow, October 23rd, is the last day to drop a Fall Quarter class. See Campus Connect for more information. *** Purdue University is pleased to invite all interested graduate students, scholars and professionals to submit abstracts for the 13th Annual Graduate Symposium, “Humanities and Social Change: How Literature Impacts Class, Gender and Identity.” The symposium will take place March 1-2, 2013, at Purdue’s West Lafayette, Indiana, campus. This year the Symposium Committee is honored to welcome Dr. Raúl Coronado from the University of Chicago as keynote speaker. With its focus on the influence of… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 19, 2012

Celebrate James Baldwin’s Legacy, Kathleen Rooney’s Book Release, & More!

The DePaul English Department is cosponsoring an event with the LGBTQ Studies Program, “James Arthur Baldwin: Legacy.” This roundtable discussion on the impact of the thought, writing, and activism of James Baldwin is occasioned by the 50th anniversary of the publication of Another Country and “Down at the Cross,” 25 years after his passing. Please join Keynote speaker Randall Kenan of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and roundtable panelists Ernest Hardy, Los Angeles based writer‐critic; Bill Johnson Gonzalez, English Literature, DePaul University; Daniel McNeil, Ida B. Wells Barnett University Professor, DePaul University; and… Read Article →

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