E.G.S.A. hosted its second annual Spring Conference on April 15, 2011. The conference featured student presentations of academic papers and creative work to fellow graduate students, faculty, and undergraduate students. The event concluded with keynote speaker Hannah Pittard. This year, the conference organizers published a proceedings of the event. This proceedings (and all student work published therein) will be available on Ex Libris soon in the E.G.S.A. section. In the meantime, you can read the proceedings in .PDF format by downloading them here. Please join the English Graduate Programs office in congratulating all student presenters… Read Article →
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Twenty-two M.A.E. and M.A.W.P. students will present at the upcoming EGSA Spring Conference on Friday, April 15, 2011. Organized by Kimberly Anderson (M.A.E.), Steve Bogdaniec (M.A.W.P.), Heath Black (M.A.E.), Christopher Smith (M.A.W.P.), Brianna Tonner (M.A.W.P), and Angel Woods (M.A.W.P.), the conference features twelve panels of student presenters and a keynote address by Professor Hannah Pittard, author of The Fates Will Find Their Way. Please join the English Department in congratulating the graduate student presenters, listed below: Angela Ames (M.A.W.P.) Kimberly Anderson (M.A.E.) Steve Bogdaniec (M.A.W.P.) Katelyn Cunningham (M.A.E.) Jennifer Finstrom (M.A.W.P.) Amanda Fowler (M.A.W.P.) Trudie Gauerke… Read Article →
You are invited to attend the 18th annual philosophy graduate student conference on April 9th, 2011. The conference, “Urban Nature and the Praxis of Denaturalization,” will be held in the DePaul Student Center, Room 220 (2250 N. Clifton, Chicago 60614) from 9am-6pm. The scope of this conference makes it of interest not only to philosophers, but also those working in environmental studies, urban studies, geography, political science, anthropology, sociology, English, literature, and other fields. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Timothy Morton, of the University of California at Davis. Author of Ecology Without Nature and… Read Article →
Absurdity and the Everyday University of Washington Seattle, Washington May 17-18, 2011 The University of Washington’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference invites papers for its 2011 session: “Absurdity and the Everyday.” Given Jonathan Lee’s recent documentary on Paul Goodman and his nearly forgotten work Growing Up Absurd, we might consider the relevance of absurdity today. “Growing up absurd” serves well as an alternative way to think of this year’s theme (a phrase Arthur Danto borrowed to describe the late sculptor Eva Hesse): Does the age of reproducibility and the technology revolution leave room for the absurd,… Read Article →
DePaul’s Continuing & Professional Education offers a series of new writing offerings for both professional and creative growth. After running a series of successful seminars called Grant Writing for Beginners, DePaul’s CPE will be offering a Certificate in Grant Writing (March 19-May 21, 2011). This course is designed for those seeking a thorough grounding in the art and science involved in writing successful grant proposals. Primarily geared towards those seeking funds for nonprofit organizations, artists/scholars seeking personal support for projects will also benefit from this class. Topics addressed include understanding philanthropy, researching prospects, crafting persuasive… Read Article →
You are invited to attend the Newberry Center for Renaissance Students 2011 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference to be held January 27-29. Seventy-two graduate students from consortium institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. will present their research during the conference’s eighteen sessions. Two DePaul University Masters in English students, Brianna Tonner and Diana Anderson, will be presenting. Support from their peers and colleagues is appreciated and encouraged. From the website: The Center for Renaissance Studies’ annual graduate student conference, organized and run by advanced doctoral students, has become a premier opportunity for maturing scholars… Read Article →
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Program: MAE Graduate Assistant Role: tutor in the writing center and assistant to Matthew Pearson in faculty services Accomplishments, Publications: presented at Chicagoland Writing Centers Conference last academic year, Sigma Tau Delta member, Golden Key Honor Society member Favorite Author or Period of Study: Early Modern drama, but I also love several authors outside of that period (of course) such as George Elliot, Flannery O’Connor, T.S. Elliot, and Jessica Powers Plans for the school year: Finish two classes (Structure of Modern English and a Medieval req.) and write my thesis under the guidance of Professor McQuade. I also… Read Article →
Please read the flyer below for more information. This conference, held on October 15, 2010 from 3:30-7:15pm in the DePaul Art Gallery, is presented by the Department of Modern Languages.
The DePaul Summer Writing Conference was held this past summer from July 16-18, 2010. Trudie Gauerke shares her thoughts on the experience. Trudie is a second-year MAWP student and acquisitions editor at Publications International, Ltd. in Lincolnwood. At the risk of sounding like a fifth-grade composition teacher, take a moment to think about how you spent your summer vacation. Did you dabble in writing specialties you might not otherwise fit in your Masters program, or meet with professors you might not have the opportunity to take a class from? Were you introduced to writers and… Read Article →
Program: MAE Graduate Assistant Role: Writing Center Outreach Team Leader, Writing Center Tutor Accomplishments: First place in American Literature and Film Critical Essay at the 2009 Sigma Tau Delta Conference Favorite Period of Study: Medieval Literature Favorite Genre of Writing: This is a tough one – I really enjoy long fiction, but I also enjoy short non-fiction. Plans for the school year: I’m a part of EGSA, I’m helping organize the Illinois Medieval Association Conference, I will attend the 46th International Congress on Medieval Studies in May, 2011, and I will be applying to PhD… Read Article →
On behalf of the other committee members, I would like to tell you about The English Graduate Student Association. The group was formed in Fall 2009 to bring together English and Writing and Publishing students, enhancing the experience of the students in both programs through social and cultural events in and around Chicago. In the 2009/2010 school year, we went to a production of Faust at the Lyric Opera House in the Fall, participated in a rousing tour of the Art Institute in Winter, watched a minor-league baseball game in the Spring, and took a… Read Article →