Past Events
On April 4, 2019, Jennifer Scappettone (University of Chicago) and Judd Morrissey (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) discussed the intertwining of a documentary poetics of place and the poetics of virtual and augmented reality as it has
On March 18, 2019, Dr. Kathy Lubey gave a guest lecture on Sexual Remembrance in Clarissa. Dr. Kathy Lubey, will be hosting a seminar with English graduate students to discuss her recent work on 18th-century dildos in conjunction with her
On March 8, 2019, David Abram gave a guest workshop on cultural ecology and philosophy. Most of the indigenous cultures that environmentalists now extol for practicing a respectful and reciprocal relation to other animals, to plants, and to
On March 7, 2019, David Abram gave a guest lecture at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. Bridging environmental studies with philosophy and anthropology, entwining natural history with psychology and cognitive science, this lecture will engage the matter of climate change
On March 7, 2019, The English Department presented this year's Medieval Poetry Night. Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates will present poetry in medieval languages from Europe and around the world. All are welcome to attend!
On March 4, 2019, Ben Robertson gave a lecture on Patrick Rothfuss's The Kingkiller Chronicle.
On February 28, 2019, Lori Garner gave a guest lecture. Professor Lori Garner, Rhodes College, will give a talk on Old English riddles and medical lore. Come hear about the surprising kinds of knowledge a riddle can contain. Free and
On February 14th, 2019, Stephanie Briggs gave a guest pedagogy workshop at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. In this two-hour workshop attendees will explore how contemplative pedagogy fosters cognitive and academic performance and how it can be utilized in one’s
Dr. Hannah Freed-Thall gave a reading on January 22nd, 2019 at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. Dr. Freed-Thall investigates the seashore as a generative site for twentieth-century thought. Artists, authors, scientists, and filmmakers imagine it variously: as a
On November 29th, 2018, Dawn Lundy Martin performed a reading on ²ÊÃñ±¦µä's campus. Dawn Lundy Martin is an American poet, essayist and activist. She is a well received poet, including a number of awards such as the Academy of American Arts