Premodern Literature and Culture Colloquium Lecture: Rory Sullivan
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223Rory Sullivan will give a talk as part of UNC's Premodern Literature and Culture Colloquium.
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Graduate Lecture Series: Travel Writing as Colonial Discourse in Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223Colonial Discourse in Bram Stoker's Dracula; presented by Anna Blackburn; Donovan Lounge in Greenlaw Hall; 5:15pm Oct 28; free food and drinks
Alien Superstar: The Gender Politics of Extraterrestrial Body Horror (Screening)
Greenlaw 101Join Kino Corner and the Greenlaw Gameroom for a close look at how the Alien franchise bends our understanding of bodies and gender across films, comics, and video games alike. Sci-fi and horror fans, gamers, comic fans, cinephiles, and the morbidly curious are all welcome!
Working at Liberal Arts Colleges
ZoomWe will hear from faculty members who have formerly served on the tenure track at liberal arts colleges and learn about what the job experience is like in such institutions and how to tailor job documents leveraging ECL grad experience for such positions. Professors Stephanie DeGooyer and Sheera Talpaz will serve as panelists both of whom have extensive experiences with SLACs.
Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (October)
HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524Please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 30, to discuss My Imaginary Illness: A Journey into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical Diagnosis by Chloë G. K. Atkins (Cornell UP, 2011). More information about the LMCC and our October reading can be found at https://lmcc.web.unc.edu/.
Alien Superstar: The Gender Politics of Extraterrestrial Body Horror (Playtest)
Greenlaw Gameroom, Room 316Join Kino Corner and the Greenlaw Gameroom for a close look at how the Alien franchise bends our understanding of bodies and gender across films, comics, and video games alike. Sci-fi and horror fans, gamers, comic fans, cinephiles, and the morbidly curious are all welcome!
CSS Lecture: Matthew Croombs, “Cinematic Solidarity and the Global Imaginary”
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223We invite you to join the Critical Speakers Series in welcoming Professor Matthew Croombs for his lecture “Cinematic Solidarity and the Global Imaginary.” The talk will take place on Monday, November 11th from 3–4:30 p.m. in Donovan Lounge and will be followed by a dinner with graduate students. There will also be a graduate seminar on Tuesday, November 12th from 10–11:30 a.m.
Race, Music, and Mysticism in When the Spirits Dance Mambo and Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
ZoomIn this talk, Masiki discusses how Dr. Marta Moreno Vega and Raquel Cepeda center African American cultural icons and new religious movements, respectively, in their memoirs.
Premodern Literature and Culture Colloquium Lecture: Jim Knowles
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223Jim Knowles will give a talk as part of UNC's Premodern Literature and Culture Colloquium
Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (November)
HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524Our November 2024 LMCC meeting will take place on Wed. Nov. 20 at 5:30pm in the HHIVE Lab, also known as Gaskin Library or Greenlaw Hall, Room 524.