A studybreak/party–with dinner!–for ECL majors and minors
Campus YTues. Oct. 22 from 6:30-8 in the Campus Y Free book giveaway! Information sharing and delicious dinner! Please feel free to drop in as you can...
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UNC Professor María DeGuzmán at The Regulator Bookshop: Book Talk on “Understanding John Rechy”
The Regulator Book Shop 720 9th St, Durham, NC, United StatesJoin UNC Professor María DeGuzmán as she reads from "Understanding John Rechy," the first book-length monograph on the Mexican American novelist, essayist, and playwright John Rechy, best known for his debut novel City of Night. DeGuzmán offers a conceptually clear yet aesthetically, philosophically, and socio-politically fine-grained analysis of the spectrum of his writing.
Hallowe’en and the Restless Celtic Ghosts of British Tradition
Graham Memorial Chapel HillJoin us for a panel discussion and musical performance to explore the Celtic traditions and folklore surrounding Halloween. Dr. Tiber Falzett —Inaugural Visiting Lecturer in Scottish Gaelic Studies—and Dr. Michael Newton—Ph.D. in Celtic Studies—for food, drink, and lively discussion! Moderator: … Read more
Grad School in English and Comp. Lit.: Info Session (and pizza!)
Thinking of applying to Graduate School in English or Comp Lit? In the midst of preparing your applications for this year’s deadlines? The Department of English and Comparative Literature is hosting an information session with our own Taylor Cowdery for … Read more
“Persistence as Resistance: An Evening with Ana Castillo”
Pleasants Family Room in Wilson LibraryDistinguished author Ana Castillo will read from her poetry and prose collections tracing her writing as acts of resistance.
Health Humanities Grand Rounds with Marion Quirici
HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524Dr. Marion Quirici will discuss her experiences designing writing assignments that get students involved in campus and community disability activism.
UNC Latina/o Studies Program Presents: Güeros
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223Join the Latino Studies Program for a film screening! Shot in black and white, Alonso Ruizpalacios’s debut, Güeros (2014), follows the travels and travails of two brothers—Santos & Sombra—as they wander through the streets of Mexico City in search of a dying … Read more
Faulkner’s War Stories: World War I and the Origins of Yoknapatawpha
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223David Davis' talk focuses on WWI novels that inspired Faulkner's career-long artistic vision and imaginings of WWI.
Info Session on Undergraduate Research in ECL
Greenlaw 524What does Research in the Humanities Look Like and How Can Undergraduates Get Involved? *** Are you interested in writing an Honors Thesis, applying for a $3000 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship or just wanting to learn more about Undergraduate Research Opportunities in the Dept. of English and Comparative Literature? *** If … Read more
The Critical Speaking Series Presents: Jennifer Fleissner (Talk)
Toy Lounge, Dey Hall 200 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States"Vitalizing the Bildungsroman" When: November 14th, 2019 3:30 PM Where: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall Abstract: The novelistic Bildungsroman is most often understood to narrate an individual's initiation into social life, but this talk, instead, recovers the form's roots in eighteenth-century … Read more