Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium- James Simpson
James Simpson (Harvard) “Charming: Magic, Performance and Performativity in Late Medieval and Early Modern Theater”
James Simpson (Harvard) “Charming: Magic, Performance and Performativity in Late Medieval and Early Modern Theater”
"The Story in Song: Music and Conversation with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings" The Department of English & Comparative Literature is pleased and proud to honor composer-lyricist-performer Gillian Welch with the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Prize. We welcome her, along with … Read more
D. Vance Smith (Princeton) “The King’s African Body: Kantorowicz’s Archives in Rwanda and Carthage”
Cameraperson Cohosted by The Doc Squad (UK, 2017, dir. Kirsten Johnson) Not Rated | 1h 42min Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What … Read more
Roundtable on the Job Market, featuring Taylor Cowdery (UNC), Helen Cushman (UNC), Katherine Walker (UNC), and Julianne Werlin (Duke)
The podcast is back, kicking off the year with a discussion of horror and the gothic. Watch Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977) and stop by the DLC 10 a.m. Friday, October 12 to have your voice heard! We'll have coffee, donuts, and screams!
University Day is an occasion to remember the University’s past and celebrate its future. The date, October 12, marks the laying of the cornerstone of Old East, the institution’s first building and the oldest state university building in the nation. … Read more
Professors Randall Kenan, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, and Matt O’Wain will lead a workshop highlighting food writing, memoir, the radio essay, and offer attendees a chance to experience a taste of what can be gained from our new and necessary creative writing track in nonfiction.
There will be free (for you) pupusas from So Good Pupusas, which give all profits to undocumented & DACAmented students. http://www.sogoodpupusas.com
Bring your notebook or laptop.