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Jane Gallop Lectures in Turkey

Koç University Center for Gender Studies, Istanbul & Koç University (VEKAM), Ankara

José Lanters Publishes Like Tottenham’

José Lanters recently published Like Tottenham’: Martin McDonagh’s Postmodern Morality Tales, which has been translated into Russian; it is now available as “‘Как Тоттенхэм’: лостмодернистские моралите Мартина МакДонаха”. In Театр и Фильмы Мартина МакДонаха. Perm: Театр у Моста, 2014, pp…. Read More

“A Natural History of My White Girl” – Ching-In Chen

Poem a Day features Ching-In Chen’s Poem

ALTA Conference in Milwaukee

Wednesday-Saturday, November 12-15 | Milwaukee, WI
Find Meg Noodin, Brenda Cárdenas, and Kim Blaeser reading during the closing fundraiser event on Saturday.

A Night of Poetry and Prose with Furrow

Thursday, November 13 | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. | Library Instruction Room A
Sponsored by Furrow and the Golda Meir Library

If You Already Knew These Poets, I Wouldn’t Be Here: How a Translator Brings the News

Tuesday, November 11 | 7 p.m. | Curtin 119
Sponsored by Translation and Interpreting Studies, UWM’s Russian Program, and the Creative Writing Program

Brenda Cárdenas at University School of Milwaukee and Illinois State University

Brenda Cárdenas addressed an assembly of the entire sophomore class at the University School of Milwaukee, where the English Department has adopted her book Boomerang into the sophomore literature curriculum. (October 31) She also presented a talk and gave a poetry… Read More

Shawna Lipton and Ali Sperling in Vancouver

Shawna Lipton and Ali Sperling, both English PhD students, will be presenting at the upcoming Modern Language Association conference in Vancouver. Shawna will be presenting on “Redressing Radclyffe Hall: The Critical Legacy of The Well of Loneliness,” and Ali will… Read More

Bill Keith in Copenhagen

Last week Bill Keith delivered a lecture in Copenhagen at the Københavns Universitet, “Civic Education: Balancing the Demands of Civility” along with a workshop on the history of speech/rhetorical curriculum and pedagogy for the faculty and graduate students.

Bridget Kies and Molly McCourt in Madison

Bridget Kies and Molly McCourt, both from the Department of English, presented at the Film and History conference in Madison last week. Bridget was awarded the Peter C. Rollins Director’s Award for management of conference scholarship! She proposed the LGBT… Read More