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Revisionary Humanities And The Sufferings Of History: Panel Discussion & Colloquium Celebrating Harold Bloom’s The Anxiety Of Influence

CHAT (Center for the Humanities @ Temple) Gladfelter Hall, 10th Floor, Temple University, PA, United States

A Panel Discussion and Colloquium To Celebrate The Fortieth Anniversary Of Harold Bloom’s The Anxiety Of Influence: A Theory of Poetry (1973) Which First Shows How Imaginative Revisionism (Re-) Shapes The Creative Norm of Humanity The Event Will Be Attended By A Special Guest, Henry Carrigan (Assistant Director and Senior Acquisitions Editor of Northwestern University Press) And The Festivities … Continue reading Revisionary Humanities And The Sufferings Of History: Panel Discussion & Colloquium Celebrating Harold Bloom’s The Anxiety Of Influence →

CHAT Lecture with Priya Joshi: Rethinking the Theory of the Novel

CHAT Lounge Gladfelter Hall, 10th Floor, 1115 West Berks St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Center for the Humanities at Temple presents a lecture by English professor Priya Joshi for their Distinguished Faculty Lectures Series.  In "Rethinking the Theory of the Novel," Dr. Joshi will examine the recent explosion of commercially successful English novels in India. What theory of the novel might emerge when it is based on anti-literary forms? How might attention … Continue reading CHAT Lecture with Priya Joshi: Rethinking the Theory of the Novel →

Harilyn Rousso’s Don’t Call Me Inspirational: A Disabled Feminist Talks Back

Walk Auditorium, Ritter Hall 131 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join feminist/disability activist Harilyn Rousso for a reading of her new memoir, Don't Call Me Inspirational: A Disabled Feminist Talks Back (Temple University Press). Rousso, a renowned feminist and disability scholar, is politically progressive, insightfully compassionate, and fiercely honest about herself as a woman in today’s society. All disciplines are encouraged to attend.  Discussion sponsored … Continue reading Harilyn Rousso’s Don’t Call Me Inspirational: A Disabled Feminist Talks Back →

Temple University Poets & Writers Series: Norma Cole

Temple University Center City Campus 1515 Market St., Room 222 - entrance on north side of building, Philadelphia, United States

Join the Graduate Creative Writing program for the next installment of their Spring 2013 Poets & Writers Series, featuring renowned poet Norma Cole. Norma Cole’s  most recent book of poetry, Win These Posters and Other Unrelated Prizes Inside, has just appeared from Omnidawn Publishing. Other books of poetry include Natural Light, Where Shadows Will: Selected Poems … Continue reading Temple University Poets & Writers Series: Norma Cole →

Graduate Student Research Symposium

Anderson Hall 1221 1114 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Graduate English Research Symposium Flier (pdf)

Reproducing Christians: Sex, Race, and Theology on the Early Modern English Stage

Anderson Hall 1221

Lecture by Dennis Britton, Assistant Professor, UNH Professor Britton teaches at the University of New Hampshire and is currently a NEH Fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. This paper comes from his current project, “Becoming Christian: Race, Reformation, and Early Modern English Romance.” This project is the first to explore the role of … Continue reading Reproducing Christians: Sex, Race, and Theology on the Early Modern English Stage →

Professionalization Workshop

Anderson 1006 (the William Rossky lounge) Anderson Hall, Temple University

Beginning Wednesday, October 2, the GEA will be hosting monthly open meetings with graduate students and faculty to discuss professional development and job market preparation. We will use the first meeting to plan future workshops, brainstorming topics and issues we would like to discuss with each other and with faculty. In past semesters, the GEA has … Continue reading Professionalization Workshop →

Theory Reading Group and Open Forum with Charles Altieri

Anderson Hall 1221 1114 W Polett Walk, Philadelphia

Temple's Graduate English program welcomes Charles Altieri as the keynote speaker for the upcoming Phenomenology of Reading conference on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12. On Thursday, October 10, Professor Altieri will be joining the department's Student-Faculty Theory Reading group to discuss his work and current issues in the field. At 2:30pm, the theory reading … Continue reading Theory Reading Group and Open Forum with Charles Altieri →