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Research Methods & Practices Workshop

Anderson 1221 Temple University, Philadelphia

Join the Graduate English Association for a professionalization workshop on "Research Methods & Practices."  Professors Dan O'Hara and Miles Orvell will give presentations, joined by Temple English graduate student Jen McKim. This workshop will be focused on the interplay between academic reading and writing. Questions we will consider together include: where does the research process begin? … Continue reading Research Methods & Practices Workshop →

GEA Happy Hour!

Revolution House 200 Market St, Philadelphia, United States

With spring break upon us, we will be having the first GEA happy hour of the semester this Friday, 5pm at Revolution House on 2nd and Market in Old City. Revolution House has a decent draft selection and a series of happy hour food & drink specials (and hopefully it is not too cold to check out … Continue reading GEA Happy Hour! →

Panel on Surface Reading with Stephen Best, Heather Love, & Sharon Marcus

Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This month's presentation of the Penn Humanities Forum, Humanities-At-Large, features a discussion with Stephen Best, Heather Love, and Sharon Marcus on surface reading. In "New Ways of Reading: Histories of Surface Reading," Stephen Best, Heather Love, and Sharon Marcus make the case for valorizing descriptive practices in literary criticism. The presentation takes as its starting point … Continue reading Panel on Surface Reading with Stephen Best, Heather Love, & Sharon Marcus →

Poetry Reading: Kadija (George) Sesay & Trapeta B. Mayson

The Charles L. Blockson Collection 1330 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Moonstone Arts Center & The Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple University present a reading with literary artists and activists Kadija (George) Sesay and Trapeta B. Mayson. Kadija (George) Sesay is the founder and editor of Sable LitMag. She is the editor of several anthologies of work by writers of African and Asian descent, and … Continue reading Poetry Reading: Kadija (George) Sesay & Trapeta B. Mayson →

Temple University Poets & Writers Series: Rae Armantrout

Temple University Center City 1515 Market St. - Room 222, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Temple University Graduate Creative Writing Program's Poets & Writers series presents a reading by Rae Armantrout. Rae Armantrout’s most recent book of poems, Money Shot, was published by Wesleyan University Press in 2011. Versed (Wesleyan, 2009) received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was a finalist for the National Book … Continue reading Temple University Poets & Writers Series: Rae Armantrout →

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 →