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

Phenomenology of Reading Conference

Conference Suite 1810 Liacouras Walk - Temple University, Philadelphia, United States

  The Phenomenology of Reading: Experiencing Literature Today is a two-day conference bringing together scholars from diverse disciplinary and topical fields to explore how and why we read in the humanities today. Speakers will engage diverse authors, media, and methodologies to interrogate the relationship between theories of reading and past, present, and future directions for … Continue reading Phenomenology of Reading Conference

$10.00

Disability Studies Mini Course Lecture with Heather Love

Kiva Auditorium - Temple University, Ritter Hall 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave., Philadelphia, PA, United States

"Erving Goffman: Social Stigma and Disability Studies" - Presented by Dr. Heather Love, Associate Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Love will speak on the utility of Erving Goffman’s foundational work on social stigma for the field of disability studies. Goffman’s 1963 book Stigma: On the Management of Spoiled Identity is both loved … Continue reading Disability Studies Mini Course Lecture with Heather Love

GEA Graduate Student Professionalization Workshop

Anderson 1006 (the William Rossky lounge) 1114 W Polett Walk, Philadelphia

The GEA would like to invite all English graduate students to the second professionalization workshop of the semester Wednesday 10/16/13 at 11:00am in Anderson 1006. The focus of this workshop will be writing seminar papers. Seminar papers present a daunting task to new students who are likely encountering this kind of writing for the first time. We will … Continue reading GEA Graduate Student Professionalization Workshop