CHAT Digital Humanities in Theory lecture by Kathleen Fitzpatrick
CHAT 10th Floor, Gladfelter Hall
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GEA Happy Hour!
Revolution House 200 Market St, Philadelphia, United StatesWith 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 StatesThis 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 StatesMoonstone 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
Workshop: Publishing Your First Book in the Social and Behavioral Science and the Humanities
CHAT (Center for the Humanities @ Temple) Gladfelter Hall, 10th FloorSee Event Flier here.
Temple University Poets & Writers Series: Rae Armantrout
Temple University Center City 1515 Market St. - Room 222, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe 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 StatesA 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 StatesThe 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 StatesJoin 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 StatesJoin 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