Brazilian Narratives “Make it New”: Revising British Modernism on the Global Scale
Wednesday, 10/6, 4:00-5:30 PM
To be conducted via Zoom
In this virtual lecture, Thais Rutledge argues that the impact of modernism is less a new aesthetic style than the impulse to make novels new and relevant to their social world. Discussing narratives by Brazilian women writers such as Clarice Lispector, the author shows how the impulse to “make it new” had its parallels beyond British modernism as part of a global project of making new prose forms to address radical change.
Thais Rutledge (she/her/hers) is an assistant instructor and a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Texas.
This lecture is sponsored by the departments of English and Modern Languages and Literatures, and by the Women’s Studies and Gender Studies and the Latin American and Latinx Studies Programs.
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Demystifying Networking: Tricks and Tips for Emerging Humanities Professionals
Tuesday, 10/5, 1:00-2:00 PM
Crown Center, room TBA; Zoom option available
“I have a LinkedIn, but how do I use it more effectively?” “How do I network if I’m an introvert?” “Does in-person networking matter anymore in a digital age?” This workshop will address these kinds of questions and much more. In the process, we’ll put to bed common myths about networking that will help you boost your confidence when approaching potential colleagues and employers. This workshop is open to all graduate humanities students and faculty.
This event is led by Meg Sieberg, Career Development Advisor and Joe Vukov, Assistant Professor of Philosophy.
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“Scary Stories Near and Far” Party
Friday, 10/29, 6:00 PM
Crown Center Lobby
Students and faculty can read from their favorite pieces of gothic horror and shudder at the darkness outside. Everyone is encouraged to identify the scariest readings they can find. Sign-ups for readers will be circulated soon.
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Faculty
- Nathan Hoks recently published his third book of poetry, Nests in Air. He will be hosting a virtual reading and discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 5, via Seminary Co-op Bookstores. Registration and further details for the reading are available here.
- Liz Hopwood has received a $25,000 grant for the continuation of the Loyola chapter of Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology by offering free weekly classes to 6th–12th grade students.
- Ian Cornelius has recently published three articles. “The Text of the ABC of Aristotle in the ‘Winchester Anthology’” was published in Anglia and is available for download with LUC institutional credentials. “Take This Work Global,” a response to Paul Eggert’s most recent book, was published in Textual Cultures; the issue is available here. “The Intricacies of Counting to Four in Old English Poetry,” coauthored with Eric Weiskott, was published in Language and Literature.
- Howie Axelrod’s recent book, The Stars in Our Pockets, received a positive review in the Sept. 23 issue of The New York Review of Books.
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