UW-L English Studies Blog

Barillas Colloquium, Nov 6, "LGBTQ Literature of the Midwest"

Professor William Barillas will present “LGBTQ Literature of the Midwest."

It will be Friday November 6, 2:30-3:30pm, 117 Wimberly Hall.

This is our first Colloquium of the 2009-2010 William J. and Yvonne Hyde English Colloquium Series.

Download LGBTQ colloquium flyer - 2009

This particular colloquium is co-sponsored by the English Department, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; the UW-L Pride Center; and Rainbow Unity.

SPEAK Event Photos

SPEAK happens on the first Wednesday of every month during the regular academic year at the Cellar between 8 and 9:30PM. If you have a short story, poem, music, or comedy act to present feel free to come in and get up in front of the audience! Here are some pictures from the October event.

  

  

Visiting Poet: Amaud Jamaul Johnson

November 4th  5:30PM
UW-L Cleary Center

Winner of the Dorset Prize for Red Summer, Johnson writes of race riots that swept the United States in the summer of 1919.  He examines lynching, domestic violence, and love in haunting, passionate poems marked by a tender lyrical quality inspired by the blues, underscored by music so unsettling it leaves the voices and names of the dead lingering in the ear. (Tupelo Press)                             

"These lyrical poems offer insight into the summer of 1919, when nearly 100 African-Americans were publicly executed (14 of them were soldiers who served in World War I), even as they illuminate the lives of African-American men today."--Heather Lee Schroeder

"Johnson's Red Summer startles and impresses with its sheer range of vision, at one moment giving us a hushed, confessional poem, at another a poem of public, political consciousness… Johnson's poems remind us that the human record is at last a mixed one: violence, shame, betrayal, and fear, but also joy, courage, love and, yes, hope."-Carl Phillips
                                                                    
A native of Compton, California, Johnson received his BA in English from Howard University and a MPS in African American Studies from Cornell University.  A former Wallace Stegner Fellow in Poetry at Stanford, he is Associate Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

Hosted by the UW-L English Department and funded through support of a UW-L College of Liberal Studies Visiting Artist of Color Grant.

Irish Folklore Storyteller

From David Hart:

Reply to Karolyn Bald if you would like a visit from McBride to your classroom OCT 20 or 21. (See her email to me below.) Please also pass this info along to any other interested faculty, as well as the English Club members

From Karolyn Bald:

We will be hosting an Irish Folklore Storyteller, Doreen McBride, on campus.  She will be giving a presentation of students, staff and the public on Monday, October 19th.  I am writing because I noticed your interest area in English is Folklore.  Doreen has expressed interest in talk to some classes.  Would you know of any classes that we could approach about this idea?  We are looking for opportunities on October 20 and the morning of the 21st.

Lisa Ling Visit, 11/3

Distinguished Lecture Series: Lisa Ling

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 @ 7:00pm

Known as the first female host of Ultimate Explorer, Lisa Ling will present Global Perspectives and the Global View with Lisa Ling on March 27.

Lisa Ling is an American reporter who wants to raise awareness about the international issues that do not make the headlines of the mainstream media outlets.  Lisa Ling is best known for her time spent as co-host of ABC’s The View.  She is also the host of National Geographic Explorer and a special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN.  Ling uses these experiences to provide a unique perspective to raise the global awareness of our country. Tickets and more information here

Contact Information

If anybody has anything that they would like to contribute to the English Blog feel free to email french.meli@students.uwlax.edu with suggestions, ideas, and potential blog entries. I will be more than happy to take a look and post interesting entries that are related to English.

Highlights from 08-09

The past academic year at UWL has been full of various events. Some of the most notable events include

•  Jesse Lee Kercheval's book reading and signing (Archive October 2008)
• Watsky Event-poetry reading champion with embedded video (Archive March 2009)
• Celebration of Research and Creativity (Archive March 2009)
• Robin Hemley's presentation of his book Do Over! (Archive March 2009)
• Celebration of Student Research and Creativity (Archive April 2009)
• National Conference on Undergraduate Research hosted by UWL (NCUR)
• Post and view English Event Photos on winkflash.com (Archive May 2009) 

Check out the past archives for more information about each of these events to learn about what UWL's English students, faculty and staff are all about!

English Dept. Social

You’re Invited to the Spring 2009 English Social! Come Join Us for a Pot-Luck, Wiffle Ball, and Awards
Where: Lueth Park
When: Friday, May 1, 2009 from 5pm-8pm
Directions: Go to the intersection of La Crosse Street and West Avenue.  If you are on La Crosse, then cross West Avenue and make the next right, onto 12th St.  It’s before the Concordia Ballroom. On 12th go about a block and park on the right side of the street. (Park is on the right). Everyone will be in the cul-de-sac in-between the park shelter and the skateboard area.

Pribek Colloquium, 4/3

Tom Pribek will present
The War Poetry of Emily Dickinson (and) Abraham Lincoln!
April 3, Room 207, Wimberly, 2:30-3:30pm
All are welcome to attend.

Brought to you by the 2008-2009 William J. and Yvonne Hyde English Colloquium Series.

Department Open House, 4/6

  NOTE: This session has been rescheduled for Monday, April 6th.

Advising
Majors 
Minors
Careers
Grad School

Student peer advisors, faculty advisors
and a representative from Career
Services will be available