UW-L English Studies Blog

Butterfield Reading (2/15)

Friday, February 15, 2008

Bradley Butterfield (English) 

will be reading from his memoir, Idiot Boys,

in room 337 Cartwright from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

An Invitation for Faculty

Remember the nice invitation you received in your mailbox last Friday?  English students are hosting this event for faculty and students on this Friday evening in the Ward Room of Cartwright.  There will be a buffet-style food table, literary trivia games, awards to faculty and students, and the initiation of new Honors Society members.

I know how work-centered many of you have been these first few weeks, and the students know this as well.  They know about all of the job candidates and so forth, but they could not change the date of this event due to booking schedule.  So, you may be asked by a student in one of your classes if you will be coming to this event.

I hope you’ll consider going!

Sharon Jessee

Writing Center Welcome

Quick Facts

Where? Carl Wimberly Hall, Room 304
When? Monday-Thursday 9-4, Friday 10-3 (hours may vary slightly)
How? Just stop by and sign up for a time
Why? To get feedback on any writing assignment
Who? Peer tutors will help any UW-L student.

What students are saying

• “She took care of a lot of my questions. Thank you!”
• "Very nice!"
• “You need other people to read your stuff. It helps.”
• “You can work quickly or take as much time as needed.”
• “Instead of correcting by himself, my tutor taught me how to correct. It was very helpful.”
• “My tutor was knowledgeable, friendly and motivated about tutoring.”

--> More information at http://www.uwlax.edu/writingcenter/

Stroud & Graham Colloquium (2/1)

Dean Stroud and Carla Graham will present "Religion, Empire and Realism in Passage to India and Effi Briest."

The presentation takes place Friday February 1, Room 207 Wimberly Hall, 2:30pm-3:30pm.

The event is part of the UW-L English Department's 2007-2008 William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series.

*All are welcome to attend.*

Mary Davidson Colloquium (12/7)

Dr. Mary Davidson and her students will give a presentation titled “Syllabus without Margins”; the presentation will include an oral poetry reading by Dr. Davidson’s ENG 449 students.

This is part of the UW–L English Department’s 2007–2008 William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series.

The event takes place Friday December 7, Room 207 Wimberly Hall, 2:30pm-3:30pm.

*All are welcome to attend.

Gary Konas Colloquium (11/16)

Dr. Gary Konas will give a presentation, "Touched by an iPod: Using podcasts and iTunesU in the classroom."

This is part of the UW–L English Department’s 2007–2008 William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series.

The event takes place Friday November 16, Room 207 Wimberly Hall, 2:30pm-3:30pm.

*All are welcome to attend.

English Club needs your help

Hello everyone. English Club is making a spook station for Ghoulees in the Coulees. If anyone would be willing to donate any newspapers or chairs, that would be great. We need about 12 chairs. They can be kitchen chairs, lawn chairs, fold-chairs, anything. You will get them back when we're done (the end of next week). Thanks.

You can drop off items in the English Club office in 425 CWH.

--Jaime : nelson.jai2@students.uwlax.edu

Upcoming Events

Hi, everyone,

The English department is featured prominently in events taking place this week across campus. Sharon Jessee will be presenting her paper, “The Heteroglossia of Green: American Ecology from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Toni Morrison,” as one of four UWL Scholars celebrating Chancellor Gow’s Inauguration. The scholars’ presentations will take place Thursday, October 18th, at the Cleary Center. A reception for the scholars’ presentations will begin at 3PM, followed by the presentations, beginning at 4PM.

That same afternoon (Th 10/18), Brian Turner will read from his Iraq war poetry collection, Here, Bullet, in the Port O’ Call Lounge at Cartwright Center, beginning at 5:30. Mr. Turner’s reading, and related class activities Wednesday and Thursday, have been organized by Matt Cashion.

Both events have been widely publicized, in the Campus Connection, in the Raquet, on our English Department web page blog, and in the La Crosse Tribune. I hope many of you will be able to find the time to support our colleagues’ activities, and to remind interested students to try to attend.

Finally, thanks to all of the faculty and students who made our 3rd semi-annual kickball social and cookout celebration a success. The faculty once again prevailed in kickball (with only a minimum amount of cheating). And a good time was had by all.

Dick Sullivan

Sharon Jessee Presentation

Inauguration Scholars to speak on Oct. 18

Four Inauguration Scholars, chosen by the Inauguration Scholar subcommittee, will give their presentations beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Great Hall, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. A reception for the Inauguration Scholars will precede the presentation at 3 p.m. in the Gathering Place, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.  READ MORE...

Sharon will present "The Heteroglossia of Green: American Ecology from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Toni Morrison."  Jessee is professor of English and of Women Gender and Sexuality Studies at UW-L. She contributed to the English department's American Literature curricular reform in the 1990s in integrating diversity into courses for general education and for majors. Currently, her book manuscript, "Voice Upon Voice: Polyrhythm in Toni Morrison's Trilogy," is in its final revision and editing phase before it is submitted for consideration to university presses.

English Club Kickball Social

English faculty and students gather at Myrick Park shelter next to zoo this Friday, October 12, 5-8 p.m.   

• WE WANT you TO COME! 
• Students are cooking  Burgers and hot dogs
• COME AND PLAY kickball
• or come and laugh at others playing kickball
• tell jokes, read something pithy, or sit in the corner grumble
• faculty food contributions would be most welcome

Sharon Jessee