Events
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POSTPONED: Runaway Genres: The Global Afterlifes of Slavery. A Book Talk
A conversation on the themes in professor Yogita Goyal's latest book Runaway Genres: The Global Afterlives of Slavery. Where Goyal reads current literature to uncover the links between contemporary concepts of freedom and bondage--from unlawful detention to sex trafficking to the refugee crisis to genocide--and the antebellum genre of the slave narrative.
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POSTPONED: Kanner Lecture: Yopie Prins
New date and time coming soon.
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Job Talk by Summer Kim Lee
Summer Kim Lee, Mellon Faculty Fellow, English and Creative Writing, Dartmouth College Talk Title: “Cold Leftovers: Touching Asian Femininity’s Material Remains” Talk Description This talk engages with iterations of exoticized, hypersexualized Asian femininity in David Henry Hwang’s play M. Butterfly (1988), filmmaker and scholar Mila Zuo’s short film Carnal Orient (2016), and artist Alison Kuo’s...
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POSTPONED Kanner Lecture: Julie Orlemanski
More details coming soon.
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CANCELLED “After English” A look at professional life with an English Degree
A talk with alumna Julia Luster
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Kanner Lecture: Toril Moi
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Department Honors Showcase
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Awards Ceremony for English & Writing Programs
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Information Session: Minor in Literature and the Environment with Professor Ursula Heise
Engage with the cultural and environmental issues shaping the 21st century with our unique, interdisciplinary minor. Our department chair, Professor Heise, teaches regularly for the minor and looks forward to speaking with you. Find out more. REGISTER HERE
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Information Session: Minor in Professional Writing with Professor Megan Stephan
Professor Stephan will be answering questions about our newest minor, launched in Spring 2019! Learn about the minor’s curriculum, application process, capstone experience, and more. Find out more REGISTER HERE
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Information Session: Creative Writing with Professor Justin Torres
Professor Torres will be available to answer your pressing questions about Creative Writing at UCLA. What are the workshops really like? How does the application process work? Is the Creative Writing Concentration right for you? Come and find out! Find out more REGISTER HERE
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Department of English Welcome Panel
Hear from current UCLA students about their experiences in the Department of English! Our student panelists will represent our various majors and minors, transfer and first-year pathways, the departmental honors program, creative writing workshops, professional writing workshops, and more! We’ll also have our undergraduate advising team on hand to answer your questions. We hope to...
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Fall quarter instruction begins
Fall quarter begins
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Information Session: Summer Travel Study in Florence with Professor Christopher Looby
This program examines the experiences of some of the most important American writers and artists who spent time in Florence, the beautiful Tuscan city where the Italian Renaissance originated. Join Professor Looby, program director, to learn more. Find out more REGISTER HERE