Want to improve your business writing? Learn how to write grants? Fine-tune your poetry or start your memoir?
As part of the Provost's Professional & Personal Development Academy, several professors from the English Department will lead the following workshops, which are open to all Brooklyn-Campus employees.
Two will be held this semester (Fall 2011, and the other two will be held in Spring 2012.
All workshops are 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, in Library Learning Center, Room 515.
Professional Writing
with Professor Michael Bokor
Part 1: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Part 2: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Reading & Writing Poetry
with Professor John High
Part 1: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Part 2: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Grant Writing
with Professor John Killoran
Part 1: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Part 2: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Digital Storytelling
with Professor Deborah Mutnick (Director of the First-Year Writing Program)
Part 1: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Part 2: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Seating is limited.
Please register by calling 718 488 3406 or emailing pppda@brooklyn.liu.edu.
Refreshments will be served.
Pictures from Eduardo Chirinos Reading
Thanks to Professor Patrice McSherry (Political Science Department, and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program) for these great shots from the Eduardo Chrinos poetry reading.
Chirinos appeared along with his longtime translator, Professor Gary Racz (Department of Foreign Languages and Literature), who read the poems in English, after Chirinos had read them in Spanish.
Click here to read more about Chirinos.
Chirinos appeared along with his longtime translator, Professor Gary Racz (Department of Foreign Languages and Literature), who read the poems in English, after Chirinos had read them in Spanish.
Click here to read more about Chirinos.
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| Eduardo Chirinos |
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| Professor Racz with Chirinos |
Lili Taylor to Perform Work by Jessica Hagedorn at Cave Canem Event
The actress Lili Taylor will perform a monologue in the character of Nena from Stairway to Heaven by Professor Jessica Hagedorn (English Department, Creative Writing MFA program). This performance will be part of a program called "Cave Canem Brings the Drama."
Click here for more information.
Click here for more information.
Voices of the Rainbow Event: Paola Corso & Sandra Maria Esteves
Please join us for the next reading of the Fall 2011 semester: Paola Corso & Sandra Maria Esteves.
Paola Corso, was born in Pittsburgh of Italian American anscestry. She is the author of the poetry collections, Death by Renaissance and A Proper Burial, the short story collection, Giovanna’s 86 Circles, and the novel, Catina’s Haircut.
Sandra Maria Esteves, known as the “Godmother of Nuyorican Poetry,” is a celebrated poet and visual artist who has published several collections of verse.
Paola Corso, was born in Pittsburgh of Italian American anscestry. She is the author of the poetry collections, Death by Renaissance and A Proper Burial, the short story collection, Giovanna’s 86 Circles, and the novel, Catina’s Haircut.When & Where
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
11:00 am
Health Sciences Building, Room119
Contact
Professor Louis Parascandola or Professor Maria McGarrity: (718) 488-1050.
Africana-Studies Mentorship Program Event
The speaker will be Ingrid Floyd, Director of Iris House in Harlem.
When & Where
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
12 noon - 1 pm
Library Learning Center, Room 122
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact the Humanities Division at 718 488 1053 or contact Professor Carol Allen at carol.allen@liu.edu.
Michael Bokor the 2011 Featured Alumnus of English Department at Illinois State
Professor Michael J.K. Bokor (English Department) has been chosen as the “2011 Featured Alumnus” of the English Department, Illinois State University (ISU). A message from Dr. Joan Mullin (Professor and Chair, English Studies, Illinois State University) said Dr. Bokor was chosen because his “areas of research are very consistent with the direction of the Department” and his perspectives are beneficial to students and faculty.
Among others, Dr. Bokor will return to the ISU campus as their guest this fall and facilitate a Professional Growth workshop on October 14 as well as speak to students and faculty of the English Department on his work and experience so far as an alum. He will also join all the other alumni guests and department representatives to participate in a lunch with the ISU President.
Congratulations, Professor Bokor!
Jessica Hagedorn Works with Culturestrike
Professor Jessica Hagedorn, Parsons Family University Professor of Creative Writing (English Department), was in Arizona all last week with a delegation of artists & writers called Culturestrike, an activist group whose goals include:
The campaign began with a gathering September 10-16 in Tucson and Phoenix.
Read more here.
And here.
[advancing] a community-informed, impactful cultural strategy to challenge and displace the dominant anti-migrant narrative by infusing the national narrative with creative values-based, pro-migrant images, ideas, and stories.Read more about Culturestrike at their website.
The campaign began with a gathering September 10-16 in Tucson and Phoenix.
Read more here.
And here.
Voices of the Rainbow Event: Eduardo Chirinos
Please join us for the first Voices of the Rainbow reading of the Fall 2011 semester: Eduardo Chirinos.When & Where
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
12 pm
LLC 124
Eduardo Chirinos, a native of Peru, is the author of several volumes of poetry. In 2001, he was awarded the Premio Casa de América prize for innovation in Latin American poetry for his volume, Breve historia de la música (A Brief History of Music). Last year, Chirinos won the GeneraciÓn del 27 prize for Mientras el lobo está (While the Wolf is Around). He will be reading from his work and discussing it with his translator, Gary Racz, from LIU’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literature.
Contact Professors Louis Parascandola or Maria McGarrity: (718) 488-1050.
Funding by the Provost’s Office.
Co-sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.
Barbara Henning at the Scarab Club (Detroit)
Professor Barbara Henning (English) is reading Tuesday, September 21st in Detroit at the Scarab Club for the Woodward Line Poetry Series.
Bernard Schweizer Heads Rebecca West Society Conference
Professor Bernard Schweizer is running the 5th International Rebecca West Conference, at Baruch College, this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-17.
Christine Grausso, a graduate student in the English Department, will be one of the presenters at the conference!
You can get the program online at http://www.rebeccawestsociety.com/.
Christine Grausso, a graduate student in the English Department, will be one of the presenters at the conference!
You can get the program online at http://www.rebeccawestsociety.com/.
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