The Digital Studies Center will host the Digital Wharton Symposium on Friday, April 17th, starting at 1:30 p.m. in Fine Arts Building, Room 110. This event will feature a cohort of scholars from across the country who will discuss the digital component of the forthcoming Complete Works of Edith Wharton (CWEW). All are welcome to … Continue reading Digital Wharton Symposium To Take Place 4/17…
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“The Importance of Being Earnest” Opens 4/15
The Department of Fine Arts will stage Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, from April 15th – 19th, 2015, in the Walter K. Gordon Theater. Directed by Dr. Kenneth Elliott, Associate Professor of Theater, the production is known “as the quintessential comedy of manners and one of the funniest plays ever written.” Performances: Wednesday, … Continue reading “The Importance of Being Earnest” Opens 4/15…
Professor Brunch Series Continues 4/6
The English Graduate Student Association and the Department of English will host the next installment of the Professor Brunch Series on Monday, April 6th. Dr. Keith Green, Associate Professor of English, will present, “Me Woulda Shame: Sexual Dysfunction, Slackness, and Challenging Dancehall Masculinities in Red Rat’s ‘Dwayne’.” The event begins at 12:15 p.m. in the … Continue reading Professor Brunch Series Continues 4/6…
Cartoonist Scott McCloud to be on Campus 4/7
Award-winning cartoonist, author, and theorist Scott McCloud will offer a free lecture on visual communication on Tuesday, April 7th, at 6:30 p.m. in the Penn 401 Classroom, located at the side of the Paul Robeson Library. This event is free and open to all, but registration is requested. Contact Jake Hufner with questions or … Continue reading Cartoonist Scott McCloud to be on Campus 4/7…
Writers in Camden Series Concludes 2014-2015 Season on 4/1
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program will conclude its 2014-2015 Writers in Camden series on Wednesday, April 1st, with a reading by author Victor LaValle. Victor LaValle is the author of one story collection and three novels. His most recent novel, The Devil in Silver, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2012. He … Continue reading Writers in Camden Series Concludes 2014-2015 Season on 4/1…
Poet Ernest Hilbert To Be on Campus 3/24
On Tuesday, March 24th, join the Writing and Literature Club (WALC) for an event with poet Ernest Hilbert, author of the collections Sixty Sonnets and All of You on the Good Earth. The event will begin at 12:20 p.m. in the Armitage Hall Faculty Lounge. Dr. Hilbert’s books will be on sale during the event. Lunch will be … Continue reading Poet Ernest Hilbert To Be on Campus 3/24…
Women’s History Month Continues 3/11
March is Women’s History Month, and Rutgers University-Camden has a slew of activities scheduled to celebrate. This year’s theme is “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives.” The next event will take place on Wednesday, March 11th, with a presentation by Dr. Holly Blackford, Professor of English, on “Vessels from (Vaginal) Crevices: Southwestern Landscape and Archaeology of the … Continue reading Women’s History Month Continues 3/11…
Lecture on “Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Celebrity” Scheduled for 3/12
Author David M. Friedman will be on campus on Thursday, March 12th, to discuss his book Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Celebrity, which chronicles Wilde’s famous meeting with the Walt Whitman, here in the city of Camden. The event is scheduled to take place at 12:20 p.m. in the Stedman Gallery, … Continue reading Lecture on “Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Celebrity” Scheduled for 3/12…
Writers in Camden Series Continues 3/11
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program will continue its Spring 2015 Writers in Camden series on Wednesday, March 11th, with a Publishing Panel consisting of Jeff Kleinman, Anjali Singh, and James Marcus. Jeff Kleinman is one of the founders of Folio Literary Management, LLC, an agency that is forward-thinking and able to offer services … Continue reading Writers in Camden Series Continues 3/11…
“Outsiders, Oddities, and Others” Student-Led EGSA Conference Scheduled for 3/6
The English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) and the Department of English will sponsor a student-led academic conference on Friday, March 6th, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The topic is “Outsiders, Oddities, and Others: Fringe Elements of the Literary and Rhetorical Realms.” All are welcome to attend, but registration is requested. Breakfast and lunch … Continue reading “Outsiders, Oddities, and Others” Student-Led EGSA Conference Scheduled for 3/6…