News for English and Film Studies Students

March 6 - March 20, 2020

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Hours

The English Advising Office is open Monday and Wednesday for appointments from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Appointments

Please go to Canvas (under Account--> Settings--> MyPlan--> My Success Network--> Kathleen Lacey). The schedule tab will allow you to see what times are available for individual appointments. You can also search for Kathleen Lacey in the MyPLAN Directory. You are also welcome to call 402-472-3871 to schedule an appointment.

Walk-in Hours

No appointment necessary

Walk-in hours are Fridays from 8:30 am - 11:30am.

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Reminders

March 6 (Fri.)   Last day to change a full semester course registration to or from "Pass/No Pass"
March 2 (Mon.) - May 17 (Sun.) Open Registration for Summer Sessions 2020
March 22 - 29 (Sun. - Sun.)  Spring Vacation (UNL offices are open Monday through Friday)

Courses to Check Out

SUMMER 2020: Classic Horror Films during Pre-Session in English 439/839

This class covers the horror film between 1930 to 1970, a period in cinema history that saw worldwide change in the film medium, and an unprecedented growth in the horror film, as well as experimentation within the film medium itself.

See twenty classic horror films in just three weeks.

Films screened include the original versions of FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, THE WOLFMAN, THE MUMMY, SON OF DRACULA, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, CAT PEOPLE, I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, THE UNDYING MONSTER, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE DEVIL COMMANDS, HOUSE OF WAX, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, HORROR OF DRACULA, HALLOWEEN, CARRIE and many more.

Class meets Monday - Friday 9:30AM – 12:20PM during Pre-Session from May 18 – June 5, 2020 in RVB 123; the small Ross Theater. Requirements: daily attendance, screenings, discussion, readings, three five page papers. 

Department of English Announcements and Events

Mapmaking: the Poetic Art of Kwame Dawes

A week-long art exhibition inspired by Kwame Dawes’ book Punta del Burro with artist Jon Gregg. This event celebration will feature the collaborative works of Kwame Dawes, including his work as editor of the renowned Prairie Schooner, his directorship of the African Poetry Book Fund, and the collaboration with the University of Nebraska Press, and his many projects as editor and literary activist.

  • March 16 - 20, 8:00am - 5:00pm;  Location:Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center - Van Brunt Visitors Center, UNL City Campus

“Portraiture and Power,” a conversation with Joy Castro and Rhi Johnson

“Portraiture and Power: Women, Nature, and the Erotic in Late 19th-Century Spanish and Hispanophone Art and Literature”

No neat line divides visual art from literature: Artists often paint stories, and authors frequently use visual motifs to imbue their texts with a culture’s expectations—or to dispute those expectations. In so doing, both kinds of makers record and rewrite the world.

Rhi Johnson is a specialist in the modern Hispanophone transatlantic who uses image-in-text and new materialisms to explore the construction of gender and sexuality.

Joy Castro is the award-winning author of the memoir The Truth Book, two literary thrillers set in post-Katrina New Orleans: Hell or High Water and Nearer Home, the essay collection Island of Bones, and the short fiction collection How Winter Began.

Additional info here

  • March 17, 5:30pm; Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium, Sheldon Museum of Art, UNL City Campus

Wisteria: Twilight Songs from Swamp Country

A collaborative narrative and musical performance featuring Dr. Kwame Dawes with music by award-winning composer Dr. Kevin Simmonds paying homage to the voices of women who lived during the era of Jim Crow America with the raw honesty of people who have waited a long time to speak their mind. This performance represents the Nebraska Premiere of this major work.

RSVP here

Additional info here

  • March 18, 7:00pm; Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium, Sheldon Museum of Art, UNL City Campus

Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani: The Intersection of Memory, Home, and Artistic Invention

A culmination of the week-long art exhibition MAPMAKING: THE POETIC ART OF KWAME DAWES, inspired by Dawes’ book Punta del Burro with artist Jon Gregg. This event celebration will feature the collaborative works of Kwame Dawes, including his work as editor of the renowned Prairie Schooner, his directorship of the African Poetry Book Fund, and the collaboration with the University of Nebraska Press, and his many projects as editor and literary activist.

Remarks will be made at 12:00 pm

  • March 20, 11:30am - 1:00pm; Great Hall, Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center - Van Brunt Visitors Center, UNL City Campus

All English Department Events for the Semester

  • “Portraiture and Power,” a conversation with Joy Castro and Rhi Johnson
    • March 17. 5:30pm; Sheldon Museum of Art
  • CAS Inquire Lecture Series: Panel Discussion
    • March 31. 5:30 – 6:30pm; Nebraska Union
  • The Reading Series: Terrance Hayes
    • April 8. 7:00 – 8:00pm; Sheldon Museum of Art
  • Humanities on the Edge presents Lauren Berlant
    • April 9. 5:30 – 7:00pm; Sheldon Museum of Art
  • Knoll Lecture: Carolyn Forché
    • April 16. 5:00 – 6:00pm; Andrews Hall
  • Reading: Carolyn Forché
    • April 17. 5:00 – 6:00pm; TBD
  • English Department Convocation
    • May 1. 1:30 – 3:00pm; Bailey Library, Andrews Hall
  • Lecture by John Plotz, Brandeis University
    • May 1. 3:30pm; Andrews Hall

University Announcements and Events

CAS Week: Fingerprint Mural and Toiletry Drive

Come to the first floor of Oldfather Hall to add your fingerprint to the CAS Mural. Bring toiletries and cleaning supplies to donate to the Lincoln Friendship home!

  • March 6, 10:00am - 2:00pm; first floor of Oldfather Hall, UNL City Campus

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NATIVE VOICES: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness

Vision Maker Media, in partnership with the University Libraries, introduces a new traveling exhibition, Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, which examines concepts of health and medicine among contemporary American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people. The traveling exhibition, produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), explores the connection between wellness, illness, and cultural life through a combination of interviews with Native people, artwork, objects, and interactive media.

The exhibition will be open to the public from January 31-March 12, 2020.

A special opening event will take place from 4:00-6:00 pm on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, with a presentation by Dr. Siobhan Wescott, assistant director of Indians into Medicine (INMED), University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, on “How Do You Find Research on Native Americans? Untangling the Confusing Search Terms and Identifying Gaps in the Research.” Reception to follow.
  • March 6 - March 12, all day; second floor, Love Library South, UNL City Campus

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Ways That Women Lead

Ways that Women Lead features inspiring stories from several prominent Nebraskan women leaders. Join us for appetizers and storytelling! A full list of featured leaders will be released soon.

A Women’s History Month event
Hosted by the Residence Life Multicultural Awareness and Diversity Education (MADE) Committee

  • March 9, 4:30pm - 6:30pm; Red Cloud Room A, Willa  Cather Dinning Center, UNL City Campus.

For a complete list of Women's History Month Events going on around campus visit here.

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Historical Trauma Today: Treating the Symptoms and Moving Towards Wellness

Join Misty Frazier, M.A., executive director of the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition, a member of the Santee Sioux Nation and a descendant of the Tlingit of Alaska, who will present about historical trauma, what it looks like today and how to shift to healing, recovery, and wellness. Her talk supports the traveling exhibit, Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness.

Historical trauma includes domestic violence, child welfare, missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, substance abuse, and suicide. Frazier will discuss the ways that using traditional concepts, language, and culture can heal historical trauma.

  • March 9, 4:00pm - 5:00pm; Peterson Room 221, Love Library South, UNL City Campus

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Fresh Check Day

Checkin’ in with college students! Fresh Check Day is the signature program of the Jordan Porco Foundation. It is an uplifting mental health promotion and suicide prevention event that includes:
– Interactive booths
– Peer-to-peer messaging
– Support of multiple campus departments and groups
– Food
– Balloon Artist
– Prizes and giveaways

Fresh Check Day at UNL aims to create an approachable and hopeful atmosphere where students can enjoy the activities and learn about resources on campus. #freshcheckdayunlincoln

  • March 10, 12:00pm - 3:00pm; Centennial Room, Nebraska Union, UNL City Campus

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Fulbright Information Session

Fulbrights are for graduate study, research abroad, or teaching English abroad. Grants are awarded to graduating seniors, alums, and graduate students in all academic fields and in the creative and performing arts. One-year English teaching assistantships are also available. Applicants must hold a B.A. degree or the equivalent before the beginning date of the grant. Fulbrights provide round-trip airfare, language or orientation courses (where appropriate), tuition (in some cases), book and research allowances, maintenance for the academic year, supplemental health and accident insurance, and, in some cases, funds for spousal support.

More info here

  • March 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm; Platte River Room North, Nebraka Union, UNL City Campus

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Humanities and agricultural studies combine in the CASNR Classics Crossover

East Campus faculty and students from the College of Arts and Sciences will join faculty and students from the agricultural school in reading Hesiod’s Works and Days, a classical Greek poem about agriculture. This is an event that showcases the interconnectedness of the humanities through all facets of life. This event is in conjunction with the seasonal opening of the dairy store and ice cream will be served! This event is also a forerunner to the annual Homerathon which will be happening on April 16th. 


For more information contact email: mlippman2@unl.edu  

  • March 12, 2:30pm - 4:30pm; Dairy Store, East Campus.

Pride in the Workplace: Conversations & Connections

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REACH Session for Students

90 MINUTES THAT MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCUSSION YOU’LL EVER HAVE.

All UNL students are invited to attend the REACH Suicide Prevention Training.

Participants who attend REACH will gain confidence to help others.
– Recognize warning signs
– Engage with empathy
– Ask directly about suicide
– Communicate hope
– Help suicidal individuals access care and treatment

To pre-register, see here

  • March 20, 1:30pm - 3:00pm; Platte River Room North, Nebraska Union, UNL City Campus

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Come Experience the Iliad at the Third Annual Homerathon!

Thursday, April 16th, starting at 7a.m. on the Meier Commons green space. The event will last all day and everyone is invited to come and go as they please.

 

A Homerathon is a marathon reading of Homer’s Iliad, the way the ancient Greeks intended for it to be experienced. Come and be a part of the audience and see why the Iliad remains relevant to our contemporary discussions of violence, heroism and justice. Undergraduates will be able to answer questions about Homer’s Iliad throughout the day. Food and drink is provided for attendees. Plus, you can get more involved by reading a passage yourself! Become a part of our interactive experience.

If you are interested in participating in the event or would like more information please email: unl.homerathon@gmail.com

  • April 16, All Day Event Starting at 7am; Infront of the Nebraska Union

Internships, Jobs, and Professional Development

Asterium Accepting Submissions

Asterism, Ohio State Univeristy's undergraduate international literary journal  is now accepting submissions from undergrad students to include in their journal. Asterism is currently accepting submissions for two different categories: poetry and short fiction stories.

Submissions acceptance will close on March 31.

You can submit your works here.

Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association Scholarship Award

Each year, the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association provides a scholarship to an outstanding college junior or senior working towards a career in juvenile justice or an associated field. The scholarship is meant for those majoring in criminal justice or related fields (e.g., social work, psychology, and mental health). In order to be eligable for the scholarship, students must be associated with the the Nebraska University, a full time student in junior or senior standing, and must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 with a preference given to those with a GPA of 2.5 or above.

Scholarship Amount : $500

The Deadline for the application is due April 3rd, 2020

To apply see  here.

UNL Literary Contest Now Open

Looking to submit some of your work? The 2019 - 2020 Literary Contest is now open and looking for submissions.

Both Prose and Poetry Will Be Accepted

Prizes are given to those who win in the field they are submitting for.

THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 6 BY MIDNIGHT

For more info on sumission guildlines, elegability, ect. see here.

Dayton Independent Film Festival (DIFF) Accepting Submissions

The purpose of DIFF is to provide meaningful artistic and cultural programming to Dayton’s

thriving community. Our goal is to provide a platform to foster rich dialogue within our

community and an abundance of passion and creativity.

 

Rules and Guidelines for Submission:

-Filmmaker has to be from the Midwest or has a tie to the Midwest

-Produced within the last 5 years with no premiere status necessary.

Please feel free to click on the link to learn more information about this festival. We encourage

you to share DIFF with other Midwestern filmmakers.

DEADLINE APRIL 15

For more info or interested in submitting , see here.

Stay Woke: Readings in Social Justice

The Roots of Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Resistance in the US

"A fair share of liberal intellectuals and pundits set about explaining the roots of contemporary white supremacy by tracing the events in Charlottesville to the history of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. This is understandable. The “second Klan” enjoyed a high degree of legitimacy, and its xenophobic slogans—“America First” and “100% Americanism”—were echoed by the Trump administration. Besides, most of the recent scholarship on the Klan focuses on the 1920s, precisely because, in spite of its virulence, its values and ideology were not far from the American mainstream.

But why go back to the 1920s when the militant white supremacists of current generation are either products of, or influenced by, the “third Klan” of the 1970s and 1980s? Between 1974 and 1981, Klan membership grew from about 1,500 to more than 10,000. In the course of a decade, a resurgent Klan formed paramilitary units, burned crosses, organized rallies in cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Meriden, Connecticut, and prepared to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border as an auxiliary to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Their leaders also attained enough legitimacy to enter mainstream politics and run for public office. In 1980, Tom Metzger, the “Grand Dragon” of the Ku Klux Klan, garnered enough votes to win the Democratic primary in Southern California’s 43rd Congressional district. Similarly, in 1989 David Duke, former Klansman and founder of the National Association for the Advancement of White People, was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives."

Read more of Robin D.G. Kelly's essay on LitHub.

Film News

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