News for English and Film Studies Students

May 6 - May 13, 2022

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Hours

The English Advising Office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

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

Zoom drop-in hours are Thursdays from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm and Fridays from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

To join, follow this link or copy & paste into your browser: https://unl.zoom.us/my/casadvising

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Reminders

Mon, May 9 thru Fri, May 13: Finals Week.

Sat, May 14: GRADUATION!

Mon, May 16: 3wk & 8wk summer session courses begin.

Good luck with Finals!!

As we all know, finals week is next week. Here's some advice to make it a little bit more bearable:

  1. Have a Self-Care plan in place
  2. Minimize “Stress Bragging”
  3. Listen to your body
  4. Give yourself the proper nutrition
  5. Protect your sleep
  6. Reward Yourself For Your Achievements
  7. Make Plans With Friends
  8. Remember this is all temporary!

Source: https://www.crisistextline.org/blog/2019/04/26/8-tips-to-make-finals-week-bearable/ 

Additionally, your grades do not define your worth and you'll get through this!! Best of luck to you!!

University Announcements and Events

Oklahoma!

“How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical?” says The New York Times.
This is OKLAHOMA! as you’ve never seen or heard it before—reimagined for the 21st century, and now the Tony Award® Winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Funny and sexy, dark and jolting, “this production shocked me and moved me. This is the OKLAHOMA! that was there all along.” raves New York Magazine. Direct from an acclaimed run on Broadway, OKLAHOMA! “lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatness anew.” (The New Yorker)

Note: This production of Oklahoma! is recommended for ages 12+.

Two shows:
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 – 7:30 p.m.

Tickets available at: liedcenter.org

https://www.liedcenter.org/event/oklahoma

Free Group Fitness Week

All fitness classes are free May 8–14 at the Campus Recreation Center and the Recreation & Wellness Center. Pre-register for a spot in the classes using the Mindbody App.

For more information contact Annalisa Mazza, group fitness coordinator, at amazza6@unl.edu.

Coffee & Tea @ 10:30

Stop by for fresh coffee, tea & conversation every Thursday, 10:30-11:30

This event is sponsored by the Student Support Services TRIO Scholars.

Literary News

It looks like filming is going to start on Ocean Vuong’s beloved debut novel.

By Katie Yee | May 4, 2022

https://lithub.com/it-looks-like-filming-is-going-to-start-on-ocean-vuongs-beloved-debut-novel/ 

15 great paperback books coming out this May.

By Katie Yee | May 3, 2022

https://lithub.com/15-great-paperback-books-coming-out-this-may/ 

There Is Grace in Patience: On the Writing Lessons of Tarot

By Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood | May 5, 2022

https://lithub.com/there-is-grace-in-patience-on-the-writing-lessons-of-tarot/ 

Alex George on the “Absolutely Extraordinary Journey” of Running a Book Festival

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 5, 2022

https://lithub.com/alex-george-on-the-absolutely-extraordinary-journey-of-running-a-book-festival/ 

Film News

‘Percy Jackson’ Disney+ Series Finds Its Annabeth and Grover Stars

Katie Campione | May 5, 2022

https://www.thewrap.com/pery-jackson-disney-plus-series-annabeth-grover-actors/ 

Here’s Why ‘Moon Knight’ Had Barely Any MCU Connections

Adam Chitwood | May 5, 2022

https://www.thewrap.com/moon-knight-mcu-connections-marvel/ 

Janelle Monaé to Play Josephine Baker in A24’s WWII-Set TV Series ‘De La Resistance’

Sharon Knolle | May 4, 2022

https://www.thewrap.com/janelle-monae-josephine-baker-a24-de-la-resistance/ 

How to Love: Matthew Strohl and Rax King on Bad Movies

"It is cool to like bad movies these days, usually with an air of mocking irony or guilty pleasure, sometimes with sheer unabashed earnestness. Philosopher and bad movie lover Matthew Strohl’s Why It’s OK to Love Bad Movies (Routledge, 2021), part of Routledge’s Why It’s OK series, is the manifesto, and corrective, this movement needs. It challenges, as much as it defends, those of us who claim to love Nicolas Cage and The Room and Troll 2 and Twilight. Strohl doesn’t just want us to like these movies, but to care about them as well.

For Kael, bad movie love is a blessed, unabashedly crass form of hedonism, and Strohl is a hedonist, too; he loves bad movies because they bring him joy. The six chapters of Why It’s OK to Love Bad Movies, rich with close film analysis and abnormally accessible philosophical argumentation, convincingly show that these movies are wonderful. Indeed, the book is almost unbearable to read, as any writing on film worth its salt ought to be. All one wants to do, at virtually every page, is put it down and watch Batman & Robin."

Read more from Nicholas Whittaker at the Los Angeles Review of Books.