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Table of Contents
- "What is Critical Race Theory, Anyway, & Why Do Politicians Care?"
- 6th Annual Gender Equity Conference
- Nebraska Rep: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Rainbow Ball
- National Coming Out Day Photobooth
- The Importance of Public Remembering after Forced Forgetting of Mass Atrocities
- Music BINGO: A Dating Violence Awareness Month Event
- Pride in the Workplace
- OLLI at UNL to host the film “American Son” followed by discussion
- Nebraska Rep: ShakesFear
- State of the Agency Lecture Series
- “An Aesthetics of Collapse,” a lecture by Jack Halberstam
- LGBTQA+ History Month Dinner
- “Before Homosexuals” Reception for Alumni
- Nebraska Writer's Collective Internship
- PRAIRIE SCHOONER Seeking Interns
- Nebraska Selected for Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award
- Virtual Info Session: American Pavilion Film Program @ Cannes Film Festival.
- How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe
- Jen Winston on Bluets, Bisexual Representation, and Hating the Classics
- David Harewood to Make Directorial Debut With Boxing Drama ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’
- Chloé Zhao’s ‘Eternals,’ From Marvel Studios, Gets Early Film Festival Premiere in Rome
- Mike Flanagan, Netflix Set Fifth Horror Series: Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Fall of the House of Usher’
- HBO Max Acquires Halsey’s ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ Album Film
Department of English Announcements and Events
Reading: Garth Greenwell
Date: Oct. 14, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union, Platte River Room
Garth, whose novel Cleaness was one of the most acclaimed literary works of 2020, will read from his fiction. The New York Times called Cleaness “incandescent” and noted that Greenwell “has an uncanny gift, one that comes along rarely.” Harper’s magazine said the novel is an “electrifying portrait of sex’s power to lacerate and liberate, to make and unmake our deepest selves …” He lives in Iowa City.
Saddiq Dzukogi reads from his book YOUR CRIB, MY QIBLA
Date: Oct. 19, 2021
Time :5:00 pm–6:30 pm
Location: Andrews Hall, Bailey Library
YOUR CRIB, MY QIBLA interrogates loss, the death of a child, and a father’s pursuit of language able to articulate grief. In these poems, the language of memory functions as a space of mourning, connecting the dead with the world of the living. Culminating in an imagined dialogue between the father and his deceased daughter in the intricate space of the family, YOUR CRIB, MY QIBLA explores grief, the fleeting nature of healing, and the constant obsession of memory as a language to reach the dead.
Saddiq Dzukogi holds a degree in mass communication from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (Nigeria), and is pursuing a PhD in English at UNL. A 2017 finalist of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, he is the author of INSIDE THE FLOWER ROOM, selected by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani for the New Generation African Poets Chapbook series.
University Announcements and Events
"What is Critical Race Theory, Anyway, & Why Do Politicians Care?"
Curious? Join us! This hour-long discussion will feature a discussion of the topic with time for audience Q&A. Everyone is welcome.
Colloquium on Racial Justice
"What is Critical Race Theory, Anyway, & Why Do Politicians Care?"
Thursday, October 14 6pm CT
Zoom webinar. Free & open to the public.
Registration required: https://go.unl.edu/iescrt
Panelists:
Richard Moberly, Dean of the College of Law
Luis Othoniel Rosa, Modern Languages & Literatures & Ethnic Studies
Cynthia Willis-Esqueda, Psychology & Ethnic Studies
Jordan Charlton, English & Ethnic Studies
Eli Ornelas, Sociology & Ethnic Studies
Moderator:
Joy Castro, English & Ethnic Studies
6th Annual Gender Equity Conference
We are excited to announce our 6th Annual Gender Equity Conference for 2021! Please join us on November 11th in the Nebraska Union Auditorium for this day-long event. We plan to have multiple speakers present talks that cover a wide variety of topics related to gender equity and intersectionality. Other topics include leadership, diversity, advocacy, social justice, or community interest topics. This conference will be free of charge and include a continental breakfast and lunch.
The conference is intentionally designed to be accessible to those interested in attending. The sessions are broken down into 20- or 30- minute TED Talk-style presentations with breaks in between each session. This will allow for students, staff, and faculty members to attend sessions throughout the day in between meetings and classes, as well as allow for community guests to join when they are able to.
Some highlights of the conference include a panel discussion with faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences on gender equity from a global perspective, as well as a talk from Dominique Morgan, the Executive Director of Black and Pink National, and a keynote address from State Senator Megan Hunt.
To register or submit a proposal, please visit go.unl.edu/GEC21. The deadline to submit proposals is October 25th, and the deadline to register is November 3rd.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Derrick Gulley at dgulley@unl.edu, or our conference chair, Taylor, at wcga@unl.edu.
Nebraska Rep: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Directed by Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Director and Nebraska Repertory Theatre Executive Director Christina Kirk, performances are Sept. 29-Oct. 10 in the Howell Theatre in the Temple Building, 12th and R streets.
A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities, and transformations with hilarious, but dark consequences.
For showtimes and tickets, visit https://nebraskarep.org.
Rainbow Ball
Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Time: 8:00 pm–11:00 pm
Location: Kauffman Academic Residential Center, Great Hall
Tickets are $5 per person and can be ordered via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rainbow-ball-tickets-170027612165.
Event tickets will be available at the door, but should be purchased beforehand to guarantee admittance.
The Rainbow Ball will follow COVID-19 precautions. Complete details are listed in the Eventbrite link.
The event is organized by Spectrum UNL with support from the LGBTQA+ Center, oSTEM, Pride in Business, Out to Innovate, and the Kauffman Academic Residential Center.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rainbow-ball-tickets-170027612165
National Coming Out Day Photobooth
Date: Oct. 11, 2021
Time: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Location: Nebraska Union
The Importance of Public Remembering after Forced Forgetting of Mass Atrocities
Date: Oct. 11, 2021
Time: 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Zoom: unl.zoom.us/j/92270866282
In this talk, Dr. Ntihirageza explores the individual, communal and national benefits of remembering and memorialization, particularly in the Burundian context. For many years, public remembering and memorialization in Burundi were not only discouraged, in some cases, they were forbidden. Yet, several times since independence, the country has experienced genocides and mass atrocities. Could there be a connection between the propensity of repeated mass atrocities and forced forgetting by perpetrators?
This is first in a series of colloquia organized by the School of Global Integrative Studies on the theme of “Confronting Historical Silences” is fall.
Dr. Jeanine Ntihirageza, professor and TESOL program coordinator at Northeastern Illinois University Chicago. She is the founding director of the Center for Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora. Her research interests are in linguistics, language teaching, refugee and genocide studies, and human rights in Africa.
A survivor of the 1972 genocide in Burundi from a mixed family, Hutu father and Tutsi mother, Dr. Ntihirageza received, in 2001, a Human Rights grant from the University of Chicago that opened doors to her Sub-Saharan refugee community work. She has since been a consultant for community-based organizations with a focus on Sub-Saharan African resettled refugees.
https://sgis.unl.edu/ntihirageza-launch-sgis-fall-colloquium-series-oct-11
Music BINGO: A Dating Violence Awareness Month Event
Date: Oct. 12, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
Location: Nebraska City Union - Platte River Room
Pride in the Workplace
Date: Oct. 14, 2021
Time: 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Zoom
To learn more about the event specifics, including companies/representatives attending and Zoom connection link, please go to:
OLLI at UNL to host the film “American Son” followed by discussion
Date: Oct. 14, 2021
Time: 6:30 pm–9:00 pm
Location: South Gate Methodist Church, 3500 Pioneers Blvd
“Our diversity film series offers excellent films and opportunities to hear local leaders provide insights into racism, prejudice and inequality that exist in our communities,” said Nancy Comer, co-chair of the OLLI Diversity Committee.
“American Son” follows a black mother being interrogated by a white police officer rather than being helped, an interracial couple rehashing the painful reasons their marriage fell apart, and a black cop illuminating on the experience of those who fall into both categories.
Starring Kerry Washington, the story concerns a mixed-race couple desperate for answers about the disappearance of their son Jamal, following a traffic stop in Florida. Issues of safety, race, police accountability, and equal justice — as well as their effects on communities of color — are at play in the movie.
The film is a continuing effort by the OLLI Diversity Committee to advance inclusivity and enhance collaborations and interactions with Lincoln’s multicultural communities. The Let’s Talk Alliance was formed by members of OLLI’s Diversity Committee, along with multicultural leaders in the Lincoln community to bring together people from all backgrounds, ages, cultures and faiths to talk about issues that divide and unite us. Let’s Talk Alliance offers monthly talks and discussions on social justice, racism and bias, changes faced by immigrants and refugees, prison reform and programs that support youth.
For more information about OLLI’s Diversity Committee and the Let’s Talk Alliance contact Nancy Comer at nrcomer43@gmail.com.
For further information about OLLI at UNL or to get a catalog, email olli@unl.edu, visit https://olli.unl.edu. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNL is a member-driven organization committed to providing and promoting superior-quality, high-appeal learning experiences, events and travel opportunities designed for adults 50 and over who believe that “curiosity never retires.”
Additional Public Info:
Register for the in-person or Zoom live stream at https://olli.unl.edu
Nebraska Rep: ShakesFear
The Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents ShakesFear, an immersive theatrical experience.
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”
Enter the demented mind of William Shakespeare. Go on harrowing journey to recover one of Shakespeare’s lost plays. To escape a spell cast by the Weird Sisters, you’ll have to confront a murderous king, meddling fairies, ghastly ghosts and a bloody butcher with an appetite for blood!
This immersive theatrical experience is not recommended for children under 13 or the faint of heart.
Performances are in the Studio Theatre, 1st floor of the Temple Building.
For a complete list of showtimes and tickets, visit nebraskarep.org. There are multiple start times available on each date.
State of the Agency Lecture Series
Date: Oct. 20, 2021
Time: 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Location: Nebraska Union, Swanson Auditorium
Danielle Conrad, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, will be our guest for the State of the Agency Lecture Series. A reception will follow at 1:30pm in the Heritage Room.
Originally from Seward, Nebraska, Danielle Conrad became the Executive Director of the ACLU of Nebraska in 2014, following eight years of service as a state senator in the Nebraska Legislature. Her professional career has included work as a staff attorney and policy advocate for low-income working families and new immigrants; nonprofit management; campaign management; and political consulting. She led the successful effort to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage via citizen initiative in 2014.
This is a free event, open to the public.
“An Aesthetics of Collapse,” a lecture by Jack Halberstam
Date: Oct. 21, 2021
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art, Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium
Halberstam is the author of seven books, including his latest book, “Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire” (Duke University Press, 2020). Places Journal awarded him its Arcus/Places Prize in 2018 for innovative public scholarship on the relationship between gender, sexuality, and the built environment.
The lecture and exhibition are free and open to the public.
LGBTQA+ History Month Dinner
Date: Oct. 21, 2021
Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Location: The Marriott Cornhusker Hotel
Each year, the LGBTQA+ Center invites the Lincoln Community to come together to celebrate our rich history. Join us for a semi-formal dinner and an evening filled with great food and engaging entertainment.
For more information about the dinner and LGBTQA+ History Month, please visit https://lgbtqa.unl.edu/history-month.
“Before Homosexuals” Reception for Alumni
Date: Oct. 22, 2021
Time: 9:00 pm–10:30 pm
Location: Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center - Van Brunt Visitors Center
Following the screening and Q&A session, the Nebraska Alumni Association and the Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Gender and Sexual Identities are hosting a reception in the Van Brunt Visitor’s Center, located next to the Ross. Please register for this reception in advance by Friday, Oct. 15 by visiting the event website.
The Nebraska Alumni Association is providing hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available to those ages 21+.
The film also features interviews with long-time English faculty member Louis Crompton. You can learn more about Dr. Crompton’s work at the university from this Nebraska Today Article: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/50-years-ago-crompton-brought-gay-studies-to-nebraska/.
Internships, Jobs, and Professional Development
Nebraska Writer's Collective Internship
The Nebraska Writer's Collective is offering a 3-credit internship!
What You'll Do
The Nebraska Writer's Collective is a non-profit that promotes creative writing and performance poetry throughout the Midwest. As an NWC intern, you will have the opportunity to help run the youth poetry program, Louder Than a Bomb Great Plains, gaining experience with:
- Editing an anthology for local youth poets across the region.
- Helping develop and support the Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate Program.
- Classroom teaching and mentorship experience under the guidance of some of Nebraska's best poets and educatos.
- Being a part of a growing non-profit that values your input.
Internship supervised by UNL Professor Stacey Waite
Ready to Apply?
DEADLINE: October 20, 2021
Send a resume and letter of interest to Professor Stacey Waite at swaite@unl.edu
The letter of interest should detail your experience with and interest in writing, slam poetry, mentoring, and/or working creatively with youth.
Be a part of a growing community!
Visit us at www.newriters.org and @newriters on Facebook & Instagram
Download more information here.PRAIRIE SCHOONER Seeking Interns
Are you looking for an internship? Do you want to play a critical role in a unique and successful organization? Have you always enjoyed reading and writing? If your answer to these questions is "Yes!" then apply for an internship at Prairie Schooner ASAP.
We're looking for students to join our team for the upcoming Fall semester. Here's what the gig entails:
- reading and evaluating fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that's been submitted to the journal
- posting content on our various social media channels
- providing support for our sister initiative, the African Poetry Book Fund
- helping with marketing and event planning
- providing administrative office support
... and more!
In Spring 2022, student interns work 9 hours each week in the office and receive 3 credit hours as an ENGL 495 internship course. It is possible to do a combination of remote and in-person office work. All employees and student workers, whether vaccinated or not, must adhere to the office’s mask policy.
Students who’ve interned with us have gone on to gain internships at other publishers or literary agencies from California to Kentucky to NYC; to be successfully accepted into graduate studies in creative writing, law, and education; and to secure full-time employment within the publishing industry or other arts-related work. We’re committed to making the internship a learning and growing experience and we love working with curious, enthusiastic students.
To apply, send a resume and cover letter by the end of the day on Friday, October 15 to Siwar Masannat, Managing Editor at prairieschooner@unl.edu. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. We look forward to hearing from you!
Nebraska Selected for Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award
New York, NY – October 4, 2021 – Poets & Writers, the nation's leading nonprofit organization serving creative writers, invites writers from the state of Nebraska to apply for the 2022 Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award.
Each year, Poets & Writers welcomes poets and fiction writers from a selected state to apply for the award. This year, that state is Nebraska.
The prestigious award, which aims to provide promising writers a network for professional advancement, has helped to launch the careers of Sue Monk Kidd (The Invention of Wings, The Secret Life of Bees), Lidia Yuknavitch (The Book of Joan), David Mura (Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei), and others. Since Poets & Writers launched the Writers Exchange in 1984, one-hundred-and-eight writers from forty-two states and the District of Columbia have participated.
The judges for 2022 are Ru Freeman for fiction and Sandra Lim for poetry. One winner in each category will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with top literary professionals, including editors, agents, publishers, and prominent writers. While in New York, winners will also give a reading hosted by Poets & Writers. In addition, each winner is invited to spend a month at the Jentel Artist Residency Program in Banner, Wyoming. To be eligible, writers must be residents of Nebraska (currently and for at least the past two years), and must have published no more than one full-length book in the genre in which they are applying.
Download the guidelines and application form here. Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2022.
Virtual Info Session: American Pavilion Film Program @ Cannes Film Festival.
Date: Oct. 13, 2021
Time: 4:00 pm
Do you want hands-on experience working at the world's most important film festival? Do you want to get a behind the scenes look at one of the most glamorous international events? Do you want the opportunity to see films from all over the world? Are you interested in learning about careers in the film, entertainment, hospitality and/or event management industries? Or, have you participated in the Cannes Student Programs and are ready to do it all over again? One of our distinct programs at the Cannes Film Festival is right for you! It is so much more than an internship. Join us for an information session with Michael Bremer regarding the student programs available at the Cannes Film Festival.
Download more information here.Stay Woke: Readings in Social Justice
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month!
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues. Over the past 30+ years, much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors, to hold abusers accountble, and to create and update legislation to further those goals.
(Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, https://ncadv.org/2021DVAM)
UNL's Center for Advocacy, Response, & Education (CARE) is here to provide advocacy and support for students, faculty and staff who have experienced sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, stalking, harassment and other crimes. These advocates are here to help you navigate campus and community resources. They are also hosting events all throughout October to raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
https://care.unl.edu/
Literary News
How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe
Catherine Baab-Muguira on Doubling Down on Your Ambitions
By Catherine Baab-Muguira | September 30, 2021
https://lithub.com/how-to-deal-with-rejection-and-get-revenge-like-edgar-allan-poe
Jen Winston on Bluets, Bisexual Representation, and Hating the Classics
Rapid-Fire Book Recs From The Author of Greedy: Notes From A Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
By Book Marks | October 4, 2021
https://bookmarks.reviews/jen-winston-on-bluets-bisexual-representation-and-hating-the-classics/
Film News
David Harewood to Make Directorial Debut With Boxing Drama ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’
The film will chart the epic 1990s rivalry between British boxing icons Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn.
By Alex Ritman | October 5, 2021
Chloé Zhao’s ‘Eternals,’ From Marvel Studios, Gets Early Film Festival Premiere in Rome
By Nick Vivarelli | October 5, 2021
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/eternals-marvel-rome-premiere-italy-1235081150/
Mike Flanagan, Netflix Set Fifth Horror Series: Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Fall of the House of Usher’
The limited series will be "based on multiple works from Edgar Allan Poe," not just the 1839 short story.
By Zack Sharf | October 6, 2021
HBO Max Acquires Halsey’s ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ Album Film
By Jordan Moreau | October 6, 2021
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/halsey-album-film-hbo-max-1235082168/
Other Announcements
OASIS Study Studio
The OASIS Study Studio is a great place for students that might need additional support in their classes. There are Learning Consultants in MATH, BIOS, LIFE, ACCT, PHYS, and more! They operate from 5pm-8pm Monday-Thursday, with options available in person on both campuses and virtually. See the attached flyer or visit their website for the full schedule!