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Scappettone, Morrissey, & Hinds- Smokepenny Lyrichord Heavenbred: An Archaeology of the Cloud

On April 4, 2019, Jennifer Scappettone (University of Chicago) and Judd Morrissey (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) discussed the intertwining of a documentary poetics of place and the poetics of virtual and augmented reality as it has evolved through their recent practices, then stage a conversation about collaboration...

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Dr. Kathy Lubey- Sexual Remembrance in Clarissa

On March 18, 2019, Dr. Kathy Lubey gave a guest lecture on Sexual Remembrance in Clarissa. Dr. Kathy Lubey, will be hosting a seminar with English graduate students to discuss her recent work on 18th-century dildos in conjunction with her recent article, "Sexual Remembrance in Clarissa ." The seminar will...

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David Abram- Cultural Ecologist & Philosopher Workshop: The Forgotten Intimacy Between Language and Land: The Ecology of Orality and Literacy

On March 8, 2019, David Abram gave a guest workshop on cultural ecology and philosophy. Most of the indigenous cultures that environmentalists now extol for practicing a respectful and reciprocal relation to other animals, to plants, and to the surrounding terrain were traditionally oral -- or non-writing -- cultures. How...

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David Abram- Breathing Earth: Climate Change and Consciousness

On March 7, 2019, David Abram gave a guest lecture at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Bridging environmental studies with philosophy and anthropology, entwining natural history with psychology and cognitive science, this lecture will engage the matter of climate change from a highly unusual angle. Abram will contrast the cool, theoretical abstraction of...

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Medieval Poetry Night

On March 7, 2019, The English Department presented this year's Medieval Poetry Night. Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates will present poetry in medieval languages from Europe and around the world. All are welcome to attend! Refreshments, including but not limited to donuts, will be served! Free and open to the public!

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Ben Robertson: A Myth that Creates Itself: The Consistence of Story in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle

On March 4, 2019, Ben Robertson gave a lecture on Patrick Rothfuss's The Kingkiller Chronicle.

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Lori Garner: Old English Riddles and Medical Lore

On February 28, 2019, Lori Garner gave a guest lecture. Professor Lori Garner, Rhodes College, will give a talk on Old English riddles and medical lore. Come hear about the surprising kinds of knowledge a riddle can contain. Free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend!

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Stephanie Briggs- Contemplative Pedagogy Workshop: Shifting Perspectives

On February 14th, 2019, Stephanie Briggs gave a guest pedagogy workshop at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø. In this two-hour workshop attendees will explore how contemplative pedagogy fosters cognitive and academic performance and how it can be utilized in one’s personal life and in the classroom. We will focus on a series of...

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Dr. Hannah Freed-Thall: “The Beach Effectâ€

Dr. Hannah Freed-Thall gave a reading on January 22nd, 2019 at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Dr. Freed-Thall investigates the seashore as a generative site for twentieth-century thought. Artists, authors, scientists, and filmmakers imagine it variously: as a precarious commons, a sensory experiment, a sociological laboratory, a queer refuge, and a theater of transience.

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Dawn Lundy Martin Reading

On November 29th, 2018, Dawn Lundy Martin performed a reading on CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø's campus. Dawn Lundy Martin is an American poet, essayist and activist. She is a well received poet, including a number of awards such as the Academy of American Arts and Science’s May Sarton Prize for Poetry. Martin...

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