Starting in the Fall, EMU Graduate English Students from all programs will have the opportunity to become involved with the English Graduate Student Association (EGSA). To find out more and get involved, like the “EGSA at EMU” facebook group or contact Melissa or Chelsea directly through the email members function on the Grad Students in…
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Temporal Arts Collective Presents Paradise Lip, July 27, 9:00 p.m.
Don’t miss the Temporal Arts Collective Presents Paradise Lip, this Friday, July 27, at 9:00 p.m. at 302 North Adams, Ypsilanti. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP requested: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Temporal-Arts-Collective/472326369451181.
A Treasure Trove of Creative Writing Blogs
Best Colleges Online updated it’s list of the 100 best creative writing blogs. Check it out for blogs from established authors, genre-focused blogs, and blogs that discuss improving your craft, editing, and getting published. http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/07/02/the-top-100-creative-writing-blogs-updated/
Take the “100 Words” challenge
100words.com is a web site that challenges writers to write 100 words a day for a month. Writers can then upload their batches to the web site to share with others. Site creator Jeff Koyen explains: This is an exercise in disciplined creativity. Writing exactly 100 words at a time — not a single word…
Advice for Writers Blog
Ever wondered how can you get the full benefit of workshops and mentors, what and how you should publish, or how can you sustain your work as a writer? Check out this blog providing advice to new writers on their literary work: Advice for Writers – http://zackrogow.blogspot.com The blog is maintained by Zack Rogow, who teaches in the writing…
GA Application Workshop – Jan. 20, 5:30 p.m.
Attention current English graduate students: GA Application Workshop Friday, January 20th at 5:30 p.m. Pray-Harrold Rm. 401 Wondering if you can handle being a Graduate Assistant while doing your MA? Wondering about how to pull together a strong application? Come chat with English faculty supervisors and current GAs about the English GA experience.
New Graduate Literature Class for Winter 2012
If anyone is still looking for a literature class this Winter, here’s an option (with only two seats left!): NEW GRADUATE COURSE – WINTER 2012 LITR 578: Classy Postcolonialisms Prof. Natasa Kovacevic Struggles against European colonialism are inextricably linked to a contestation and/or adaptation of capitalist class relations that the colonizers established in their former…
Cognate possibility in Photography Department, Winter ’12
Graduate Creative Writing Students, are you looking for cognate work for your program? Do you have an interest in photography? Consider taking a Photography Portfolio course (ARTS 421/422) this Winter 2012 with Professor Jason DeMarte. Several CRTW grad students have completed cognate work in the Photography Department in the past, and Grad students are always…
Intro Students’ Installations in Pray-Harrold
Here’s a quick alert to interesting installation work in Pray-Harrold from Sarah Smarch: Check out the posting board installation on the main floor of PH! Inspired by studying recent BathHouse series poet, Taylor Brady, and the work of Jenny Holtzer (http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/contemporary/Jenny-Holzer.html), both of my intro classes completed installations on the posting boards by the main…
Creative Writing cognate in Art Department this winter
Looking for a cognate for the Creative Writing program? This special five-week class looks like an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in interventionist practices and experimentation within urban environments. See course description below. If you have questions about the class, contact Jen Seibert in the Art Dept: <jseiber2@emich.edu> The Art Department is proud to announce…