Event category: Department of English
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An Evening of Tolkien and the Middle Ages
At 6 p.m., please join Professor Stephen Hopkins from the University of Virginia as he discusses the life and career of J.R.R. Tolkien with a talk entitled “The Medievalist and Mordor: How Tolkien’s Career Helped Forge the Lord of the Rings.” Prof. Hopkins will show how Tolkien’s life and career, his scholarly expertise on the […]
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Nikki Giovanni Celebration of Poetry
Join us for the prestigious Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize, a top competition for undergraduate poets at Virginia Tech! Witness 10 finalists showcasing their entries, leading up to the exciting announcement of this year’s winner. Celebrate the vibrant voices of emerging poets and enjoy a reception following the ceremony.
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An Evening with Charles Yu: M.F.A. Visiting Writer Series
Charles Yu is the author of the critically-acclaimed, genre-bending Interior Chinatown, a National Book Award winner that explores the confining stereotypes of Asian Americans in Hollywood and in American culture. A television screenwriter (HBO’s Westworld) and the author of three other books — including How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, named one of the best books of the […]
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Public Lecture: “Serial Blackness: Jarena Lee, Black Print, and an Itinerant Pinky Ring” by Dr. Derrick Spires (Associate Professor of English and John and Patricia Cochran Scholar of Inclusive Excellence at the University of Delaware)
Dr. Spires specializes in early Black print culture, citizenship studies, and African American intellectual history. His scholarship and teaching are invested in fleshing out as rich and full an account of earlier African American literature and Black aesthetic sensibilities as possible from the tragicomic to the mundane. He is committed to recovering the rich imaginative worlds African-descended people […]
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Dr. Paul Reed (University of Alabama): Rootedness and Language: Big and Small Places and Their Impact on Language Variation
Abstract: Place and language are inextricably intertwined. From large, recognized regions with widely known and circulating notions to smaller but still influential locations, a speaker’s relationship to these places is crucial to understanding language variation. In this talk, I will discuss work where both types of places play a critical role. First, I will show […]
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CANCELED Public Lecture: “Serial Blackness: Jarena Lee, Black Print, and an Itinerant Pinky Ring” by Dr. Derrick Spires (Associate Professor of English and John and Patricia Cochran Scholar of Inclusive Excellence at the University of Delaware)
CANCELED: Public Lecture: “Serial Blackness: Jarena Lee, Black Print, and an Itinerant Pinky Ring” by Dr. Derrick Spires (Associate Professor of English and John and Patricia Cochran Scholar of Inclusive Excellence at the University of Delaware) Wednesday, October 30, 4:15 p.m. Newman Library’s Goodall Room Free and open to all Sponsor: Department of English and […]
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COVID Commics, Cubed: An Interactive Narrative Journery
Explore the intersection of art and technology in COVID Comics. Cubed. This event blends physical commissioned comic art with a virtual journey using AR/VR technology. Highlighting how pandemic comics promoted health literacy and global solidarity. Join us for a unique interactive experience that concludes with a communal drawing session. Friday, September 6th: 12-7pm Saturday, September […]
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VTLx Speaker Series: “Prosody: What may lie between composition and control” (Sarah Phillips, Georgetown)
Abstract – Being bilingual involves the ability to differentiate between one’s languages in one’s input. While the acquisition literature has largely accepted differentiation as a necessary component for bilingual development (Genesee et al., 1995), we do not yet have a model for how we differentiate between languages when we perceive mixed-language input. In this talk, […]
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Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series featuring Dr. Neeti Aryal Khanal
Registration required: Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Intersections of Vulnerabilities: Multiple Marginalized Experiences of Women with Disabilities in Nepal by Dr. Neeti Aryal Khanal. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.virginiatech.zoom.us Hybrid: Newman Library Goodall Room (formerly called Multipurpose Room) or Via ZoomSponsored by Women and Gender […]
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VTLx Speaker Series: Dr. Eugenia Rho: Words Matter: How language choices predict societal trends and outcomes in media, health and policing
Talk Abstract: Effective communication lies at the heart of social harmony and individual well-being. However, key areas of our society face profound challenges in how we talk about things, or to each other. In this talk, I will show how these challenges manifest: from the manner in which TV reporters discuss current events to online […]