Morgan Hall 301
Masterclass with Tessa Fontaine and Jessica Lee Richardson
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTwo Publishing Paths Diverge in a Wood (But are still BFF's! Roll Tide!) XFAs Tessa Fontaine and Jessica Lee Richardson discuss their differing experiences publishing their first books. Tessa Fontaine is the author of The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts, a New York Times Editors' Choice, finalist for the Utah Book Award, and best…
“Trollope County: The Form of Government in Victorian Media and Fiction”
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesAs part of our continuting Contemporary Scholars series, the English department's Michael Martel presents his talk "Trollope County: The Form of Government in Victorian Media and Fiction" In Morgan 301 on January 24th at 4 P.M.
Professor David Lloyd lecture: “The Racial Thing”
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesA talk by David Lloyd (Distinguished Professor of English at University of California, Riverside).
Free Dinner and A Movie! THE SHINING
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesTo celebrate both Halloween and the age-old career of writing, the English Department and Creative Writing Program are screening the 1980 Horror Classic, The Shining, on October 29 at 7 p.m. in Morgan 301. Sandwiches, chips, and cookies will be served. Vegetarian options will be available. This event is free and open to any student…
Contemporary Scholars
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesDr. Dorothy Worden, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, presents, “Learning and teaching the unfamiliar: Writing teacher knowledge development through the unfamiliar genre project.”
CV Workshop
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesUA English and Creative Writing Program is hosting two workshops this month for students who are interested in applying to graduate school (Wednesday, Oct. 2, and Wednesday, Oct. 16). The workshops will give students the opportunity to have their cover letters and CVs reviewed by current graduate students at UA! Students do not need to be English…
Contemporary Scholars Lecture Series
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesProfessor Trudier Harris: "Re-Visiting the Unspeakable in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye: Can Soaphead Church Be Redeemed?"
Professor Dino Felluga lecture: “Finding the SHORE: How to Navigate the Crisis of the Humanities”
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States"Finding the SHORE: How to Navigate the Crisis of the Humanities." Lecture by Dino Felluga, Professor, Department of English, Purdue University
Finals Week Write-In
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesAre you a creative writing student looking for a place to work on your final portfolio assignments for your English classes? Or, are you just an undergraduate looking for snacks and a supportive environment to study for final exams? Then come on over to Morgan Hall on Wednesday, April 24 for a quiet space filled with…
Visiting Speaker: Professor Amy Clukey: “Speculative Souths”
Morgan Hall 301 Morgan Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesThe South is a problem. The New Southern Studies has spent nearly twenty years critiquing the idea that the region known as the south has actually existed and continues to exist in some coherent form. And yet theories about the region are still dogged by a monolithic and homogenous “South.” In this talk, Dr. Amy…