See Interesting Films in Farber Hall
September 05, 2009 by English
Our own professor Ron Ganze will be screening films as part of one of his classes this semester. He welcomes additional audience members, so come and bring a friend! There is no charge. The location is Farber Hall, Old Main.
Here’s the schedule:
Th 9/10, 7PM, Farber Hall: Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Trois Couleurs: Bleu
(France, Poland, & Switzerland, 1993, 100 min)
T 9/15, 7PM, Farber Hall: Woody’s Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors (U.S.A., 1989, 107 min)
T 9/22, 7PM, Farber Hall: Tom Twyker’s Run, Lola, Run (Germany, 1998, 81 min)
Th 10/1, 7PM, Farber Hall: Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (U.S.A., 1958, 129 min)
Th 10/8, 7PM, Farber Hall: Patrice Leconte’s Monsieur Hire (France, 1990, 81 min)
T 10/13, 7PM, Farber Hall: Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Trois Couleurs: Rouge
(Poland, France, & Switzerland, 1994, 99 min)
Th 10/22, 7PM, Farber Hall: Jacques Tati’s Mon Oncle (France, 1958, 110 min)
Th 10/29, 7PM, Farber Hall: Bill Forsyth’s Local Hero (UK, 1983, 111 min)
Th 11/5, 7PM, Farber Hall: Christopher Nolan’s Memento (USA, 2000, 113 min)
Th 11/12, 7PM Farber Hall: Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich (U.S.A., 1999, 112 min)
Th 11/19, 7PM, Farber Hall: Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954, 160 min)
Th 12/3, 7PM, Farber Hall: John Sturges’s The Magnificent Seven (USA, 1960, 128 min)
Narrative Feed and At Ease Play at Sigma Tau Delta Fundraiser Feb. 7
February 03, 2009 by English
From Professor Skip Willman:
"I would like to invite you to the now annual Sigma Tau Delta (that's the English Honors Society) fundraiser to be held at the Eagles on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Eagles in downtown Vermillion. Narrative Feed and At Ease will be playing. The bands will set up on opposite ends of the Eagles and trade sets, so no breaks, no boring interludes with endless mic checks and feedback squalls. Narrative Feed, as most of you know, features three English Department faculty members, John Dudley, Dennis Sjolie, and myself (that would be Skip Willman). At Ease is a talented band with connections to the English Department. Joe Raiche (vocals, guitar) is a current PhD student, and Simon Ferrell (drums) received his MA two years ago. The cover charge for this fundraiser will probably be $3."
Joy Harjo, other upcoming speakers, VLP events
January 20, 2009 by English
Finalists for a faculty position in American literature at USD will be on campus to interview this week and next week. As part of the interview, each will give a public lecture on a topic in his/her research area. You are most cordially invited to attend. All of the lectures are at 4:00 p.m. in the Neuharth Media Center:
- Kelly Wisecup, Tuesday, 20 January -- “Obeah, Plantation Medicine, and the Georgic Form in James Grainger’s The Sugar Cane (1764)”
- Jason Berger, Friday, 23 January -- “The Sublime Abject of Democracy: Herman Melville’s 'Floating Imperium’”
- Peter Jaros, Monday, 26 January -- “Good Names: Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa”
Poet, playwright, musician, and songwriter Joy Harjo is the keynote speaker at this year's Martin Luther King Day celebration, Wednesday, 21 January at 7:00 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall (Fine Arts) building. This should be good. Find out more about Harjo at her website, http://www.joyharjo.com/Home.html .
As always, the Vermillion Literary Project will hold its monthly reading/slam on the last Thursday of the month: Thursday, 29 January at 7:00 p.m. at the Coffee Shop Gallery, 24 W. Main Street, Vermillion. The featured reader is Kevin Cole, an associate professor of English at the University of Sioux Falls. If you're interested in participating in the slam (prizes offered!), bring three original poems. Everyone is welcome. For more information about slams, see http://www.usd.edu/orgs/projlit/vlpslam.cfm .
The Vermillion Literary Project is also holding its annual poetry festival, featuring Craig Arnold, Jim Reese, and other writers. For more information, visit http://www.usd.edu/orgs/projlit/poetryfestival/ .
Lecture: "Kiss Me Katrina: Cold Wars, Global Warming, and Compassionate Capitalism, or, Macbeth—The Reality"
April 14, 2008 by English
English Department's final visitor of the semester will be on campus delivering a lecture. The Colloquium will be held at 3:30 on Friday, April 18, in Farber Hall (Old Main), and the speaker is Courtney Lehmann, Associate Professor of English and Film Studies at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She is the author of Shakespeare Remains: Theater to Film, Early Modern to Postmodern, published by Cornell UP, as well as two volumes of Shakespeare and Screen criticism. Currently, she has three books under contract. Her talk will be entitled "Kiss Me Katrina: Cold Wars, Global Warming, and Compassionate Capitalism, or, Macbeth—The Reality."
G. Douglas Atkins Lecture: The Observing Self, or Writing Upon Something
March 28, 2008 by English
“The Observing Self, or Writing Upon Something: An Essay on the Familiar Essay”
Friday, March 28 at 3:30 pm in Farber Hall, Old Main
G. Douglas Atkins is a Professor of English at the University of Kansas. He has written numerous books, including the forthcoming Writing the Essay: An Invitation and Tracing the Essay: Through Experience to Truth, Reading Essays (2005). He has twice been selected by Choice for “An Outstanding Academic Book” honor. He also serves as the “Creative Nonfiction” series editor for the University of Illinois Press. Dr. Atkins received a Kenyon Review prize for literary excellence in his nonfiction prose. At the University of Kansas, he has won three prestigious teaching awards.
Lecture sponsored by the Department of English, the College of Arts and
Sciences, and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Free and open to
the public.
SDCTE Conference for English Teachers
February 07, 2008 by English
The SDCTE (South Dakota Council of Teachers of English) is having its spring conference on Feb. 22-23, 2008, at Cedar Shore in Chamberlain. For more information about this conference, see http://www.sdcte.dsu.edu/conference.htm.
The Milton Writers' Conference: Not to be Missed
October 23, 2007 by English
If you are at all interested in regional literature, popular culture, or the theme of "East Meets (the American) West," you should definitely attend the John R. Milton Writers' Conference, scheduled for Thursday, October 25 through Saturday, October 27, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Everyone is welcome!
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English Dept. Open House and Shakespeare Garden Festival
October 13, 2007 by English
Join us for two special events this coming week: the English Department Open House on October 16 and the Shakespeare Garden Festival on October 18.
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Shakespeare Garden Celebration
September 11, 2007 by Molly Moore OConnor
Planning is underway for a one-day celebration honoring the 20th year since the
installation of the Shakespeare Garden on the USD campus. The date is
set for Wednesday, October 17. Volunteers and ideas are most welcome; contact Amanda Emerson or Michelle Rogge Gannon.
Milton Conference
September 11, 2007 by Molly Moore OConnor
The English Department is pleased to be hosting the biennial John R. Milton Writers' Conference on October 25-27, 2007. This year's conference theme is "East Meets (the American) West," and there will be writers and scholars coming to USD from all over the country to explore this theme in both creative readings and papers, including special popular culture panel sessions on HBO's Deadwood and Joss Whedon's Firefly.
The conference committee is currently assembling a terrific roster of featured authors, including Susan Power, Larry Watson, and Richard Robbins, with negotiations underway to bring in two additional guest poets. According to Milton Conference tradition, faculty writers Ed Allen, Brian Bedard, and Lee Ann Roripaugh will also give featured readings. Readings by featured authors will be free and open to the public. Additional information is available at the conference website: http://www.usd.edu/engl/milton.