Clear your calendars! A slew of English-related events is underway over the course of the next week.
Thursday 4/16 at 9:30: PSU 313
The English Department’s Dr. Shannon Wooden will moderate a panel which she wrote, “Aesthetics, Ethics, and the Value of Self-Expression”, for the Public Affairs Conference. As this year’s Public Affairs theme is Ethical Citizenship, many of the presentations and panels relate to issues in education, culture, and more. See the complete schedule here.
Friday 4/17 at 7:00: PSU Theater
Acclaimed poet and activist Poet Ed Madden returns to MSU to introduce his latest book, Nest. In addition to authoring five other collections of poetry, Madden has numerous awards for his work and is also the interim director of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina. Madden’s books will be available for sale at Paw Prints before and after the reading. The reading is free and open to the public. Click here for more info on Ed Madden.
Friday 4/17 – Saturday 4/18: Plaster Student Union
The first annual Undergraduate Literary Conference will feature sixteen undergraduates presenting on topics ranging from Marxism in Harry Potter, gender issues in Hemingway, the cartoon Archer, and Jane Eyre, bathroom ghost rituals, and much more. The keynote speaker will be Emporia State University’s Dan Colson, who will present his paper “Wild and Foolish Acts: Anarchism, Violence, and Democracy”. The conference starts at 1:00 PM on Friday and 8:45 AM on Saturday. Click here for the complete conference schedule.
Tuesday 4/21 at 5:30: PSU 400
Author Matt McCarthy will present on his memoir The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician’s First Year. McCarthy will give advice on writing and publishing, as well as discuss his experiences as a medical memoirist. McCarthy is a professor and staff physician for Cornell University. The event is hosted by the Society for Technical Communication. More info can be found here.