From: Quentin Bailey, ECL Chair <qbailey@sdsu.edu>
Subject: Bulletin 10.9.23
Dear Colleagues,
I imagine that, like me, you are shocked and saddened by this weekend’s attacks. As you may know, the department has hosted a number of award-winning Israeli screenwriters, scholars, and poets in recent years, including this semester, in partnership with the Murray Galinson-San Diego Israel Initiative. Our students have benefited from their expertise and kindness, and our thoughts are with them, their families, and all those affected in these difficult days.
Reminders:
A quick reminder that the NCSCL Grad Writing Group, which is open to all ECL faculty and staff, meets every Monday from October 9 until November 14 from 2:30pm to 4pm in AL-379. Feel free to drop in! You can contact Lashon at Ldaley@sdsu.edu to learn more.
The department, through Humanities in Action, is hosting Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy this Wednesday, 11 October, at noon in the Shiley BioScience Center. He will speak about his book, The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University. I hope some of you will be able to make this event.
Dates:
10.11.23: Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy, Professor of History at the University of Virginia, will discuss his recent work The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind at the Shiley Bioscience Center, 12 - 1 pm.
10.18.23: RTP Committee meeting, AL 266.
10.18.23: Tracy Badua will share excerpts from her recent novel, This Is Not a Personal Statement, at the Laurie Okuma Memorial Reading (LL 430, 7 pm). Find out more about Tracy here!
10.25.23: AC Meeting, AL 266
10.25.23: Applications for ECL 220/ 280/ ISA positions due.
10.26.23: Hal Jaffe reading and presentation (Love Library, 3 pm)
10.30.23: Tools workshop–Twine and Visualizations–for Grad Students, 12-1:30 in Digital Humanities Center (lower level of Love Library). This event will be led by Dr. Pam Lach. For examples of what past students have done with Twine, take a look at Katie Chestnut's "Medusa’s Laughter" (2018), Adrian Belmes, "Recursion"(2018), or
Brenda Taulbee's "Sensational Silence: Against Erasure" (2019)
11.6 & 11.7.23: Site visit by external reviewers
11.23.23: Join NCSCL for the Global Renderings Research Luncheon featuring Quentin Bailey on Monday, November 27 at the Faculty Staff Club. Registration is required. To register, click here: https://forms.gle/
As always, please let me know of any accomplishments or upcoming events.
All best,
Quentin
