tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68525022351836699102024-03-12T20:45:21.751-07:00sdsuliteratureKevin Gossett + David Ruizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178823086461571835noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-52778989752028313662024-01-11T13:34:00.000-08:002024-01-11T13:36:09.424-08:00The Chair’s Newsletter, January 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdveGh691fvLA5VLH2Z27jy98ASFForKdAxW2hsNvQOt9Oc27ARTWPam2MEQi36yU6HuwWbW9FWbBiF0D28-QgGEwRQzBLPOuwBhD82uDgEBEPar57gzvgYOJo34cTwksfy_zscgvZTFaikyuZzkOG4IeqUmw3BgpkAXRH0P2t4nQp0_naoS9lGzz4Ic/s1500/IMG_5395.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdveGh691fvLA5VLH2Z27jy98ASFForKdAxW2hsNvQOt9Oc27ARTWPam2MEQi36yU6HuwWbW9FWbBiF0D28-QgGEwRQzBLPOuwBhD82uDgEBEPar57gzvgYOJo34cTwksfy_zscgvZTFaikyuZzkOG4IeqUmw3BgpkAXRH0P2t4nQp0_naoS9lGzz4Ic/w466-h310/IMG_5395.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><p></p><div class="gE iv gt" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; cursor: auto; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px 0px 0px;"><table cellpadding="0" class="cf gJ" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; display: block; margin-top: 0px; width: auto;"><tbody style="display: block;"></tbody></table></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="ii gt" id=":2m8" jslog="20277; u014N:xr6bB; 1:WyIjdGhyZWFkLWY6MTc4NzgxNzQwMjU5NTIzODUzOHxtc2ctZjoxNzg3ODE3NDAyNTk1MjM4NTM4Il0.; 4:WyIjbXNnLWY6MTc4NzgxNzQwMjU5NTIzODUzOCJd" style="direction: ltr; font-size: 0.875rem; margin: 8px 0px 0px; overflow-x: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="a3s aiL " id=":2mr" style="direction: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5; overflow: auto hidden; position: relative;"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_8736993265345451038gmail-docs-internal-guid-d3aa63ab-7fff-41a7-6c75-6f913dfe7628" style="color: black;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I hope you’ve had a good break over the past few weeks and that you’ll excuse a pre-semester bulletin with several important items. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Please find attached the report from the external reviewers. Our response is due by the end of February, and will form a major part of the business at our 31 January meeting. Please put that date in your calendars. I’m also appending the meeting schedule for the Spring semester, which includes other important dates such as candidate talks and graduation ceremonies. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">We’ll be welcoming the finalists for the position in Black Atlantic and/ or Diasporic Literatures and Cultures to campus in the first week of February: Emad Mirmotahari, Duquesne University, will present Thursday 1 February at 12.30 pm; Cristovão Nwachukwu, University of Florida, will speak Monday 5 February at noon; and Lindsay Griffiths Brown, Princeton, at noon on Wednesday 7 February. I hope you will be able to make some of those talks in person (and a big thank you to the search committee, Jessica Pressman, Diana Leong, Lashon Daley, and Blas Falconer, for their work on this). We will, of course, be looking for volunteers for lifts to campus, coffee hosts, etc. in due course. A department meeting to vote on the finalists will be held Wednesday 14 February. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">It seems likely that there will be a systemwide strike 22 - 26 January. The CFA has posted an </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.calfac.org/resources/strike-faq/&source=gmail&ust=1705092818231000&usg=AOvVaw3S8Z-BScTS8bmTpKxPuGxO" href="https://www.calfac.org/resources/strike-faq/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">FAQ page</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> outlining some of the key issues, particularly as they relate to teaching, students, and other responsibilities. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally, please let me know by the end of the week if you would like to attend the MLK Luncheon on Friday 19 January. The department sponsors a table at this important event and has, in the past, had a good mix of faculty, staff, and students. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">All best, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Quentin Bailey</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Tuesday 16 January:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">First Day of Spring Semester </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 17 January:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">First Day of Classes, AC Meeting</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Friday 19 January:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MLK Luncheon, 11.30 am - 1.30 pm, Montezuma Hall</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 31 January:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Department meeting </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Thursday 1 February: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Candidate presentation 12.30 - 1.45 pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Monday 5 February: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Candidate presentation 12 - 1.15 pm </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 7 February: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Candidate presentation 12 - 1.15 pm</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 14 February: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Department meeting </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 21 February: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Grad/ MFA committee meetings </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 28 February: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Lecturer meeting</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 6 March: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AC meeting </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 13 March: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Grad committee (MA apps); MFA committee (MFA apps) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 20 March: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Department meeting </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Monday 1 April - Friday 5 April:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">SPRING BREAK </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 10 April:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Grad and MFA committees (220 and 280 apps) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Tuesday 16 April:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MA Portfolios due</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 17 April:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AC meeting </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Monday 22 April:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">MA Portfolio defenses commence </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday 1 May: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Department meeting </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Thursday 2 May:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Last day of classes </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Friday 10 May:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Commencement, 1 pm Viejas. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span id="m_8736993265345451038gmail-docs-internal-guid-a0e02d8b-7fff-d61f-b423-d01b3c738d63"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday 12 May:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Graduate Ceremony</span></span><br /></span></p></span><div><br /></div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Quentin Bailey, DPhil<div>Associate Professor and Chair</div><div>Department of English and Comparative Literature </div><div>San Diego State University </div><div><a href="mailto:qbailey@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">qbailey@sdsu.edu</a></div><div>619 594 5271</div><div>Pronouns: he/ him/ his</div><div>Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-76924280573971525962023-10-10T09:01:00.004-07:002023-10-10T09:01:45.658-07:00literature.sdsu.edu, aka ECL, formerly ENGL Bulletin for October 9, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxBukx3lLBlFNR9ATcRisypMoFwc5zEcqh6JynFzcnqXFynJmK3wF885uOksOdTqQe62-AftSjJ8EorOsaxqe3FkbDYSLgSVS2GQLEaV4oWICF1MNaNrjJZIIXfozlRQVq7sI750iv011cvxU8vEE6NK6BGnC8LrRDUN5uRWBZ_ZwZrApThsXB2u1Anw/s4562/invert%20ecl%20is%20engl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="4562" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxBukx3lLBlFNR9ATcRisypMoFwc5zEcqh6JynFzcnqXFynJmK3wF885uOksOdTqQe62-AftSjJ8EorOsaxqe3FkbDYSLgSVS2GQLEaV4oWICF1MNaNrjJZIIXfozlRQVq7sI750iv011cvxU8vEE6NK6BGnC8LrRDUN5uRWBZ_ZwZrApThsXB2u1Anw/w537-h89/invert%20ecl%20is%20engl.jpg" width="537" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From:</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quentin Bailey, ECL Chair</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><qbailey@sdsu.edu></span></p><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 3:57 PM<br />Subject: Bulletin 10.9.23<br /></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="m_2451683766989772718gmail-docs-internal-guid-6029189d-7fff-62ff-46c7-116716076c24" style="color: black;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Dear Colleagues, </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">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. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Reminders: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">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 <a href="mailto:Ldaley@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Ldaley@sdsu.edu</a> to learn more. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The department, through </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Humanities in Action</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">, is hosting Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy this Wednesday, 11 October, at noon in the Shiley BioScience Center. He will speak about his book, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. I hope some of you will be able to make this event. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Dates: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10.11.23: Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy, Professor of History at the University of Virginia, will discuss his recent work </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> at the Shiley Bioscience Center, 12 - 1 pm. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4lM64lrdzoSaVaPzY_X2yyjRj9-xNNuxycdq-zPGzs3XKmie6upo2TPwCxa-oGZE3Flj1MpUPDKJex8-iQApDECAuJCnRywke0IYyFBxGv-WEL9FS5tQq8FirW-hzRjm3iSkgQPrz03sUtDpK0L7RdA8vKCWAi24AwrzyO50VNVv6Wd4pl2YWBkcpfA/s1933/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-10%20at%208.48.10%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="1407" height="647" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4lM64lrdzoSaVaPzY_X2yyjRj9-xNNuxycdq-zPGzs3XKmie6upo2TPwCxa-oGZE3Flj1MpUPDKJex8-iQApDECAuJCnRywke0IYyFBxGv-WEL9FS5tQq8FirW-hzRjm3iSkgQPrz03sUtDpK0L7RdA8vKCWAi24AwrzyO50VNVv6Wd4pl2YWBkcpfA/w471-h647/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-10%20at%208.48.10%20AM.png" width="471" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10.18.23: RTP Committee meeting, AL 266. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10.18.23: Tracy Badua will share excerpts from her recent novel, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">This Is Not a Personal Statement</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">, at the Laurie Okuma Memorial Reading (LL 430, 7 pm). Find out more about Tracy <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tracybaduawrites/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZgH3wjnwKCMBJnP46SBHGgf3FowxNtL4sAN2ue5hcc1JppsO4FczZO9jCgp1H4Oc4Iaqm6-qYc3pywGc8ErPeFt77uwm3srsbqSnX-rXShCviMhqW9_dblY9HNvhkd9chPEnzvGlRX_T1wwjyGwg8_pLYKtVh97dFtDwA3dG6C34oeZa0aErSUNEsSc/s1958/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-10%20at%208.59.20%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1648" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZgH3wjnwKCMBJnP46SBHGgf3FowxNtL4sAN2ue5hcc1JppsO4FczZO9jCgp1H4Oc4Iaqm6-qYc3pywGc8ErPeFt77uwm3srsbqSnX-rXShCviMhqW9_dblY9HNvhkd9chPEnzvGlRX_T1wwjyGwg8_pLYKtVh97dFtDwA3dG6C34oeZa0aErSUNEsSc/w476-h566/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-10%20at%208.59.20%20AM.png" width="476" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10.25.23: AC Meeting, AL 266 </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10.25.23: Applications for ECL 220/ 280/ ISA positions due. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10.26.23: Hal Jaffe reading and presentation (Love Library, 3 pm) </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10.30.23: Tools workshop–Twine and Visualizations–for Grad Students, 12-1:30 in </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://library.sdsu.edu/digital-humanities-center&source=gmail&ust=1697039770545000&usg=AOvVaw0LwzocufnqJE1wvWRefnz5" href="https://library.sdsu.edu/digital-humanities-center" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital Humanities Center</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (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 </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mkchestnut.wixsite.com/medusas-laughter&source=gmail&ust=1697039770545000&usg=AOvVaw2my6FQuAnLc9jaw8JIzjf_" href="https://mkchestnut.wixsite.com/medusas-laughter" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">"Medusa’s Laughter"</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (2018), Adrian Belmes, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.philome.la/adrian_belmes/recursion/play&source=gmail&ust=1697039770545000&usg=AOvVaw2LeNU9dC5EzugfrZJjFFH3" href="http://www.philome.la/adrian_belmes/recursion/play" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">"Recursion"(2018), or</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Brenda Taulbee's </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://philome.la/TaulbeeBrenda/sensational-silence-resisting-erasure&source=gmail&ust=1697039770545000&usg=AOvVaw1pw6WBxmJqTtUttuLaIrqy" href="http://philome.la/TaulbeeBrenda/sensational-silence-resisting-erasure" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">"Sensational Silence: Against Erasure"</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (2019)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">11.6 & 11.7.23: Site visit by external reviewers </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">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: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/D4Sq5NWYEpuT9rYx5&source=gmail&ust=1697039770545000&usg=AOvVaw1GLpq7SLUGMhmEQK9gO3W5" href="https://forms.gle/D4Sq5NWYEpuT9rYx5" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://forms.gle/<wbr></wbr>D4Sq5NWYEpuT9rYx5</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. For more information, click here: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://childlit.sdsu.edu/global-renderings?utm_source%3Dsalesforce%26utm_medium%3Demail&source=gmail&ust=1697039770545000&usg=AOvVaw0LIG9a8MSPH3SnujOsT-X3" href="https://childlit.sdsu.edu/global-renderings?utm_source=salesforce&utm_medium=email" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://childlit.sdsu.edu/<wbr></wbr>global-renderings?utm_source=<wbr></wbr>salesforce&utm_medium=email</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> or email Lashon Daley at <a href="mailto:Ldaley@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Ldaley@sdsu.edu</a>.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">As always, please let me know of any accomplishments or upcoming events.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">All best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Quentin</span></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-58553812413427050552023-05-08T12:25:00.006-07:002023-05-08T12:25:39.711-07:00Last Bulletin of the Spring Semester, ECL 2023!<p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFQj4wdVPFa731o5tzlMaI8ikc5ZX-dWXaPSu4F_SYmiv1TsIu8xM477zWY9mF93jCsH_YbyB-obWNJGSsztBrdpiVCOX_Bybv_o0i45rfoUjJ4VlmWtcfZXju-X_nbZUFF_NQ6AIDb701G7orUuUlzgj_CKz6A2r-bdUidCHyQ8F8fg1wuDiX6hs/s4936/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-08%20at%2012.24.35%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="4936" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFQj4wdVPFa731o5tzlMaI8ikc5ZX-dWXaPSu4F_SYmiv1TsIu8xM477zWY9mF93jCsH_YbyB-obWNJGSsztBrdpiVCOX_Bybv_o0i45rfoUjJ4VlmWtcfZXju-X_nbZUFF_NQ6AIDb701G7orUuUlzgj_CKz6A2r-bdUidCHyQ8F8fg1wuDiX6hs/w532-h148/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-08%20at%2012.24.35%20PM.png" width="532" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://literature.sdsu.edu">https://literature.sdsu.edu</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Colleagues,</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;">We’ve made it to exam week! I know this will bring the extra strain of grading, etc. but I hope it’s also an opportunity to reflect on the successes of the past academic year. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope many of you will be able to make it to the </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">department’s pre-commencement ceremony</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at Scripps Cottage <b>this coming Friday at 10 am</b>. We’ll be recognizing the winners of this year’s outstanding essay awards as well as the outstanding graduating seniors and their most influential faculty members. A big thank you to Iris Quiroga for all her work organizing (and designing) this event. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Congratulations to all who participated in the </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MFA Reading</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on Friday evening and particularly the MCs for the event, Stephen-Paul Martin and Blas Falconer. It was a lovely evening, and the students were clearly delighted to be able to share their work with friends, family, and mentors. A big thank you to Mary Garcia and Olivia Perez for their work making this evening such a success. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you, too, to all who attended the </span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graduate Student Celebration</span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at Oggi’s last Monday, and particularly to Diana Leong, Mary, Iris, and Olivia for their organizational work. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;">One final thank you and apology: to Lashon Daley, whom I inadvertently omitted last week from the list of faculty who served on MA portfolios. Thank you, Lashon, for all your hard work for the department and its students. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_rQtriBhxePH6g5SRJSizcgQx9jNHnbNbqo6jtyPxcU_YLCR8bcqM0O9YvsY9bdQmvqtbeJ38b6OFlnV-wpwp3FwtiWAzZC2acr358tsw2HxEc71eMP5qejvup8Qf8K-6NSlraGAMWsn72iiilUiwe7q_cYZM5WFJAbAHKfRYNN_1alDio3QOq1j/s1126/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-08%20at%2012.22.48%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="888" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_rQtriBhxePH6g5SRJSizcgQx9jNHnbNbqo6jtyPxcU_YLCR8bcqM0O9YvsY9bdQmvqtbeJ38b6OFlnV-wpwp3FwtiWAzZC2acr358tsw2HxEc71eMP5qejvup8Qf8K-6NSlraGAMWsn72iiilUiwe7q_cYZM5WFJAbAHKfRYNN_1alDio3QOq1j/w147-h186/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-08%20at%2012.22.48%20PM.png" width="147" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw06936/William-Wordsworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;">Wishing everyone a good summer,</span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: medium;">Quentin Bailey</span></span></p>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-91418904450483125852023-05-01T14:39:00.003-07:002023-05-01T14:39:19.081-07:00Latest News from ECL aka The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University | May 1 2023 Edition<p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF5psgInxcg-hMs_H9q5x_l9us4RIt04SJ3_FCycGGjQZoKTVozpqgFvO6JRihtysweYZ5PNYEGE5lHJj_u3p2PCRsjfrUIxq_3_vGZG72HEo6ls9H9-8nE19IMIJYfvOlUva0oG5GtxwUkNTADTbLKtMRT0N_dXzY5A4zFjWL7Feg5Uz3J23Fax7/s401/yellowbadge_ecl-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="401" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF5psgInxcg-hMs_H9q5x_l9us4RIt04SJ3_FCycGGjQZoKTVozpqgFvO6JRihtysweYZ5PNYEGE5lHJj_u3p2PCRsjfrUIxq_3_vGZG72HEo6ls9H9-8nE19IMIJYfvOlUva0oG5GtxwUkNTADTbLKtMRT0N_dXzY5A4zFjWL7Feg5Uz3J23Fax7/s320/yellowbadge_ecl-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /> <span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Colleagues, </span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">It’s the final week of classes, with all of the attendant excitement, anxiety, and hard work. I hope to see many of you at the celebratory events in the coming weeks – from the <b>graduate mixer at Oggi’s</b> this afternoon to the <b>MFA reading</b> (Friday 5 May at 7 pm) and the department pre-<b>commencement ceremony</b> (10 am, Friday 12 May). </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had a good response to our call for submissions for the department’s essay awards. Thank you to all who promoted the competition. I’m delighted to announce that</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Leila Bitarafan</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lucy Breitwieser</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> have jointly been awarded the ‘Outstanding Undergraduate Essay’ prize, and </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dominic Shoopmann</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has won the ‘Outstanding Graduate Essay’ one. A special thanks to the scholarship committee (</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laurie Champion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clare Colquitt</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Joseph Thomas</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) for their hard work on this at such a busy time of year. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Thank you, too, to all who participated in the MA Portfolio Defenses last week: <b>Michael Borgstrom</b>, <b>Yetta Howard</b>, <b>Diana Leong</b>, <b>Bill Nericcio</b>, <b>Phillip Serrato</b>, <b>Jeanette Shumaker</b>, and <b>Joseph Thomas</b>. Thank you, too, to <b>Mary Garcia</b> for her work scheduling and coordinating these. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have some time later this week, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yetta Howard</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will be one of the respondents at UCSD event on Thursday, 4 May, at 5 - 6.30 pm when </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Juana María Rodríguez</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley, will discuss her latest book, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Comunidad Room, Cross-Cultural Center, UCSD. In </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Puta Life</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Juana María Rodríguez probes the figure of the puta—the whore, that phantasmatic figure of Latinized feminine excess to examine how visual tropes of racial and sexual deviance expose feminine subjects to misogyny and violence, attuning our gaze to how visual documentation shapes perceptions of sexual labor. Highlighting the criminalization and stigmatization that surrounds sex work, she lingers on those traces of felt possibility that might inspire more ethical forms of relation and care.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">A few faculty have asked me about <b>AT reports</b>. Requests for these will be coming later this week. They’re another, unexpected casualty of the my.SDSU transition: the college has had to devise a new mechanism for collating this information. Thank you for your patience on this and so many related matters this semester. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Good News: </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Carlos Kelly</b>, a BA, MA, and MFA alum of ours and now </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a postdoctoral fellow in Latinx studies at the Humanities Research Center at Rice University</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, has a just published </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ready Player Juan</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, with the University of Arizona Press: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/ready-player-juan&source=gmail&ust=1683063405884000&usg=AOvVaw2XIz5bj-gNJUkYrkAOtXqB" href="https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/ready-player-juan" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://uapress.arizona.edu/<wbr></wbr>book/ready-player-juan</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The CSU Digital Humanities Consortium has received a Mellon-funded grant from the Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium to increase capacity for digital humanities scholarship and teaching within the CSU system. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jessica Pressman</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a member of this initiative, as are Pamella Lach and Surishi Jayawardene. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Dates: </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">5/1 at 4 pm: MA/ MFA celebration at Oggi’s. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">5/5 at 7 pm: MFA reading at Scripps Cottage. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">5/12 at 10 am: Departmental pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">All best,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quentin Bailey, Chair, ECL</span></span></span>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-75224318290577288332023-04-24T15:09:00.005-07:002023-04-24T15:12:10.154-07:00Latest News from ECL aka The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University | 24 April 2023 Edition<p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdOhR6w4RNpCOAZCehNXu1c4in9Usu0XARmcbxw5iODQ4X6ouVZM42VjOTqOArnlZ_CrJWC3a-46ohnKjQJY0goLgnMkvsZulGMFrU-e9QCtD1dmYtn_k6nlUZzi8pibajtIb0kEYVkJz9s4ARxZknn6jANH_dlr_F3yjqF73S_TkSs4HEZE-JG5q/s640/yellowbadge_ecl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdOhR6w4RNpCOAZCehNXu1c4in9Usu0XARmcbxw5iODQ4X6ouVZM42VjOTqOArnlZ_CrJWC3a-46ohnKjQJY0goLgnMkvsZulGMFrU-e9QCtD1dmYtn_k6nlUZzi8pibajtIb0kEYVkJz9s4ARxZknn6jANH_dlr_F3yjqF73S_TkSs4HEZE-JG5q/w401-h401/yellowbadge_ecl.jpg" width="401" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Colleagues,</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVSYcOXf_NivO1R_RGQGMXPL2yQqU20uvkHNmA3-vos-U198av8sRjoLAuUytoiAQwIYVO3ExNZp-A2O3mTgp2n-qCls2YbWc7XfdNjG5XENjH_xKyn-JscK56TpPavy1ZxR6NAnkZ54ued6Gh9YG4d8wPiKCGnl7flrsQkIgSCZSI6NMWI5HjTTR/s3754/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-11%20at%2010-1.32.44%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="3754" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVSYcOXf_NivO1R_RGQGMXPL2yQqU20uvkHNmA3-vos-U198av8sRjoLAuUytoiAQwIYVO3ExNZp-A2O3mTgp2n-qCls2YbWc7XfdNjG5XENjH_xKyn-JscK56TpPavy1ZxR6NAnkZ54ued6Gh9YG4d8wPiKCGnl7flrsQkIgSCZSI6NMWI5HjTTR/w553-h98/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-11%20at%2010-1.32.44%20AM.png" width="553" /></a></div><span id="m_2714406298978739727gmail-docs-internal-guid-cff12d16-7fff-7b67-078e-dccc3189d63e"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are in the final two weeks of the semester, with the last scheduled day of classes next Thursday, 4 May. MA portfolio defenses are taking place this week; thank you to all participating in these important events. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At its meeting last week, the AC decided that, since there is no pressing business, next week’s department meeting can be canceled. We hope, instead, you will be able to make it to the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage at 10 am on Friday 12 May</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For those interested in curricular proposals, the university has just released an updated Curriculum Guide for the upcoming year: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://caa.sdsu.edu/_resources/files/curriculum/guide/curriculum_guide_04192023.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1682459529013000&usg=AOvVaw0GGESr0EKYLnCH2I6vFfU2" href="https://caa.sdsu.edu/_resources/files/curriculum/guide/curriculum_guide_04192023.pdf" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://caa.sdsu.edu/_<wbr></wbr>resources/files/curriculum/<wbr></wbr>guide/curriculum_guide_<wbr></wbr>04192023.pdf</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Invitations: </span></p><div><br /></div></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG4Gf1Qf2ULK7sRbXUkk8dg18RHZLUg9treRcHxGxWa3Wv-ct5756vS0mZS4Zwsba6q6tCOQjOyGPbu8Vl34OHFsyo_myIQ7VrFItEILkvzChMEnvBEyiV6PSU2cEzUZtLmRsQUquXu3r8uPFEMCowgxVZxkGxqG_68qrjzuhrl7GW0r_zg5mG0HH/s3070/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-24%20at%203.05.04%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="3070" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG4Gf1Qf2ULK7sRbXUkk8dg18RHZLUg9treRcHxGxWa3Wv-ct5756vS0mZS4Zwsba6q6tCOQjOyGPbu8Vl34OHFsyo_myIQ7VrFItEILkvzChMEnvBEyiV6PSU2cEzUZtLmRsQUquXu3r8uPFEMCowgxVZxkGxqG_68qrjzuhrl7GW0r_zg5mG0HH/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-24%20at%203.05.04%20PM.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lashon Daley and NCSCL Fellow Dani Nouriazad invite you to join their first-ever Social Media Symposium for </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ENGL 503 "#Kidlit for Researchers and Content Creators"</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on May 2 and May 4. The class meets in AH 1120 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. If you would like to learn more about the class and the student projects, click here: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://childlit.sdsu.edu/kidlit&source=gmail&ust=1682459529013000&usg=AOvVaw1b5_8vzWdXJv4pkK5BUHix" href="https://childlit.sdsu.edu/kidlit" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://childlit.sdsu.edu/<wbr></wbr>kidlit</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Projects will also be available for viewing at the Annual DH Showcase on Friday, May 5 from 10:00 am to noon in the Digital Humanities Center. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Diana Leong invites you to join her and the MA students for a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">celebration of thesis and portfolio projects</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at Oggi’s on Monday, 1 May, from 4 - 6 pm. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dates</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rick Barot</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will read from his most recent publications, including </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Galleons, </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/1 from 4 - 6 pm at Oggi’s: </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MA celebration </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">event. Join Diana Leong and MA students to celebrate the completion of their portfolio and thesis projects. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/1: Deadline for nominations to CAL committees. See below for details. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/2 & 5/4 at 11 pm in AH 1120: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Social Media Symposium for </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ENGL 503 "#Kidlit for Researchers and Content Creators."</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/2 at 12.30 pm in HH 222 or via zoom: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paterson Joseph</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will read from and discuss his first historical novel, about eighteenth-century writer, abolitionist, and composer Ignatius Sancho. </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/744799561&source=gmail&ust=1682459529013000&usg=AOvVaw2l3YOtBWhqZQ7DHlUNZ1Bf" href="https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/744799561" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/<wbr></wbr>744799561</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Registration is not required.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/5 at 7 pm: </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MFA reading</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at Scripps Cottage. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/12 at 10 am: Departmental pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good news</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A piece of flash fiction by our </span><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">former student </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Candace Hartsuyker</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, “When You’re The Contortionist,” will be published in </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Best Microfiction 2023</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> anthology, published by </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pelekinisis Press. </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bestmicrofiction.com/&source=gmail&ust=1682459529013000&usg=AOvVaw0HBBZiQcQDmT793fXT7vVT" href="https://www.bestmicrofiction.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.bestmicrofiction.<wbr></wbr>com/</span></a><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">;</span><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cleavermagazine.com/when-youre-the-contortionist-by-candace-hartsuyker/&source=gmail&ust=1682459529013000&usg=AOvVaw3vmbEOI6cK4LLOtdDO9z2n" href="https://www.cleavermagazine.com/when-youre-the-contortionist-by-candace-hartsuyker/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.cleavermagazine.<wbr></wbr>com/when-youre-the-<wbr></wbr>contortionist-by-candace-<wbr></wbr>hartsuyker/</span></a><span style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Candace will complete her SDICCCA internship this May. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CAL committees</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is the list of anticipated CAL committee vacancies for academic year 2022-23.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Research Committee: 3 vacancies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Professional Leaves Committee: 1 vacancy</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Curriculum Committee: 4 vacancies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">AP&P Committee: 3 vacancies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Programs Committee: 4 vacancies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teaching Committee: 3 vacancies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 30pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Diversity Committee: 5 vacancies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Service on the AP&P Committee is for three years. Service on all other CAL committees is for two years. Committee nominations can only be submitted by CAL chairs and directors. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please let me know. If you have questions about any of these committees, additional information can be found in the CAL Policy File: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/arts-and-letters&source=gmail&ust=1682459529013000&usg=AOvVaw3t2NkVFsk5XbimQ19P2B9x" href="https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/arts-and-letters" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.<wbr></wbr>com/sites/arts-and-letters</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Nominations will be accepted through Monday, May 1. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quentin</span></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLxMsflRqdDtvlFeV2AjK9JBm_z_18CFCtL2AAqugFKbiU4px6hnB1S5kr4hFGsKIKfeZ3WS6HTgLZN9roaNAiEfAVFHCEzQpTPuhuryRSjEHZ1bR1cK3VhMqQ9qjHM0YiwjGE9uGYrYPxRSWu04GdzbiAiWwz2P0W76ctOSWg4vSuhuK_Or2yT-o/s1030/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-24%20at%203.08.25%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1030" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLxMsflRqdDtvlFeV2AjK9JBm_z_18CFCtL2AAqugFKbiU4px6hnB1S5kr4hFGsKIKfeZ3WS6HTgLZN9roaNAiEfAVFHCEzQpTPuhuryRSjEHZ1bR1cK3VhMqQ9qjHM0YiwjGE9uGYrYPxRSWu04GdzbiAiWwz2P0W76ctOSWg4vSuhuK_Or2yT-o/w185-h135/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-24%20at%203.08.25%20PM.png" width="185" /></a></div>Quentin Bailey, DPhil</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /></b></span><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: x-small;">Associate Professor and Chair</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: x-small;">Department of English and Comparative Literature </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: x-small;">San Diego State University </span></div><div><a href="mailto:qbailey@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: x-small;">qbailey@sdsu.edu</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: x-small;">619 594 5271</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: x-small;">Pronouns: he/ him/ his</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: x-small;">Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay</span></div></div></div></div>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-46712053119397415942023-04-17T12:45:00.003-07:002023-04-17T12:57:59.793-07:00Latest News from ECL @ SDSU aka literature.sdsu.edu | 17 April 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vimz54EjizVgWIoCc8xhBbqTYMeqYbCMdOjdQ7P7-TVkThOQpnmu1OSdCcQIfrKLyBIH0BjvIMBf5T2Q4gp7rJAxrAqtVI2KFelbA1qphOkippUva8WhaAVhkir5UTGpi1IAr39eu2f5219hRieVmlbGR_C6VYxUvYDCdQa-S2IjliA33uDGapKf/s4562/invert%20ecl%20is%20engl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="4562" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vimz54EjizVgWIoCc8xhBbqTYMeqYbCMdOjdQ7P7-TVkThOQpnmu1OSdCcQIfrKLyBIH0BjvIMBf5T2Q4gp7rJAxrAqtVI2KFelbA1qphOkippUva8WhaAVhkir5UTGpi1IAr39eu2f5219hRieVmlbGR_C6VYxUvYDCdQa-S2IjliA33uDGapKf/w543-h90/invert%20ecl%20is%20engl.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: Roboto Condensed; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" id="m_1437989840716575960gmail-docs-internal-guid-0923b184-7fff-81ee-d7f3-2de7c9d5a0b0" style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are entering the final weeks of the semester and, indeed, of the academic year. There will be several opportunities to celebrate our successes in the coming weeks – at commencement ceremonies, portfolio defenses, and MFA readings – and I hope you will have the opportunity to participate. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpKSdRNLUuJSvkTUXaSqQUhwSTPGGou_D0pu4cAYSPgbEJITPk5CNOnM95KbxMlJ6jIQkTimOwlhcuVKCRQBOVkvwbw6idtOO6XLkMWLMr5i8TTYkHg_Kl4_V0aDgwjdNhEFWvBY9MAY_4Sv2HhGkUy_F4BunMiMbQpyquGf1gJ7Ti3HAS7b2aelj/s640/ecl.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpKSdRNLUuJSvkTUXaSqQUhwSTPGGou_D0pu4cAYSPgbEJITPk5CNOnM95KbxMlJ6jIQkTimOwlhcuVKCRQBOVkvwbw6idtOO6XLkMWLMr5i8TTYkHg_Kl4_V0aDgwjdNhEFWvBY9MAY_4Sv2HhGkUy_F4BunMiMbQpyquGf1gJ7Ti3HAS7b2aelj/w164-h164/ecl.png" width="164" /></a></span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />In the spirit of such celebrations, <b>congratulations</b> to: </span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brianna Blashill</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (English) and </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andres Negrete</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Comparative Literature) who have been selected as the department’s </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Outstanding Graduating Seniors</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Brianna has chosen </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clare Colquitt</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as her </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most Influential Faculty</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> member and Andres </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Diana Leong</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Congratulations Clare and Diana! All four will be celebrated at the department’s pre-commencement ceremony at Scripps Cottage on Friday 12 May at 10 am and, later that same day, at the CAL Commencement Ceremony. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1crtKuFR5167RJCLC2SnPJT8sAjpvOsDmPgJfL6UPT3Dzln3nzESzJYr8o1eP-GwXNkJh3ISPA5pofSAeJgRCE0iCnqQa2vZqK6gffxJ60TYzVKv0zx1BOCSGPrVJtnSRxNdYcYBKwma6yiK1eECFZNmKc2WXrNxUU-8FuIMOq43rt-PUK9gDClT/s683/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%2012.52.59%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="683" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1crtKuFR5167RJCLC2SnPJT8sAjpvOsDmPgJfL6UPT3Dzln3nzESzJYr8o1eP-GwXNkJh3ISPA5pofSAeJgRCE0iCnqQa2vZqK6gffxJ60TYzVKv0zx1BOCSGPrVJtnSRxNdYcYBKwma6yiK1eECFZNmKc2WXrNxUU-8FuIMOq43rt-PUK9gDClT/w260-h152/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%2012.52.59%20PM.png" width="260" /></a></span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Diana Leong</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lashon Daley</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> who have, separately, been awarded CAL IRC (Interdisciplinary Research Cluster) grants. Diana’s project focuses on the creation of an </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Humanities Lab</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, while Lashon’s addresses </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Global Renderings of Childhood and Its Literature</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kendell Wilkerson</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who has been chosen as the National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature Fellow for AY 2023-2024. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZ1klSIsGQ-mrajdEf6UUrhGZqaiQNePyhPpjioymuBIsuUfWyTHLrYQ-OSkXsvu7QQvv6M7AYeV8zJhwG9T9ZKkAdtnY0-SBg0UgzE-m7H6ShvBuMLVWC4kthrwu4eK9lGVejep4C1rfR2i8IqvffEs1wyj0xbmi3om54D2XfXkBjaMp2ShEE6cB/s2222/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%2012.42.39%20PM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2222" data-original-width="1836" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZ1klSIsGQ-mrajdEf6UUrhGZqaiQNePyhPpjioymuBIsuUfWyTHLrYQ-OSkXsvu7QQvv6M7AYeV8zJhwG9T9ZKkAdtnY0-SBg0UgzE-m7H6ShvBuMLVWC4kthrwu4eK9lGVejep4C1rfR2i8IqvffEs1wyj0xbmi3om54D2XfXkBjaMp2ShEE6cB/w120-h146/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%2012.42.39%20PM.png" width="120" /></a><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.jessicapressman.com/upcoming-talks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Pressman</a></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who gave an invited talk on Friday, April 14, for PhD students and junior faculty at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, about scholarly writing and publishing and the importance of Digital Humanities scholarly practices.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate student </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nandi Maunder</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who has been awarded a Fulbright to pursue a project in South Africa. Nandi’s project will be based at the University of Venda, in Limpopo province, and will engage with the ways in which race impacts childhood. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dates</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/18: Due date for </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Humanities in Action </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">finding requests. A fillable pdf is available on the department’s sharepoint page, under ‘Funding Request Forms’ > ‘Spring 2023 forms’. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/19 at 12 noon in AL 266: <b>Advisory Committee</b> meeting</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rick Barot</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will read from his most recent publications, including </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Galleons, </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/5 at 7 pm: <b>MFA reading</b> at Scripps Cottage. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/12 at 10 am: <b>Departmental pre-commencement celebration</b> at Scripps Cottage. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, please let me know details of good news or upcoming events. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quentin</span></p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /><br /></span><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXEMiCJcK4126QBzpQU4JyN629YM93ErzfCIWzkN_np-JI8UlKWa-fW9SL8yo8_5tvVYDyCptY0a7s9sftmX612llHLUkcXEhaV-VooCMqpj5Fl6tSIW8ydttwOf-41BRlPbw3YPDiAr43lbo3svCruGHGltjfRIAGEVl3lRELK-KvZKQYi9Lsw5J/s409/prof.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="297" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXEMiCJcK4126QBzpQU4JyN629YM93ErzfCIWzkN_np-JI8UlKWa-fW9SL8yo8_5tvVYDyCptY0a7s9sftmX612llHLUkcXEhaV-VooCMqpj5Fl6tSIW8ydttwOf-41BRlPbw3YPDiAr43lbo3svCruGHGltjfRIAGEVl3lRELK-KvZKQYi9Lsw5J/w110-h152/prof.jpg" width="110" /></a></div>Quentin Bailey, DPhil</span><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Associate Professor and Chair</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Department of English and Comparative Literature </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">San Diego State University </span></div><div><a href="mailto:qbailey@sdsu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; 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Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-23781678874830717972023-04-10T13:56:00.003-07:002023-04-11T10:36:00.664-07:00Latest Update from ECL, the Department of English and Comparative Literature at SDSU | 4.10.23 Edition <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODQ531ex8QkeshnKWmUMmFEPHM4K5VpMAFFiTomCFkH33B3GtGD7MVqtkdlh8E17vEwlF5gx6hBpNEOkuQosI3oyu04vRxsTR07NjtsvVg-JmwTSy7aJ-7Ju2n5099RF1azJeglGkbyu2Jrt67mmXwXgZHcbc0rTNhAmdAFg-DUj3VHr5qy5moLDX/s3754/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-11%20at%2010.32.44%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="3754" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODQ531ex8QkeshnKWmUMmFEPHM4K5VpMAFFiTomCFkH33B3GtGD7MVqtkdlh8E17vEwlF5gx6hBpNEOkuQosI3oyu04vRxsTR07NjtsvVg-JmwTSy7aJ-7Ju2n5099RF1azJeglGkbyu2Jrt67mmXwXgZHcbc0rTNhAmdAFg-DUj3VHr5qy5moLDX/w516-h92/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-11%20at%2010.32.44%20AM.png" width="516" /></a></div><p></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXIdBUnzxc_SQnEFT7DQoCuZ_TFmHsLcrznhljNkAK0aI1V2QGk-eX6EabWOZ9NfzLLSvxtuQ8_Avfs4uQ9Hb04M18CisZEvU7LP5_Nq4KqWLJdCshnM8X55dYfOzm1SKJYvoa9S5bML6caqiOuXWXJyHR_9PAj3B6filW_5mqCN86uWBzhn6Fm64/s640/ecl.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXIdBUnzxc_SQnEFT7DQoCuZ_TFmHsLcrznhljNkAK0aI1V2QGk-eX6EabWOZ9NfzLLSvxtuQ8_Avfs4uQ9Hb04M18CisZEvU7LP5_Nq4KqWLJdCshnM8X55dYfOzm1SKJYvoa9S5bML6caqiOuXWXJyHR_9PAj3B6filW_5mqCN86uWBzhn6Fm64/w256-h256/ecl.png" width="256" /></a></div>Dear Colleagues,<p></p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" id="m_-6935699192688589275gmail-docs-internal-guid-80e8b866-7fff-91f2-d768-18fa8de13d06"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks to all who attended last week’s meeting. As a gentle reminder, please encourage students who wrote outstanding essays in your classes to submit them to Iris (</span><a style="color: #222222;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">iquiroga@sdsu.edu</span></a><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) by the end of the week. The winning essays will be recognized at the department’s </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">pre-commencement celebration</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at Scripps Cottage on Friday 12 May at 10 am. I hope you will be able to attend this event where we celebrate the achievements of our students (and enjoy a variety of cookies and brownies from </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caked</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s a new policy from the Research Foundation that might be of interest to those who work with individual service providers. Before we can request any payments for services, an </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.foundation.sdsu.edu/pdf/ap_fa_ic_preselection_cklist.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1681246216336000&usg=AOvVaw0mNruAQWmkJQ01lYl0cVRC" href="https://www.foundation.sdsu.edu/pdf/ap_fa_ic_preselection_cklist.pdf" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Independent Contractor Pre-Selection Checklist</span></a><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> needs to be completed and returned to Bart Chafe in the Dean’s Office.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> If a service is performed prior to the checklist being reviewed by the Research Foundation, payment for the service with Foundation funds may not be approved</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dates</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/12 at 12 noon in AL 266: Graduate Committee meeting</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/12 at 7 pm, via Zoom: The Laurie Okuma Memorial Reading featuring Poet and Editor, Naoko Fujimoto! Her poetry collections are "We Face The Tremendous Meat On The Teppan", winner of C&R Press Summer Tide Pool Chapbook Award by C&R Press (2022), "Where I Was Born", winner of the editor's choice by Willow Books (2019), "Glyph: Graphic Poetry=Trans. Sensory" by Tupelo Press (2021), and four chapbooks. She is a RHINO associate & translation editor and Tupelo Quarterly translation editor. Register in advance for this event:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sdsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlde-ppzsjE9UA5Rc3XlI7Atr-k4a_Pyqj&source=gmail&ust=1681246216336000&usg=AOvVaw1R7-DtQ9J0hGencBmlKTHo" href="https://sdsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlde-ppzsjE9UA5Rc3XlI7Atr-k4a_Pyqj" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://SDSU.zoom.us/meeting/<wbr></wbr>register/tZIlde-<wbr></wbr>ppzsjE9UA5Rc3XlI7Atr-k4a_Pyqj</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/14: Due date for </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Outstanding Essay Award</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> submissions. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/15, 9 - 2: Clare Colquitt and I will be meeting prospective students at </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Explore SDSU</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Anyone interested in helping staff our booth is welcome. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/17: Due date for </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IRA applications</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/18: Due date for </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Humanities in Action </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">finding requests. A fillable pdf is available on the department’s sharepoint page, under ‘Funding Request Forms’ > ‘Spring 2023 forms’. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rick Barot</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will read from his most recent publications, including </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Galleons, </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/5 at 7 pm: MFA reading at Scripps Cottage. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5/12 at 10 am: Departmental pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Congratulations: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lashon Daley</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was the keynote speaker at last weekend's 16th Annual Armistead Colloquium at UC Davis. She presented a chapter draft from her book project, </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coming of (R)age: Charting Black Girl Lit Studies</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The second edition of </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Corinne Goria</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s book, </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Invisible Hands: Voices from the Global Economy</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was released by Haymarket Books last week. Kirkus Reviews calls it “</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a compelling message about the plight of labor workers worldwide.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” Click </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1723-invisible-hands&source=gmail&ust=1681246216336000&usg=AOvVaw0ymOto_8tXxqTgZk9DXFEG" href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1723-invisible-hands" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for some further info about the book. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Imelda Hernandez-Villa</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who is graduating this spring with her English major and children's literature certificate, is featured in a recent PSFA publication about her and her daughter’s time at SDSU:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://psfa.sdsu.edu/news/2023/mother-daughter-duo-attend-sdsu&source=gmail&ust=1681246216336000&usg=AOvVaw3lyH60kO7zsuxtLScO1U7j" href="https://psfa.sdsu.edu/news/2023/mother-daughter-duo-attend-sdsu" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://psfa.sdsu.edu/news/<wbr></wbr>2023/mother-daughter-duo-<wbr></wbr>attend-sdsu</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://psfa.sdsu.edu/news/2023/mother-daughter-duo-attend-sdsu" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1388" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCZRptt-pq6eRK4LI9cTrUPBEOrWxfTb71c0KYn4P670jTwN5fodAde19JmZ46M2vIbGxO_gBW14Zeaxkaoh_NBvulqnJeQUpzSKHjgFejnwtaDX6dSdFNw0vvGa-cFdQY2PJyGaB2XAJZF0Jj8XYg14v8SVSZrDm3uPyd4Rsq2lJyrMPJtolgY5q/w441-h451/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-10%20at%201.54.38%20PM.png" width="441" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, please let me know details of good news or upcoming events. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quentin</span></p></span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Quentin Bailey, DPhil<div>Associate Professor and Chair</div><div>Department of English and Comparative Literature </div><div>San Diego State University </div><div><a href="mailto:qbailey@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">qbailey@sdsu.edu</a></div><div>619 594 5271</div><div>Pronouns: he/ him/ his</div><div>Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay</div></div></div></div>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-15386465954302997662023-03-06T11:31:00.001-08:002023-03-06T11:34:57.131-08:00Latest Updates from ECL, The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University<div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">From:</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quentin Bailey</strong><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> </span><span dir="auto" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><qbailey@sdsu.edu><br /></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Date: Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 11:03 AM</span><br /><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Colleagues,</span></div><div class="gmail_attr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Subject: Weekly Bulletin 3.6.23<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="m_-7775874972514409258gmail-docs-internal-guid-398bed9a-7fff-ee0c-81e7-1b0f6e24b0df"><br /><p style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xhk1roG-ogvk7JpJKn9C-hiESzpRncrTsOtRjulMdLy931x2K42gwyLyS1oQHd3DC23XPS8XIiiS30SQbBDkCo_OtCUX5nSe-n1FCYnRlzIgjErZhmbH5APUZPIIUlzizwhwFbCgbgLxm_ifyVGcemWZwULRXGhF1V9fhSujOH5yeE5fEsI8BQMV/s3299/Outstanding%20Essay%20Awards%20SP23%20flyer.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xhk1roG-ogvk7JpJKn9C-hiESzpRncrTsOtRjulMdLy931x2K42gwyLyS1oQHd3DC23XPS8XIiiS30SQbBDkCo_OtCUX5nSe-n1FCYnRlzIgjErZhmbH5APUZPIIUlzizwhwFbCgbgLxm_ifyVGcemWZwULRXGhF1V9fhSujOH5yeE5fEsI8BQMV/s320/Outstanding%20Essay%20Awards%20SP23%20flyer.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Please find attached a flier for our ECL </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Outstanding Essay Awards</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. As we discussed at the meeting, faculty are encouraged to recommend an essay for the award: we would like the award to honor the very best pieces of writing at the undergraduate and graduate level. The deadline for submission is Friday 14 April. Submissions should go to Iris: <a href="mailto:iquiroga@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">iquiroga@sdsu.edu</a></span></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Key Dates</span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eTeMZpUnNBrYauE4NJodzJRNydKPmq72dwibC0E9oUkfzPokBpRGvhvB8zcQGSf2QektGhcj95LmkrRAYWVDu0AbvEek7cioh4TiQXRRoLmPMB745oyEFQN8FA-ONXbV40ZSYv-ta1VGkCqLr7uGH48kTSASLNTh4WRAIk6voFtOw2pxgKH8NdYG/s560/20230317_NetworkedNarratives_Digi.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eTeMZpUnNBrYauE4NJodzJRNydKPmq72dwibC0E9oUkfzPokBpRGvhvB8zcQGSf2QektGhcj95LmkrRAYWVDu0AbvEek7cioh4TiQXRRoLmPMB745oyEFQN8FA-ONXbV40ZSYv-ta1VGkCqLr7uGH48kTSASLNTh4WRAIk6voFtOw2pxgKH8NdYG/w409-h230/20230317_NetworkedNarratives_Digi.png" width="409" /></a></div>3/17 in the Digital Humanities Center, Love Library: <span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Networked Narratives</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, an interdisciplinary conference organized by the graduate students of the Department of English and Comparative Literature. </span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3/21 at 1 pm in the Finch Conference Room: </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lashon Daley</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will be presenting “Coming of (r)age” at CAL’s “Human Is As Human Does” on 21 March 2023 at 1 pm in the Finch Conference Room.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3/22: Deadline for Fall 2023 Engl 220 and 280 applications. If a student asks for you to write a letter of recommendation, please feel free to send it directly to Mary (<a href="mailto:mmgarcia@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">mmgarcia@sdsu.edu</a>) </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rick Barot</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will read from his most recent publications, including </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Galleons, </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: #231f20; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Congratulations: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joseph Thomas</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has published twelve new and one previously published poem ("Advice for Children," first published in The Robert Graves Review) in Poems from the Black Lagoon (New York: Cats in the Basement P, 2023), a mini-anthology highlighting the work of eight poets.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lashon Daley</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was selected to serve as a member of the inaugural Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board. In this role, she will be helping facilitate peer observations.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some good news about a former student: </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zahara Almosawi</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who graduated </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cum laude </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">from our SSTC major in 2021, subsequently took some economics classes at community college in order to go on to a graduate program in professional accountancy. She has just been accepted into her top school, UCSD, and got $45K to contribute to a two-year degree that costs $60K. She already has a summer internship lined up with a mid-level accounting firm. Zahari is the daughter of Iraqi immigrants and her family struggled once they immigrated to San Diego. As her adviser </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clare Colquitt</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> puts it, ‘our majors can do anything.’ </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, please let me know details of good news or upcoming events. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quentin</span></p><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: #222222;">Quentin Bailey, DPhil</span><br /><div style="color: #222222;"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Associate Professor and Chair</div><div>Department of English and Comparative Literature </div><div>San Diego State University </div><div><a href="mailto:qbailey@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">qbailey@sdsu.edu</a></div><div>619 594 5271</div><div>Pronouns: he/ him/ his</div><div>Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow us on twitter! </div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/Net_Narratives/status/1626758596301312001/photo/1">https://twitter.com/Net_Narratives/status/1626758596301312001/photo/1</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGZo3Ncaz_KfSL1O1B17D_DF_HBkgdWI3SErEVMa1ubjs4n4_-ADoCxyJgu_lmTFKy1w4Q8jL2aIDtHGn9tD4y28TBJwRoazhUeV3keYyueLk4vbB_i4rZqnPDjTzKvwh387Zt3uBVyOvFsO6dAFxsn7_zhNY7ksAEpK_2mUgZXVRw0dtihM7k_8d/s1080/FpNoUR2acAEfXAK.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGZo3Ncaz_KfSL1O1B17D_DF_HBkgdWI3SErEVMa1ubjs4n4_-ADoCxyJgu_lmTFKy1w4Q8jL2aIDtHGn9tD4y28TBJwRoazhUeV3keYyueLk4vbB_i4rZqnPDjTzKvwh387Zt3uBVyOvFsO6dAFxsn7_zhNY7ksAEpK_2mUgZXVRw0dtihM7k_8d/w418-h418/FpNoUR2acAEfXAK.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-55440857557220352622022-01-24T11:43:00.002-08:002022-01-24T11:43:25.198-08:00SDSU Department of English and Comparative Literature: Good News You Might Have Missed, 24 January 2022<p> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good News you might have missed:</span></p><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpWAUinXgSQEP5qWNBKJUiV4FvU9eQ-FYPFvUIVbvhxMRX8fFtIgprpiYM5AdjXhldsdyhPrlMW4OW-ltcXj3lsfBSh3aufHpiFOo4Esd_XdOaHbiLUnISiW9FXGqAS9WfjzxS2VFbeyOtoVN43gPCKpdQ2VfgEZn1vqdT9rB2GkugV5y9msJl7XKv=s2578" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1546" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpWAUinXgSQEP5qWNBKJUiV4FvU9eQ-FYPFvUIVbvhxMRX8fFtIgprpiYM5AdjXhldsdyhPrlMW4OW-ltcXj3lsfBSh3aufHpiFOo4Esd_XdOaHbiLUnISiW9FXGqAS9WfjzxS2VFbeyOtoVN43gPCKpdQ2VfgEZn1vqdT9rB2GkugV5y9msJl7XKv=w199-h331" width="199" /></a></div><b>Lashon Daly</b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> has developed a new web series, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Critical Conversations in Children’s Literature</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">, that brings together children’s literature authors and scholars to discuss critical topics brewing within the field. Check out the first two episodes: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1643139259856000&usg=AOvVaw15Y2wVTluxa5Jm8D1LqbJ7" href="http://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com</span></a><p></p></li></ul><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary Galbraith</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">’s entry on deixis was published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature in November: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.1055&source=gmail&ust=1643139259856000&usg=AOvVaw3esTghVXAI0rae-Zoy97Qq" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.1055" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://doi.org/10.1093/<wbr></wbr>acrefore/9780190201098.013.<wbr></wbr>1055</span></a></p></li></ul><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Yetta Howard</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">’s entry on “Feminism” forms part of </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Keywords for Comics Studies </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">(NYU Press, 2021): </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nyupress.org/9781479825431/keywords-for-comics-studies/&source=gmail&ust=1643139259856000&usg=AOvVaw2AujqGpP6n5fK_xAfnYBOH" href="https://nyupress.org/9781479825431/keywords-for-comics-studies/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://nyupress.org/<wbr></wbr>9781479825431/keywords-for-<wbr></wbr>comics-studies/</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. In addition, a glowing review of</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> Yetta</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">’s </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Ugly Differences</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> appeared in the June 2021 issue of </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/hypatia/article/ugly-differences-queer-female-sexuality-in-the-underground-yetta-howard-chicago-university-of-illinois-press-2018-isbn-9780252083549/C27C9786EE6C76A6AE1C30A229DDE548" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hypatia</a>.</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/hypatia/article/ugly-differences-queer-female-sexuality-in-the-underground-yetta-howard-chicago-university-of-illinois-press-2018-isbn-9780252083549/C27C9786EE6C76A6AE1C30A229DDE548&source=gmail&ust=1643139259856000&usg=AOvVaw2wjfQfPtEKSsfIHQf5gY5M" href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/hypatia/article/ugly-differences-queer-female-sexuality-in-the-underground-yetta-howard-chicago-university-of-illinois-press-2018-isbn-9780252083549/C27C9786EE6C76A6AE1C30A229DDE548" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbR5obDVnT9PyvxCRl6U-VNucSWkiHgQ7vF8bkpFvl1cjiI0QdwJCCCNWMqHX7oK4dP9UPymIWVwyB3dd39H5jBYnQY511qoZcPvObzErEq_nrJu-yOrnfNSwtN4nJklppdBvRhRfpGjvly8idQ2qKTyuQEVBy_XWVj9ZARcHQq_vypwKcfEiDbJk3=s2474" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="2336" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbR5obDVnT9PyvxCRl6U-VNucSWkiHgQ7vF8bkpFvl1cjiI0QdwJCCCNWMqHX7oK4dP9UPymIWVwyB3dd39H5jBYnQY511qoZcPvObzErEq_nrJu-yOrnfNSwtN4nJklppdBvRhRfpGjvly8idQ2qKTyuQEVBy_XWVj9ZARcHQq_vypwKcfEiDbJk3=w273-h289" width="273" /></a></div><p></p></li></ul><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Hal Jaffe </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">published </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Strange Fruit and other plays</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> with Black Scat Books. The collection contains </span><span style="color: #404040; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">nine diverse and innovative one-act plays, featuring Billie Holiday & Lester Young; Antonin Artaud & Georges Bataille; Marilyn Monroe & Marlon Brando; Samuel Beckett; condemned prisoners in Texas making their final statement before execution; Israelis & Palestinians in life-or-death dialogue; Charles Manson unleashed; Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin & Jim Morrison burning it at both ends; & the potently satirical “Splish Splash,” exploring gender discord</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blackscatbooks.com/2021/10/&source=gmail&ust=1643139259856000&usg=AOvVaw3CHhPkJ3mm9Gj33qCd7XE7" href="https://blackscatbooks.com/2021/10/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">https://blackscatbooks.com/<wbr></wbr>2021/10/</span></a></p></li></ul><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQyGQuIyrRlrpHRgja6bc8a0Pv8US5rge0_H0pnQkcMwtKDE92zowyJZPhNJVzHLYZs_Qa997pU6i3TF5kPYLt5K66sXkcudf_djsrxrcv7_ZX1l3JOhY5z0zEBOKURiJ2nHiMoJrgASu4NmJjxHVJQwXVKJQ57g3pXUyKHVYqtiUw0VSrQ7qBe5p3=s2830" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="2830" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQyGQuIyrRlrpHRgja6bc8a0Pv8US5rge0_H0pnQkcMwtKDE92zowyJZPhNJVzHLYZs_Qa997pU6i3TF5kPYLt5K66sXkcudf_djsrxrcv7_ZX1l3JOhY5z0zEBOKURiJ2nHiMoJrgASu4NmJjxHVJQwXVKJQ57g3pXUyKHVYqtiUw0VSrQ7qBe5p3=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />In November, <span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Joseph Thomas</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> presented a paper, "Smashing The Penny Fiddle: Colliding Oppositions in Robert Graves’s Children’s Poetry" as part of the "Masks and Paradoxes in the Work of Robert Graves" panel at the annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Joseph </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">also published an essay on Graves, “Drawing Music from Penny Fiddles, or, a Biographical Account of Robert Graves and Theodore Roethke’s Secret Lives as Children’s Poets with a Look at their Neglected Masterworks, The Penny Fiddle and I Am! Says the Lamb, along with a Few Other Things”: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.robertgravesreview.org/essay.php?essay%3D413%26tab%3D6&source=gmail&ust=1643139259856000&usg=AOvVaw3g7k6yb230PzjlBq3jYGB5" href="http://www.robertgravesreview.org/essay.php?essay=413&tab=6" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">www.robertgravesreview.org/<wbr></wbr>essay.php?essay=413&tab=6</span></a><p></p></li></ul>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-47216485454267659662021-12-31T07:37:00.005-08:002022-01-21T09:23:46.366-08:00What's Happening Now, January 2022<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Dear Colleagues, </span></span></p><p><span id="m_8028752844084834886gmail-docs-internal-guid-d7789f63-7fff-ac9a-f24a-e861683b36cc" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOEb2OWGSTcObsFVl1mNQF7yX9jXhTvA7O_IRvHhvpWIaSl6iaJ0hplNS-zT1GmfZMibXfHLk8mHnChSY-FPhFH6BAKHJ7PnmZvjd9MKDxKQ7wSSf-1rxK1EM2Vt5IhG1KWMb2EdKGsxEUAAThOZyLuyN4lA6zL7_g5CvGgigpOhw5qTd44JIPm0wM=s500" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="332" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOEb2OWGSTcObsFVl1mNQF7yX9jXhTvA7O_IRvHhvpWIaSl6iaJ0hplNS-zT1GmfZMibXfHLk8mHnChSY-FPhFH6BAKHJ7PnmZvjd9MKDxKQ7wSSf-1rxK1EM2Vt5IhG1KWMb2EdKGsxEUAAThOZyLuyN4lA6zL7_g5CvGgigpOhw5qTd44JIPm0wM=w148-h224" width="148" /></a><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Welcome to the Spring 22 semester. It's one w<span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">e start in sadness, with the passing of our dear colleague Laurie Edson. We also start in uncertainty, with the spread of omicron having pushed us online for the first two weeks of the semester. These are challenging times and I’d encourage you to reach out if you have questions or concerns, or just fancy a chat. I’m in the main office most days, and can be reached easily by email (</span><a style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="il">qbailey@sdsu.edu</span></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) or phone/ text (619.599.3820). My hope is that we can build momentum through the semester, re-establishing the bonds of our academic and intellectual community around the good work that we do in our classrooms and in our research and writing. </span><span style="color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;">You'll find news of some of that recent work in the penultimate part of this bulletin and will see it </span>publicized<span style="color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on our social media feeds by our new staff member, Iris Quiroga. </span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Notices:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please consider attending this Wednesday’s </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">brainstorming session</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday’s meeting with the Dean and Provost</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. All tenure-line faculty, lecturers, and staff are welcome. The Provost has been visiting departments across campus, so this is our opportunity to introduce ourselves and outline our priorities. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please submit any </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">funding requests</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for Spring 2022 by 1 February. This includes event funding, Humanities in Action funding, and lecturer and graduate student travel funding. The AC will review all requests at a 2/9/22 meeting. Requests (or queries about what is required) can be emailed to </span><a style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="il">qbailey@sdsu.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tenure-line faculty: please send </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">course requests</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for Spring 2023 to </span><a style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="il">qbailey@sdsu.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, ideally by Wednesday 26 January. Katie and I will present a first draft of the Sp 23 schedule to the Dean’s Office Friday 11 February so need some time to balance curricular needs with requests and availability. Please indicate which courses you would ideally like to teach, which you are willing to teach to help the department meet curricular and student demand, and let me know any factors that might impact your availability. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The deadlines for </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">periodic evaluation</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> have been extended by two weeks. Tenured and temporary faculty undergoing a periodic evaluation in Spring 22 must now submit material to Interfolio by 28 February 2022. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Faculty can start </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">adding students</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to their classes from their waitlists on Wednesday 19 January. Students will be auto-enrolled in available seats through Tuesday 25 January, with faculty able to add students manually until the </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">add/ drop deadline of Tuesday 1 February</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Please consider adding students if possible to your classes, but keep in mind the capacity of the in-person classroom you have been assigned. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="6" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA4EVj27NP_33fKSIlBygSJYVxWP0gPeP13PzU6pmhfGMIOTbt51zyyQEUNJArzgSh18UBrev79qRGoAkAWR1Im4EUOlVtT22zxDfqxvPC7Pkgv2xcXBS6z2XSp3ZGPrXm-_ubwqf1hPELAFsLNLO16cZc3O1QB0PveQlTzxrSav5qJzlhqK_M4Mz7=s2040" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="2040" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA4EVj27NP_33fKSIlBygSJYVxWP0gPeP13PzU6pmhfGMIOTbt51zyyQEUNJArzgSh18UBrev79qRGoAkAWR1Im4EUOlVtT22zxDfqxvPC7Pkgv2xcXBS6z2XSp3ZGPrXm-_ubwqf1hPELAFsLNLO16cZc3O1QB0PveQlTzxrSav5qJzlhqK_M4Mz7=w222-h209" width="222" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br />As they did in Spring 2021, Jessica Pressman and Joseph Thomas will be splitting the role of <span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graduate Director </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this semester. Thank you to both for stepping in. Joseph will focus on applications to the MA program and Jessica will take responsibility for helping students graduate from the program. Stephen-Paul Martin is the </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MFA Director </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in Spring 2022 and Clare Colquitt continues as </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undergraduate Director</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The Advisory Committee will be made up of Clare, Stephen-Paul, Joseph [acting grad director], and Jessica [elected, at-large member and acting MA adviser]. Please let them know if you have issues you would like the AC to consider. </span></span><p></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Dates: </span></span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department meeting this coming </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday 19 January</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at 12 noon</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to discuss the upcoming meeting with the Provost and Dean: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/85350621041&source=gmail&ust=1642871504248000&usg=AOvVaw3whpqwi2NvirYkcrb6jACp" href="https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/85350621041" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/<wbr></wbr>85350621041</span></a><span style="color: #616074; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All are welcome to attend. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Department meeting with Provost Ochoa and Dean Casper, </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday 21 January</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">9-10 am</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/83491599813&source=gmail&ust=1642871504248000&usg=AOvVaw2nANXOWi0Kixwwx7icNFmn" href="https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/83491599813" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/<wbr></wbr>83491599813</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. All faculty and staff are invited and encouraged to attend.</span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SDSU returns to in-person classes on </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday 7 February</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Diana Leong will deliver the annual Warner Innovation Lecture </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Monday 21 March</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at 12 noon</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #202124; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year's NCSCL Visiting Scholar's Lecture, "A 'Damn Mob' of Scribbling Girls: From Jo March to Starr Carter" by Maria Tatar, will be held </span><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday 23 March</span><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">from 4:00-5:30 PM</span><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the Leon Williams Room (LL-430) of the San Diego State University Library.</span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="6" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The MFA Reading will take place </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday 6 May</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at 7 pm</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The CAL Commencement ceremony will be held </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friday 13 May</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at 3 pm</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Viejas Arena. It will be preceded by a </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">departmental event from 11-12.30 pm</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the Tula Community Center. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Good News: </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP5VtqqI0avAoXVpMue-scNxG_oGD1_mHTrN6Efh7pTHlV9LywXBkHhQMvEOKjRQ76DvMDsNSmRVbfag2PKh3MYtBVV0DsmDLJ_FzN7TMgoJy7fe1m5xxuwqwbekBCxohCtYadMgRmQFMLbW7FKxh8d8HK2GVQ1U4sZeBwPwNM3KI-d7eucqwRL1Wi=s2072" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="1858" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP5VtqqI0avAoXVpMue-scNxG_oGD1_mHTrN6Efh7pTHlV9LywXBkHhQMvEOKjRQ76DvMDsNSmRVbfag2PKh3MYtBVV0DsmDLJ_FzN7TMgoJy7fe1m5xxuwqwbekBCxohCtYadMgRmQFMLbW7FKxh8d8HK2GVQ1U4sZeBwPwNM3KI-d7eucqwRL1Wi=w181-h201" width="181" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Stephen-Paul Martin<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s latest story, “Sacred Places” will be published later this month by </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Antonym</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a journal based in Kolkata, India. The story will also be translated into Bengali and published in Anubad Patrika, another Kolkata-based journal.</span></span><p></p></li></ol><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bill Nericcio</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> featured in a recent issue of the Union-Tribune for his work with SDSU Press: </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/story/2021-12-04/comic-stans-new-sdsu-press-imprint-mixes-scholarly-study-with-a-graphic-novel-ethos&source=gmail&ust=1642871504249000&usg=AOvVaw14O16HRzyfe_BoRs39OxI2" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/story/2021-12-04/comic-stans-new-sdsu-press-imprint-mixes-scholarly-study-with-a-graphic-novel-ethos" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr></wbr>sandiegouniontribune.com/<wbr></wbr>entertainment/books/story/<wbr></wbr>2021-12-04/comic-stans-new-<wbr></wbr>sdsu-press-imprint-mixes-<wbr></wbr>scholarly-study-with-a-<wbr></wbr>graphic-novel-ethos</a></span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt de la Peña</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has been awarded the Alma Flor Ada Award by SDSU’s Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education for his book </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Love</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and in recognition of his commitment to bicultural literacy. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwINc3W9TvTWQclJhBgB2ekLjVeUPHATi5X3gcFpnkp79Bgvvx5L4t6HsNool2W0PZtKvVucHLmN5bXPdQ9ZryX2MPbk3ZI72PXttzmrO2L3SgVFnwuDwFqDKcANWIds3T46kkZ9rna679jKI5DHFqKWfn-MT_s2Pnf8K0KO8Edh31srBfv_oh_NPn=s1960" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="1960" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwINc3W9TvTWQclJhBgB2ekLjVeUPHATi5X3gcFpnkp79Bgvvx5L4t6HsNool2W0PZtKvVucHLmN5bXPdQ9ZryX2MPbk3ZI72PXttzmrO2L3SgVFnwuDwFqDKcANWIds3T46kkZ9rna679jKI5DHFqKWfn-MT_s2Pnf8K0KO8Edh31srBfv_oh_NPn=w181-h176" width="181" /></a></span></span></div><span><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Jessica Pressman<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> gave lectures about her book, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bookishness</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, to two different local groups of "lifelong learners" organized by two different universities: </span></span><span style="font-family: "Roboto Condensed"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">UCSD’s </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.osherfoundation.org/olli.html&source=gmail&ust=1642871504249000&usg=AOvVaw2ZUUq9Ool1JT_OgwZvPXYP" href="https://www.osherfoundation.org/olli.html" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Roboto Condensed"; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Osher Institute for Lifelong Learners</span></a><span style="font-family: "Roboto Condensed"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (in October) and USD’s </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sandiego.edu/U3A&source=gmail&ust=1642871504249000&usg=AOvVaw0QNzh1V46THadNB1ro2wY_" href="http://www.sandiego.edu/U3A" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Roboto Condensed"; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">University of the Third Age (U3A)</span></a><span style="font-family: "Roboto Condensed"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> (on 13 January 2022).</span></span><p></p></li></ol><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visiting Professor </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s thriller ‘The Girl from Oslo’ is Netflix’s fourth most-watched show. Ronit taught screenwriting in the department in Spring 19 and Fall 21 as part of the Visiting Israeli Artists Program, and wrote the series during her first semester here: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/story/2022-01-14/netflix-girl-from-oslo-san-diego-connection?fbclid%3DIwAR06N92mMyiAw6_aDuO0PaehUyWTPMJpWFtFqDeXOJhD_GEdoVlHBjjHy-U&source=gmail&ust=1642871504249000&usg=AOvVaw39qtf9FK6BdvRBG8wNWboJ" href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/story/2022-01-14/netflix-girl-from-oslo-san-diego-connection?fbclid=IwAR06N92mMyiAw6_aDuO0PaehUyWTPMJpWFtFqDeXOJhD_GEdoVlHBjjHy-U" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.<wbr></wbr>sandiegouniontribune.com/<wbr></wbr>entertainment/story/2022-01-<wbr></wbr>14/netflix-girl-from-oslo-san-<wbr></wbr>diego-connection?fbclid=<wbr></wbr>IwAR06N92mMyiAw6_<wbr></wbr>aDuO0PaehUyWTPMJpWFtFqDeXOJhD_<wbr></wbr>GEdoVlHBjjHy-U</span></a></span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Resources:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">meeting calendar</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is attached, listing department, advisory committee, and graduate committee meetings. </span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Academic Operations Guidelines</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> provide useful information on masking requirements and how to deal with issues surrounding masking in classrooms (both for faculty and students): </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/stratcomm/SitePages/Provost/academic-operations-spring-2022.aspx&source=gmail&ust=1642871504249000&usg=AOvVaw0U-24kUOfXn_cv7Q9siz_l" href="https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/stratcomm/SitePages/Provost/academic-operations-spring-2022.aspx" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.<wbr></wbr>com/sites/stratcomm/SitePages/<wbr></wbr>Provost/academic-operations-<wbr></wbr>spring-2022.aspx</a></span></span></p></li></ol><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are resources available to help faculty and students deal with grief, loss, or other challenging events in their lives. Details may be found at </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sdsu.edu/contact%23campus-support-services&source=gmail&ust=1642871504249000&usg=AOvVaw1sEfKOurcFlN151hvK2vh6" href="https://www.sdsu.edu/contact#campus-support-services" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.sdsu.edu/contact#<wbr></wbr>campus-support-services</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. In particular, faculty may contact </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EAP</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Employee Assistance Program) on 1 800 367 7474 or find out details at </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/BFA/HR/benefits/Pages/eap.aspx&source=gmail&ust=1642871504249000&usg=AOvVaw2YWY7O3b6wGU923vQRMz-H" href="https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/BFA/HR/benefits/Pages/eap.aspx" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.<wbr></wbr>com/sites/BFA/HR/benefits/<wbr></wbr>Pages/eap.aspx</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p></li></ol><p><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">As always, please let me know if you have anything you'd like to discuss. Please let me know, too, of any events you would like publicized or achievements you would consider sharing with colleagues. </span><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">A warm welcome to Iris as she starts her first semester in the department and best wishes to everyone for the upcoming term,</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Quentin </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Quentin Bailey, DPhil</span><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Associate Professor and Interim Chair</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Department of English and Comparative Literature </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">San Diego State University </span></div><div><a href="mailto:qbailey@sdsu.edu" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span class="il"><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">qbailey@sdsu.edu</span></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">619 594 5271</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Pronouns: he/ him/ his</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Roboto Condensed;">Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay</span></div></div></div></div> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-52456675532389168692010-08-24T17:56:00.000-07:002010-08-24T16:31:51.707-07:00Thanks for the Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://rivercitybooks.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/rip.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 254px;" src="https://rivercitybooks.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/rip.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Department of English and Comparative Literature no longer sends updates to this page; thanks to all the great visitors who supported our efforts here since this site's inception and thanks as well to all the amazing undergraduates and graduate students who made my life as Chair the experience of a lifetime!<br /><br />Your Webmaster,<br /><br /><br />Bill Nericcio<br />Director, <a href="http://malas.sdsu.edu/">MALAS</a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-3782249218386904102010-05-03T10:47:00.001-07:002010-05-03T10:51:39.735-07:00Graduating Seniors and Other Students from SDSU's English 549, Dystopia, and Engl 563, DrugsSEX&Rock Classes! 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Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-40449305664142380022009-12-03T06:35:00.000-08:002009-12-03T06:36:24.307-08:00Get Your Younger Siblings, Cousins, and Friends' Children Hooked on Literature Young!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://boingboing.net/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4REprsLd0iCWphuwP3LFxZJAEFlTW9gpzCaXjcpyAfSiibOajCyB3cmh_nDOtigX-y3sZi3keaSeVZQ5GYTWWiwx7NyZOKxq5kOKFYB7XjV_gnV77dGO9xs_6I99q8eezDu8JQJ1ZNBo/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411018717753725570" border="0" /></a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-28808592335296174042009-11-26T02:40:00.000-08:002009-11-26T02:41:45.442-08:00Paper Over Electricity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gizmodo.com/5412652/spectacular-stop-motion-book-ad-make-ebooks-seem-downright-soulless"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrCVgbay4QEXrmC-aYOQfqOdMbLm7jSz2Ci6Hco9XBIuTGf6TyE5CP5jBK7B2x1FhhUeJKoFeYx5cD2Rh8-96T6wyDAI8BHFYIu56jZ7T7RD5daGYyZnWOyb2PDFx6Qhl4JgrSMJdJ3Y/s400/books.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408360596859126530" border="0" /></a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-70139506330828948452009-11-18T12:37:00.001-08:002009-11-18T12:38:52.784-08:00The History of Literature in the News: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Edition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/13/censored-gay-sex-scenes-here-eternity"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirR1AtxcIc2Vl9o7Ujtmy_qB5w0GLxLv800BreCK1C5s1EdnHsWP4F_hB656hdTp-JfXKVm59TJ-c6dHLDIexddTxpOU-rQ0KzGqF8xgjhgyOBJ87wYBaWc5IB0EnxxqV803AApczOHI/s400/Picture+35.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405545854905384130" border="0" /></a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-88668640692493913512009-11-17T10:17:00.000-08:002009-11-17T10:30:12.840-08:00Author/Alum Greg Bear to Speak Tomorrow at the Library<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuSXOtAvdoTQzdn32wYc63SzsaqVlOnpprw7GblwVXNHJ64p8vDHoi9Y2VY9HztEPI4720L2P4ZcnRiqXHmbJblfK_vbB6RZXxt1-dhlBLVqL6byyN4TiZ8hhdcGF2uiptC2dGRwxGFVx/s1600/highlight_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuSXOtAvdoTQzdn32wYc63SzsaqVlOnpprw7GblwVXNHJ64p8vDHoi9Y2VY9HztEPI4720L2P4ZcnRiqXHmbJblfK_vbB6RZXxt1-dhlBLVqL6byyN4TiZ8hhdcGF2uiptC2dGRwxGFVx/s320/highlight_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405141266862926018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Literati: The Library is proud to present a lecture by award-winning science fiction author and alumnus Greg Bear on Wednesday, November 18th at 2pm in LL430. As part of the Library's ongoing celebration of Darwin anniversaries, Bear will give a lecture entitled, "What Would Darwin Do? Fundamentalism in Science and Religion versus the Search for Scientific Truth."</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Bear is a 1973 graduate of SDSU's English Department and the author of more than 30 science fiction and fantasy novels. He is the winner of two Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards. His highly-acclaimed books </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Darwin's Radio</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> and </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Darwin's Children</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> deal with accelerated evolution and its consequences. Bear has been widely praised for his adherence to scientific fact in his crafting of science fiction. Special Collections already holds a collection of Bear's manuscripts and papers, as well as first editions of all Bear's books in the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://libpac.sdsu.edu/search%7ES0/X?%28chater%29&SORT=DX&b=cdsc">Elizabeth Chater Science Fiction Collection</a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Please join us for an exciting talk! The lecture is free and open to the public.</span></span>Special Collections and University Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646077155062679969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-15723112794660729452009-11-16T11:45:00.000-08:002009-11-16T11:46:15.808-08:00SDSU English Major and Associated Students President Tyler Bowden<object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Akvl-mwZSLQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Akvl-mwZSLQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-49937687393368816832009-11-10T13:43:00.000-08:002009-11-10T13:44:00.942-08:00Books in the Public Domain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_Wueonwhc8nYgFrMlq6-bw047Yq0i5_93TlEH5-CUSbSG0R6HOm-VeZ8Sx67ZhJzrgJV8DmV5BBZhgh6EZZqJPmne1sUZ-kL_h9Yb-9fEv8v-yZauoDGLYRCRPCeEb6_lM05cpiL93c/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402593979135034722" border="0" /></a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-44016798990877867182009-11-09T10:36:00.000-08:002009-11-09T10:37:28.139-08:00At a Loss for Your Next Book?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bookseer.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXjMyh9Gffrf9zYz3s8e4r-MB3OCX6VDxpOkhfDMz6MNjQxEg7nxtndorMVh9aNl4HeP8SQUoI9oCD7m-vVExKC40YdqrXCr7rJ-Ah9k-HsmQeGZRXMAZg7Df14cLpTWvJBHfDR5RX7E/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402174771788493890" border="0" /></a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-44138523316577194852009-11-03T17:27:00.000-08:002009-11-03T17:28:34.675-08:00Apostrophe 101: We All Need a Review from Time to Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://apostrophe.me/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1MYvlZSZ9i2kINNB7kofLdXlSOC_LJx_EitM-sjNfB1Ach1iaVN30JkmjCCqCqbl40_g2azqPgM8vcWl6i4FnS9hmC2bjaUJ-cVLAeVuDW3mz3Gx8kxtKlHLjCsd15BnRCKvmdeMApE/s400/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400054237357813698" border="0" /></a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-407938031161678872009-11-02T18:15:00.001-08:002009-11-02T18:15:53.630-08:00Books Come in All Shapes and Sizes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/02/a-holzbibliothek-is-a-wooden-library-a-library-of-wooden-books-literally/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyThSmdFs6DuMxVKVvoMQmIsvUZ2PNKVmWZwnjyH4JaX0gS2cMUXX-VqXmabPe-vLVArzugZxbj7rB6nJhPKyMpBiO_QJNo5867Q0oslAIj8kfuZLFlEIsuTprsriV2WyIqQ7dI201W6Y/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399695299823705394" border="0" /></a>William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-50357085573918605952009-11-02T17:18:00.000-08:002009-11-02T17:43:17.963-08:00Accompany us at the Agitprop Reading Series!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTAcG_jznMHFVlUZRRF29M9muukNB5XCtaQ95WXeEmCiqirq6nhC0dS5FTZPbT3J1c3ohuzsjUSqnUXqRGRhRH088C6bXGpqOdpCnv3QOGjr1fvUBFZOW3VFk8yuM6mGji5T_hW6Ph-M/s1600-h/1joseph_thomas_sdsu.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTAcG_jznMHFVlUZRRF29M9muukNB5XCtaQ95WXeEmCiqirq6nhC0dS5FTZPbT3J1c3ohuzsjUSqnUXqRGRhRH088C6bXGpqOdpCnv3QOGjr1fvUBFZOW3VFk8yuM6mGji5T_hW6Ph-M/s400/1joseph_thomas_sdsu.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399684977692025218" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Professor Joseph T. Thomas cordially invites us all to join him at the Agitprop Reading being held at the Agitprop Gallery. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Below is the 411 on the event and Professor Thomas' personal invitation:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">AGITPROP POETRY SERIES<br />Saturday, November 7, 7:00pm<br />AGITPROP Gallery<br />2837 University Ave in North Park (Entrance on Utah, behind Glenn's Market) * San Diego, CA * 92104 * 619.384.7989</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Dear Friends & Colleagues:<br />We hope you can join us this Saturday, November 7 at 7pm for the next reading in the Agitprop Reading Series featuring Joseph Thomas and Mark Wallace.<br /><br />A libertine of unimpeachable taste, Joseph T. Thomas, Jr. is an assistant professor of English at San Diego State University's National Center for the Study of Children's Literature. He is the author of two books, Poetry's Playground: The Culture of Contemporary American Children's Poetry (Wayne State UP, 2007) and Strong Measures (Make Now Press, 2007). Poetry's Playground was named a 2009 honor book by the Children's Literature Association.<br /><br />Mark Wallace is the author of more than fifteen books and chapbooks of poetry, fiction, and essays. Temporary Worker Rides A Subway won the 2002 Gertrude Stein Poetry Award and was published by Green Integer Books. His critical articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, and he has co-edited two essay collections, Telling It Slant: Avant Garde Poetics of the 1990s, and A Poetics of Criticism. Most recently he has published a short story collection, Walking Dreams (2007), and a book of poems, Felonies of Illusion (2008). Forthcoming in early 2011 is his second novel, The Quarry and The Lot. He teaches at California State University San Marcos.<br />.<br />We hope to see you there and for festivities afterward!</span><br /></span></span></span></div>J.P. Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13770281264896518043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-29849412867650843102009-10-28T16:52:00.001-07:002009-10-28T17:17:24.059-07:00"Edwardian" Intrigues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJdu3ZpdhgYH_KpKimgtUu-RGDqzUggpBj_hCD-QIYysbqXUm-wSGoLNc9EdcmkrS8vTgqvpMdN-B01YdmumZneVbdKSCzzR8kpYqkHX7JuC9_jA1JD2suRMH6AkFiZ7CJdrCx9LkFgzT/s1600-h/000720.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJdu3ZpdhgYH_KpKimgtUu-RGDqzUggpBj_hCD-QIYysbqXUm-wSGoLNc9EdcmkrS8vTgqvpMdN-B01YdmumZneVbdKSCzzR8kpYqkHX7JuC9_jA1JD2suRMH6AkFiZ7CJdrCx9LkFgzT/s400/000720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397806167762914706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Literary friends, what better time than All Hallow's Eve to show you our </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">haunted and handsome, our merry and macabre, our delightful and dark <a href="http://libpac.sdsu.edu/search/X?SEARCH=%28%22edward%20gorey%20collection%22%29&SORT=D&b=cdsc">Edward Gorey Collection</a>? Special Collections has first editions, limited editions, original drawings, manuscripts, correspondence, proofs, realia, toy books, and prints (like this aquatint called <span style="font-style: italic;">Bat in Rain</span>) in our wonderful Gorey Collection. The collection is particularly strong in Gorey's work in children's literature, and includes</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> items which document his collaboration with <a href="http://scua2.sdsu.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=204">our own Peter </a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://scua2.sdsu.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=204">Neumeyer</a>. Special Collections has also very recently acquired the papers of </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">children's author Florence Pa</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">rry Heide, which show her </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">collaboration with Gorey on the Treehorn series, as well as Gorey's entire personal library of approximately 25,000 volumes. Many items in the Gorey Collec</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">tion have been donated to the institution by SDSU alum and benefactor Andreas Brown, </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">who was also Gorey's dear friend, publisher, and promoter throughout his career. Stop by <a href="http://scua.sdsu.edu/">Special Collections</a> soon for a ghoulish Gorey treat!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">(Original pen-and-ink drawing of a set design for <span style="font-style: italic;">Dracula, </span>a production which Gorey worked on in 1977 and later issued as a <a href="http://libpac.sdsu.edu/search%7ES0?/Xtoy+theatre+dracula&SORT=D/Xtoy+theatre+dracula&SORT=D&SUBKEY=toy%20theatre%20dracula/1%2C5%2C5%2CB/frameset&FF=Xtoy+theatre+dracula&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C">toy theatre</a>.)</span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrkYKQAEuoy3p4Ei9lLLHZ5wlnQiaMm3fpmtTWeaqOLD18RhAARYmIeJEaGtQVg-3YcGlr_i5ZlzIT-fm8YiXQs1eDduupHtmT4Mq-oQmjcgkHqD2Pu2jpPV-tn4gSXvB24cogEfSXbOK/s1600-h/000722.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrkYKQAEuoy3p4Ei9lLLHZ5wlnQiaMm3fpmtTWeaqOLD18RhAARYmIeJEaGtQVg-3YcGlr_i5ZlzIT-fm8YiXQs1eDduupHtmT4Mq-oQmjcgkHqD2Pu2jpPV-tn4gSXvB24cogEfSXbOK/s320/000722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397808831338895682" border="0" /></a>Special Collections and University Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646077155062679969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-127610312273984192009-10-28T16:14:00.000-07:002009-10-28T16:15:49.748-07:00For Your Friends Who Loathe Your Books! There is Hope<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.offbeatearth.com/dont-like-reading-other-uses-for-books/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ogD55W33n2GzysA9rmCIoLWzkkc1XEdWQBpRdhps3NJKTE5fhdggJ7K1sEUISNb2BDldqhKbEffwDPSTdL84Rjfe4KkfL-pM4Vz4We0IYvXL3h_OKoHmu_gmitEjqU3veHB5tCbfHdg/s400/book_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397793431485159746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to SDSU Alum, Michael Wyatt Harper for sending along this link--hit the chair above for the story.William A. Nericciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009498659408734670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852502235183669910.post-84591294600649980272009-10-24T21:27:00.000-07:002009-10-24T21:28:28.020-07:00Fiction Explained!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC8prfwPrBvMKRPC45pVke02E9zxS_Q-qyczQC3qzvF5rjS2da5aF7SY7ChNjM5vEGLuxtaA4oWhL_3xYSf-SJA65p49RoAeCKfVwt7eA6RMjxNPoQUcSw4xPftb2H4CuCmm3Gw0sbsw/s1600-h/2009-05-11-42_essential_3rd_act_twists.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC8prfwPrBvMKRPC45pVke02E9zxS_Q-qyczQC3qzvF5rjS2da5aF7SY7ChNjM5vEGLuxtaA4oWhL_3xYSf-SJA65p49RoAeCKfVwt7eA6RMjxNPoQUcSw4xPftb2H4CuCmm3Gw0sbsw/s400/2009-05-11-42_essential_3rd_act_twists.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396389753944538882" /></a><br /><a href="http://dresdencodak.com/2009/05/11/42-essential-3rd-act-twists/">source</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>William A. 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