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- Sep 13
"Manifesting in the 19th Century: New Thought and the Emergence of Positive Thinking," a Lecture by Arielle Zibrak
New Thought was a nineteenth century secular spiritual practice that promised women across the country financial independence, sexual liberation, and a pathway to the realization of their…
- Sep 20
Beyond the 5-Paragraph Essay: WRC AIQS Workshop Series
This first workshop in the Writing Resource Center's series for AIQS students will focus on why the 5-paragraph format might be limiting and how you can move beyond it in your academic…
- Sep 28
The Bellflower Group Fall Open House
Join undergraduate writers from across the region to celebrate the new academic year at our fall open house. The open house will include a panel discussion—"What We Wish We'd…
- Oct 04
"One of a Living Crowd," a Lecture by Rachel Eisendrath
In this talk, I will discuss my experience working at the intersection of generic boundaries (specifically, literary-historical scholarship and personal essays), reflecting on why my current…
- Oct 11
Understanding Academic Audiences: WRC AIQS Workshop Series
This second workshop in the Writing Resource Center's series for AIQS students will focus on understanding and writing for academic audiences. Bring an assignment prompt from your AIQS class…
- Oct 11
A Fiction Reading by Ben Lerner
Ben Lerner is the author of eight books of poetry and prose as well as severalcollaborations with visual artists. His most recent book of poetry, The Lights,was published last fall by FSG,…
- Oct 25
"Knowing One's Own Mind and that of Others." a Lecture by Richard Strier
This lecture will try to connect two of the great puzzles in subjective epistemology insofar as they are dealt with in Shakespeare's plays: the problem of an individual knowing his or her…
- Nov 01
Brainstorming Strategies: WRC AIQS Workshop Series
This third workshop in the Writing Resource Center's series for AIQS students will focus on different brainstorming techniques. Bring your assignment for your next essay, and we'll help you…
- Nov 01
“What Can Be Represented?” a Lecture by Sharon Holland
This talk pulls from some of the arguments of my most recent publication, an other: a black feminist consideration of animal life, and also attempts to think through my current project,…
- Nov 08
"Disability Poetics Before Disability Poetics?" a Lecture by Travis Chi Wing Lau
This talk puts into conversation contemporary disability theory with eighteenth-century poetry written by and about disabled people to consider how eighteenth-century writing theorized…
- Nov 22
Writing Your AIQS Reflection: WRC AIQS Workshop Series (in-person)
This final workshop in the Writing Resource Center's series for AIQS students will focus on the importance of reflecting on your own learning. Come ready to work on your AIQS final…
- Dec 04
Writing Your AIQS Reflection: WRC AIQS Workshop Series (online)
This final workshop in the Writing Resource Center's series for AIQS students will focus on the importance of reflecting on your own learning. Come ready to work on your AIQS final…
- Dec 09
"Literacy and Materiality: Aligning Labor, Scholarship, and Teaching To Reach All Learners," the Sadar Lecture by Cassandra Phillips
This lecture and discussion will focus on the ways that literacy learning and instruction can—and should be—grounded in the material realities of higher education. After analyzing the…