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VCU English Dept. @VCUEnglish

The teaching, activities, events, and creative and literary pursuits of @VCU's Department of English. Part of @VCUCHS

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Don't know what to take next semester? Come to the VCU English department course fair! Next Wednesday, April 6, from 11 - 1 pm, VCU English professors will be in Hibbs 308 to talk about their courses for the fall 2022 semester!
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This week's student feature is Nicole Milanovic! Nicole is graduating with a B.A. in English from VCU this May 🎓 We interviewed Nicole about her experience as an English major that you can read below. english.vcu.edu/news--events…
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This week's student feature is one of @englishvcu's admins, Fabiana Acosta! Fabiana is a first-generation student studying mass communication with a minor in creative writing. She'll be hosting a Q&A on our instagram! Read her article below english.vcu.edu/news--events…
February 14th, we will be hosting Blind date with a book! Celebrate Valentine's day by choosing a wrapped book based on description and genre. Select the book that fits you, take it home, unwrap and enjoy! The event starts at 8am-4:30pm at Hibbs 306 come while supplies last.đź“š
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Have old books cluttering up your shelves but don't know how to get rid of them? Donate them to the English Department on February 8th! Donations will go to the Student Study Space so other students can enjoy these books for free! We will be accepting donations all week long!
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VCU Cabell First Novelist Award@FirstNovelVCU
19 Oct 2021
Thank you to the @theCT for their article on our award and @RavenLeilani's incomparable "Luster"! Read it here: commonwealthtimes.org/2021/0… @VCUEnglish @VCULibraries @VCUCHS
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VCU News Center@VCUnews
12 Oct 2021
In a Q&A with @Campus_Tech, @VCUEnglish professor Gardner Campbell discusses a new VCU course he's teaching this fall on the history, trends and future of social media. campustechnology.com/Article…
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Tues, Oct 12, at 2 Adin Lears, is presenting "How to Read Like A Creature: Language, Labor, and Hard Play in Early English Visionary Writing" for the English Faculty Forum series. All are welcome! Free event Hibbs Hall, room 308 or Zoom Registration: english.vcu.edu/news--events…
Faculty Forum Adin Lears. How to Read Like A Creature: Language, Labor, and Hard Play in Early English Visionary Writing.

ALT Faculty Forum Adin Lears. How to Read Like A Creature: Language, Labor, and Hard Play in Early English Visionary Writing.

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Happening TODAY at 2:00 p.m. EST! "How to Read Like A Creature: Language, Labor, and Hard Play in Early English Visionary Writing" Register: vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register… @VCUCHS @HRC_VCU
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VCU English Dept.@VCUEnglish
8 Oct 2021
Tues, Oct 12, at 2 Adin Lears, is presenting "How to Read Like A Creature: Language, Labor, and Hard Play in Early English Visionary Writing" for the English Faculty Forum series. All are welcome! Free event Hibbs Hall, room 308 or Zoom Registration: english.vcu.edu/news--events…
Faculty Forum Adin Lears. How to Read Like A Creature: Language, Labor, and Hard Play in Early English Visionary Writing.

ALT Faculty Forum Adin Lears. How to Read Like A Creature: Language, Labor, and Hard Play in Early English Visionary Writing.

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You’ve seen movie adaptations of some of your favorite books, but have you seen a movie adapted from a viral Twitter thread? Come to the FREE screening of “Zola” this THURS @ 7p.m.! Hosted by prof. Caddie Alford, digital rhetoric specialist, in Hibbs 403. All are welcome!
Zola, From a viral Twitter thread. Free screening Thursday, October 9

ALT Zola, From a viral Twitter thread. Free screening Thursday, October 9
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27 Sep 2021
Announcing an exciting competition, open to all #VCU students! Grand prize $1,000. @VCUarts @VCUEnglish @VCUComics @theCT @HistoryVCU #VCU bit.ly/2ZpZzr5
A face with a crown. Jurgen Comics Contest.

ALT A face with a crown. Jurgen Comics Contest.

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Do we ever think of Black women musicians as intellectuals? Do we ever think of them as innovating and curating repertoires that actively engage with the complexities of Af Am history and American history more broadly? Is there such a thing as Black feminist music writing?
The Humanities Research Center Presents "Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound." Daphne Brooks, Ph.D., in conversation with madison more. 6 PM Thursday, September 23. Virtual Event.

ALT The Humanities Research Center Presents "Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound." Daphne Brooks, Ph.D., in conversation with madison more. 6 PM Thursday, September 23. Virtual Event.

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Award-winning Black feminist music critic Daphne A. Brooks’s new book "Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound" seeks to answer these questions. Tune in Thurs, Sept 23, at 6PM presented by @HRC_VCU Register: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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17 Sep 2021
Join us 9/20 at 5:30: Norton's account of the long year 1774, from the Boston Tea Party in Dec 1773 to the outbreak of hostilities in April 1775, shows that the scales had been tipped in favor of independence long before Dunmore issued his proclamation. vcu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
[image: drawing of the Boston Tea Party/photo of Norton/vcu history logo] [text: Book talk: Professor Mary Beth Norton examines the sixteen months leading up to the clashes at Lexington and Concord in mid-April 1775. Monday, September 20 at 5:30 P.M. Via Zoom]

ALT [image: drawing of the Boston Tea Party/photo of Norton/vcu history logo] [text: Book talk: Professor Mary Beth Norton examines the sixteen months leading up to the clashes at Lexington and Concord in mid-April 1775. Monday, September 20 at 5:30 P.M. Via Zoom]
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Leila Chatti (@laypay), winner of the 2021 Levis Reading Prize for Poetry, will join us NEXT WEEK for a reading in the @VCULibraries Lecture Hall at 7PM! The reading is free, open to all, and will also be available on Zoom. Register👇 support.vcu.edu/event/levisr…
Leila Chatti. VCU Department of English Visiting Writers Series, Levis Prize Night, Thursday, September 23, 7:00 p.m.

ALT Leila Chatti. VCU Department of English Visiting Writers Series, Levis Prize Night, Thursday, September 23, 7:00 p.m.

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"Deluge," Chatti’s debut full-length poetry collection, was published by @CopperCanyonPrs in 2020 and was selected for the longlist for the 2021 PEN America Open Book Award.
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The Levis Reading Prize is given annually in the name of the late Larry Levis for the best first or second book of poetry published in the previous calendar year. @VCUCHS
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13 Sep 2021
The vast majority of Americans don’t learn about Indian boarding schools growing up, but some educators — such as @VCUEnglish professor and @HRC_VCU director @StanStanciu — are working to change that. Via @nativenews_net @jennakunze. nativenewsonline.net/educati…

The vast majority of Americans don’t learn about Indian boarding schools growing up. These Native...

As the United States federal government gears up to assess the genocide it perpetuated against Native communities for nearly a century, Native leaders and academics say there is one glaring method...

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Okay, okay, okay... we SHOULD have taken more pictures! But we had such a fun time in our tie-dye tees at the Flying Squirrels game that it was hard to remember! Thanks to everyone who joined us last Thursday! Should we do it again? đź‘Ť VCU College of Humanities and Sciences
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