| Date |
Event |
| July 2008 |
Wednesday
Jul. 23 |
ACMRS Cambridge Study Abroad Program. Classes taught by ASU English Assoc. Prof. Rosalynn Voaden and Prof. Robert Sturges. | Cambridge U.K. (7/7-8/7/08) |
| "From Curry to Curry Powder: Incorporating England's Colonial Encounters in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Cookbooks" Stephanie Maroney MA defense. | Language & Lit Bldg Rm 316 (LL 316) ASU; 11:00 a.m. |
| "Gendered Rhetoric in Renaissance Drama: Female Agency and the Problems of Persuasion." Carol Mejia-LaPerle PhD defense. | Language & Lit Bldg Rm 316 (LL 316) ASU; 2:00 p.m. |
Thursday
Jul. 24 |
Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio with libretto by ASU English Assoc. Prof. Laura Tohe. Performed by the Phoenix Symphony at the Colorado Music Festival. | Chautauqua Auditorium (900 Baseline Rd) Boulder CO; 7:30 p.m. |
Friday
Jul. 25 |
Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio with libretto by ASU English Assoc. Prof. Laura Tohe. Performed by the Phoenix Symphony at the Colorado Music Festival. | Chautauqua Auditorium (900 Baseline Rd) Boulder CO; 7:30 p.m. |
Sunday
Jul. 27 |
Falling in Love Again, a play by ASU English Prof. Jay Boyer. Bad Musicals Festival. | Grand Theatre (358 W 44th St) New York NY; 2:00 p.m. |
| Suicide Gal, Won't You Come Out Tonight, Come Out Tonight, a play by ASU English Prof. Jay Boyer. Gaia Studio Productions. | Hoboken Historical Museum Theatre (1301 Hudson St) Hoboken NJ; 2:00 p.m. |
| August 2008 |
through
Aug. 7 |
ACMRS Cambridge Study Abroad Program. Classes taught by ASU English Assoc. Prof. Rosalynn Voaden and Prof. Robert Sturges. | Cambridge U.K. (7/7-8/7/08) |
Friday
Aug. 1 |
Falling in Love Again, a play by ASU English Prof. Jay Boyer. Bad Musicals Festival. | Grand Theatre (358 W 44th St) New York NY; 8:00 p.m. |
Monday
Aug. 4 |
Blue Movie and Sorrow and Regret, plays by ASU English Prof. Jay Boyer. Monologues and Madness. | Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia St) New York City NY; 7:00 p.m. |
Wednesday
Aug. 6 |
Falling in Love Again, a play by ASU English Prof. Jay Boyer. Bad Musicals Festival. | Grand Theatre (358 W 44th St) New York NY; 8:00 p.m. |
Friday
Aug. 8 |
English Club Meeting. | Language & Lit Bldg Rm 316 (LL 315) ASU; 1:00 p.m. |
Friday
Aug. 15 |
Moonlit Taj and Cosmic Dawn. Live musical performances by ASU English alumna and PhD student Bina Mehta (MA 2006). | Changing Hands Bookstore (SW corner of McClintock & Guadalupe) Tempe AZ; 7:00 p.m. |
Thursday
Aug. 21 |
Department of English Faculty Gathering. | Four Points by Sheraton, formerly Holiday Inn (915 E Apache Blvd) Tempe; 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. |
Friday
Aug. 22 |
Department of English New Graduate Student Orientation. | Language & Lit Bldg Rm 2 (LL 002) ASU; 3:00 p.m. |
Department of English New Graduate Student Welcoming Reception. | Mamacita's Cantina (222 E University Dr) Tempe AZ; 4:00 p.m. |
Tuesday
Aug. 26 |
A Journey to the End of the Millennium. "Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature–Identity and Imagination" book discussion facilitated by ASU English prof. Joe Lockard. | Hayden Library room C6A (LIB) ASU; 7:00 p.m. |
| September 2008 |
Monday
Sep. 1 |
Labor Day Holiday. Department of English offices closed. |
Thursday
Sep. 4-
Friday
Sep. 5 |
English Club Used Book Sale. | ASU Tempe campus; time and exact location tba |
Monday
Sep. 8 |
CFP Deadline: "Choosing the Future" undergraduate conference. | Submit to Ginger.Hanson@asu.edu by 12 Midnight |
Wednesday
Sep. 10 |
An Emeritus Colloquium with Bettie Anne Doebler and Gene Valentine. | Language & Lit Bldg Rm 316 (LL 316) ASU; 3:15 p.m. |
Friday
Sep. 12 |
A Reading by Chang-Rae Lee, Novelist. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing's Distinguished Visiting Writers series. | Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (7380 E 2nd St) Scottsdale AZ; 7:30 p.m. |
Friday
Sep. 19 |
"The Poetry of Social Protest" English Club Reading and Discussion. | Language & Lit Bldg Rm 316 (LL 316) ASU; 2:00-3:30 p.m. |
Tuesday
Sep. 23 |
Red Cavalry. "Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature–Identity and Imagination" book discussion facilitated by ASU English prof. Joe Lockard. | Hayden Library room C6A (LIB) ASU; 7:00 p.m. |
Saturday
Sep. 27 |
A Reading by Jane Smiley, Novelist. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing's Distinguished Visiting Writers series. | Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W Rio Salado Pkwy) Tempe AZ; 7:30 p.m. |
| October 2008 |
Thursday
Oct. 2 |
"Challenges Facing 21st Century Indigenous People." Lecture by Wilma Mankiller, former Cherokee Nation Chief. Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community, co-sponsored by ASU English. | Heard Museum (2301 N Central Ave) Phoenix AZ; lecture 7:00 p.m.; reception/booksigning 8:00 p.m. |
| A Reading by William Pitt Root and Pamela Uschuk, Poets. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing's Distinguished Visiting Writers series. | Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N Galvin Pkwy) Phoenix AZ; 7:30 p.m. |
Friday
Oct. 17 |
A Reading by Luis Valdez, Playwright. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing's Distinguished Visiting Writers series. | Nelson Fine Arts Center Paul Galvin Theatre (FAC) ASU; 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday
Oct. 18 |
"Choosing the Future: Critical Issues in American Life." Undergraduate conference sponsored by The English Club. | Language & Lit Bldg (LL) ASU; 9:00 a.m. |
Friday
Oct. 24-
Saturday
Oct. 25 |
"Meeting the Deadline:
Expectations and Enrichment in the ELA Classroom." Arizona English Teachers Association (AETA) 2008 Conference. | ASU Polytechnic Campus (7001 E Williams Field Rd) Mesa AZ; see website for more info. |
Tuesday
Oct. 28 |
The Assistant. "Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature–Identity and Imagination" book discussion facilitated by ASU English prof. Joe Lockard. | Hayden Library room C6A (LIB) ASU; 7:00 p.m. |
| November 2008 |
Friday
Nov. 7 |
"Early Modern Theater and Knowledge Production" Symposium. Organized by ASU English Assoc. Prof. Ayanna Thompson (RSVP to attend), and featuring Assist. Prof. Bradley Ryner. | Institute for Humanities Research Conf. Rm in Social Sciences Bldg (SS 109) ASU; 2:00-5:00 p.m. |
| A Reading by Charles Simic, Poet Laureate. Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing's Distinguished Visiting Writers series. | Old Main Carson Ballroom (MAIN) ASU; 7:30 p.m. |
Sunday
Nov. 9-
Saturday
Nov. 15 |
Come Home to English: ASU Homecoming 2008. | ASU Tempe campus; more info. tba |
Monday
Nov. 10 |
A Wake for Milton. English Club event, part of Come Home to English 2008. | ASU Tempe campus; time and exact location tba |
Tuesday
Nov. 11 |
Veterans Day Holiday. Department of English offices closed. |
Wednesday
Nov. 12 |
Come Home to English: ASU Homecoming 2008. | ASU Tempe campus; more info. tba |
Thursday
Nov. 13 |
Come Home to English: ASU Homecoming 2008. | ASU Tempe campus; more info. tba |
Friday
Nov. 14 |
Come Home to English: ASU Homecoming 2008. | ASU Tempe campus; more info. tba |
Discipuli Juncti:
Students Connected through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and ACMRS Undergraduate Conference. | ASU West campus (4701 W Thunderbird Rd) Glendale AZ; see website for more info. |
Tuesday
Nov. 18 |
Mona in the Promised Land. "Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature–Identity and Imagination" book discussion facilitated by ASU English prof. Joe Lockard. | Hayden Library room C6A (LIB) ASU; 7:00 p.m. |
Thursday
Nov. 27 |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday. Department of English offices closed. |
Friday
Nov. 28 |
Thanksgiving Holiday. Department of English offices closed. |
| December 2008 |
Friday
Dec. 5 |
English Club Holiday Poetry Reading. | Language & Lit Bldg Rm 316 (LL 316) ASU; 1:00-3:00 p.m. |
Tuesday
Dec. 9 |
Neighbors. "Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature–Identity and Imagination" book discussion facilitated by ASU English prof. Joe Lockard. | Hayden Library room C6A (LIB) ASU; 7:00 p.m. |
Friday
Dec. 19 |
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Convocation Ceremony. | Wells Fargo Arena (WFA) ASU; 8:00 a.m. |
Thursday
Dec. 25 |
Winter Holiday. Department of English offices closed. |
| January 2009 |
Thursday
Jan. 1 |
New Year's Day Holiday. Department of English offices closed. |
| February 2009 |
Wednesday
Feb. 11 |
Breakfast of Champions. English Club event featuring a film and special speaker, in honor of Kurt Vonnegut. | ASU Tempe campus; exact time and location tba |
Thursday
Feb. 12-
Saturday
Feb. 14 |
"The Five Senses
in the Middle Ages and Renaissance" 15th Annual ACMRS Conference. | Four Points by Sheraton Hotel (915 E Apache Blvd) Tempe AZ; see website for more info. |
Wednesday
Feb. 18-
Saturday
Feb. 21 |
Desert Nights, Rising Stars: 2008 ASU Writers Conference. Sponsored by ASU Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. | ASU Tempe campus; see website for more info. (2/18-2/21/09) |
