English Graduate Program

Colloquium Series

2007-2008

Next Colloquium

TBA

Making the Book

Any publication travels a long and winding road from its inception to its final version, and each stage of the journey involves distinct and critical skills and processes. In this presentation, Ben Railton will discuss a few particularly significant stages in the journey that resulted in the recent publication of his first book, Contesting the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature and Culture in the Gilded Age, 1876-1893. Using one small section of the finished book as his focus, he will discuss the first research and writings steps; will touch on the processes of dissertation, manuscript, and final book revision; and will conclude by reading the section as it appears in the published text. There should also be time for discussion of how these stages and skills can be connected to any and all scholarly work, including your own!

Miller Oval

3:30-4:45

Monday, October 22

Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

William Shakespeare

Journey Across Boundaries

Camille Lacroix-Moulton will use Salman Rushdie's poignant essay "Step Across This Line" to explore Rushdie's approach to literature and his views on culture, nationhood, immigration, censorship, nationalism, globalization, and imaginary homelands.

Hammond G-07

3:30-4:45 p.m.

Monday, September 24

What lines are you willing to cross?

Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

William Shakespeare