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| Fall 2009 | |
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| October 15, 2009 7:30pm Barrick Museum Auditorium |
University Forum: Close Calls wih Nonsense: Reaing New PoetryProfs. Stephen Burt, Department of English, Harvard University, and Donald Revell, Department of English, UNLV Prof. Stephen Burt is the author or editor of two recent books, Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry and Something Understood: Essays and Poetry for Helen Vendler, and also of the collections Popular Music and Parallel Play. Among the most intelligent and enthusiastic poet-critics to come along in a generation, Stephen Burt is also noted for his ability to make postmodern verse approachable. This evening he joins Don Revell in a brief reading from their own and others' work before discussing relevant issues of form, content, and difficulty in American poetry now. Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Department of English. |
| October 21, 2009 11:00am – 2:00pm Student Union Ballroom |
Magic of the MajorFor all College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate majors. |
| October 22, 2009 7:30pm Barrick Museum Auditorium |
A Poetry ReadingProf. Claudia Keelan, Department of English, UNLV Poet Claudia Keelan reads this evening from her new book Missing Her. Speaking of the central long poem, “Everybody's Autobiography,” Cole Swenson has said that it “achieves a masterful fusion of political history, personal responsibility, and communal grief,” and of the book as a whole that it is a “deep-feeling collection not afraid to look loss in the face.” Prof. Keelan has been the recipient of the Cleveland State Poetry Prize, the Beatrice Hawley Award from Alice James Books, and the Jerome Shestack Award from the American Poetry Review, among other honors. |
| October 28, 2009 11:30am – 1:30pm Student Union 208 A & B |
Welcome Undergraduate English Major luncheonOpen to all Undergraduate English majors. |
| October 30, 2009 | Nevada DayUniversity is closed. |
| November 4–8, 2009 | Vegas Valley Book FestivalFeatured participants include UNLV English faculty members Doug Unger, Donald Revell, Claudia Keelan, and John Irsfeld, current MFA student Leah Bailly, and alumni Constance Ford, Josh Kryah, and Vu Tran. Details and a full schedule of events are available from the Vegas Valley Book Festival website. |
| November 5, 2009 7:00pm Historic Fifth Street School 401 S. Fourth Street |
An Evening with Kay RyanKay Ryan, poet laureate of the United States, gives the opening keynote for the Vegas Valley Book Festival. Co-sponsored by the city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs, Black Mountain Institute and Nevada Humanities. |
| November 6, 2009 6–10pm First Friday The Arts District Downtown Las Vegas |
The Sin City Sonneteer SpectacleA literary pageant — on wheels — with stops every 30 minutes at select art galleries and bars downtown throughout November's First Friday. Hosted by Jarret Keane and UNLV English faculty member Claudia Keelan. Performers include UNLV English faculty member Donald Revell. For details, see the Vegas Valley Book Festival website. |
| November 7 1:45pm Historic Fifth Street School 401 S. Fourth Street |
City of Second ChancesA Vegas Valley Book Festival panel featuring Cheryll Glotfelty, John L. Smith, and UNLV English faculty member Doug Unger. |
| November 7 1:45pm Historic Fifth Street School 401 S. Fourth Street |
Poetry in the CourtyardA Vegas Valley Book Festival presentation featuring Claudia Keelan, Donald Revell, and others. |
| November 7 4:00pm Historic Fifth Street School 401 S. Fourth Street |
Restless CityA Vegas Valley Book Festival reading and panel discussion on the collaborative serial e-noval Restless City, featuring a reading of the final chapter by Vu Tran, and a panel discussion to follow with co-authors H. Lee Barnes, John Irsfeld, Brain Rouff, Leah Bailly, John L. Smith, Constance Ford, and Vu Tran. |
| November 8, 2009 7:00pm Clark County Library Theater 1401 E. Flamingo Road |
Closing Keynote by E.L. DoctorowE.L. Doctorow, renowned American author, presents the closing keynote address for the Vegas Valley Book Festival. Presented by Black Mountain Institute, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, the City of Las Vegas and Nevada Humanities. |
| November 11, 2009 | Veteran's DayUniversity is closed. |
| November 13, 2009 10am–12pm SU 208B |
English Department Meeting |
| November 26 and 27, 2009 | Thanksgiving holidayUniversity is closed |
| November 30 – December 4 | Study Week |
| December 7 – December 11 | Final Exams |
| December 12, 2009 | Semester Ends |
| December 15, 2009 | Commencement |
| Spring 2010 | |
| January 11, 2010 | Spring semester begins |
| January 18, 2010 | Martin Luther King DayUniversity is closed. |
| January 28, 2010 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Blasco Events Center UNLV Foundation Building |
Martha Nussbaum (Reception)KVBC Literary Lecture Studies Series presents Martha Nussbaum delivering "Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs Liberal Education" Reception in the Blasco Events Center of the UNLV Foundation Building. Open to UNLV Campus community and the general public. |
| January 28, 2010 7:00 - 9:00 PM Doc Rando Hall Auditorium |
Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs Liberal Education”KVBC Literary Lecture Studies Series presents Martha Nussbaum. Open to UNLV Campus Community and the general public. |
| March 12 – 14, 2010 Palace Station Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada |
Far West Popular Culture and American Culture Associations 22nd annual conferenceEstablished in 1988 as a regional division of the national Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, FWPCA and FWACA foster study of all aspects of popular culture worldwide as well as all aspects of American culture. At our conferences held yearly in Las Vegas, we welcome papers in these areas from interested scholars in all disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach makes for a lively exchange of ideas in a most collegial atmosphere. The FWPCA and FWACA cordially invite you to their 22nd Annual Meeting. Papers on all aspects of Popular Culture worldwide and American Culture as well as readings by creative writers are welcome ... [Call For Papers] Sponsored by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. |
| March 29, 2010 – April 3 | Spring Break |
| April 26 – May 1, 2010 | Study Week |
| May 3 – May 8, 2010 | Final Exam Week |
| May 8, 2010 | Semester Ends |
| May 8, 2010 | Commencement |
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