Newsworthy: Professor Emeritus Charles Rose Interviewed by The Washington Post Radio
Professor Emeritus Charles Rose, who taught in the Auburn English department from 1960-1994, was recently interviewed on The Washington Post Radio, concerning his memoir, In the Midst of Life: A Hospice Volunteer's Story. He has also had a short story, "Vigil," accepted by Alabama Literary Review.
Emma Bolden's Poem Accepted for Publication
Emma Bolden has recently had a poem accepted for publication in So to Speak.
EGO to Sponsor a Reception December 7
Please help the English Graduate Organization (EGO) celebrate the accomplishments of the Masters and PhD students who have examined or defended this semester. EGO is sponsoring a reception to be held on Thursday, December 7th from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in HC 8009 to congratulate our members for reaching this important milestone. The reception is open to all members of the department and will be held in honor of those who have completed (or will have completed) their exams or defenses by December 7th. We look forward to seeing you there!
Shea Stuart Defends Dissertation
Shea Stuart defended her dissertation on November 6, 2006, and will graduate in December.
The dissertation is a cultural studies exploration of how the eighteenth-century British author Eliza Haywood legitimizes women's presence in the legal landscape through illustrations of women's experiences with contract, property, and marital law. Through contract, patriarchy is created and maintained, and Haywood often complicates issues of contract and patriarchy by creating characters who occupy positions that are difficult to define. By addressing issues which were foremost in the public mind, Haywood creates timely, important novels which insert women's voices, women's questions into debates over the Marriage Act, women's separate property, and domestic violence. Eliza Haywood was an important participant in public sphere hegemonic negotiation about women and in the debates over women's rights within the social contract and within marriage contracts. Haywood sees herself as an author who directly addresses women's issues, and, through her novels, she enters the conversation concerning women's subjectivity, the Marriage Act, and the inadequacies, even outright absences, of the law. Haywood was well aware that there was yet no real solution in the culture for a number of the issues she dramatizes in her novels, but her texts address the emotions and concerns women experienced as they negotiated their world and emphasize the need for real legal representation for women.
Calendar for 2006-07 Academic Year
Here is information about Departmental events for academic year 2006-07.
- January 18, 2007 - World Literature Lecture: Aiola Irele, Professor of African Studies and French, Harvard University (afternoon- faculty seminar; evening- World Literature lecture)
- March 1-2 - Walter Benn Michael's visit sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa
- March 10 - Graduate Student Colloquium
- March 15 - Trudier Harris (English Symposium Series)
- April 20 - Department Awards Ceremony (3:00 PM)
Here are dates for departmental faculty meetings.
Faculty Meetings
- January 31
- February 7
- February 14
- April 4
- April 18
Here are the important dates for the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters.
- December 6 - Last Class Day
- December 15 - Commencement
- January 5 - Lead-Teacher/Co-Teacher Workshop
- January 8 - First Day of Class
- March 26-31 - Spring Break
- April 30 - Last Class Day
- May 10 - Commencement
For more information on these events and more, visit the Department's Calendar page.
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Last updated November 29, 2006