Dear all,
We have a number of fun, enriching events and other achievements to share!
Events and Achievements
Dr. Jennifer Johnson, Senior Continuing Lecturer from UC Santa Barbara, will give a talk in Professor Irene Clark’s Composition Studies Class (English 513) on Wednesday, October 9th, at 4 PM. Jennifer has an MA in Rhetoric and Composition from our department. Her talk is titled “Building a Career in Composition Studies: A Story of Passion, Perseverance, Pluck, and a Little Luck Too.” All welcome to come, either in person or on zoom! The class meets in person in JR 201, but for those who would like to meet on zoom, here is the link: https://csun.zoom.us/j/88628557611
Professor Rick Mitchell‘s new play will be presented by Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, on October 4th and 5th, at 8:00 p.m. After struggling residents of a long-colonized Caribbean island buy into a new crypto hustle, something’s gotta give. In Flickering Paradise: A Caribbean Fábula, a new dark comedy with Afro-Latinx music and a stellar ensemble, local residents resist the latest forms of exploitation through activism, plena music, and—when things take a turn for the worse—the unexpected appearance of a radical ancestor spirit. With original music by renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and composer Angel Luís Figueroa. Presented as a workshop production by Highways Performance Space, in association with Urban Ensemble Theater Collective. For tickets and further information about the play and venue:
Join the University Library, Department of Journalism, Pride Center, and Queer Studies Program for the 12th Annual Banned Books Readout with Pizza!
CSUN Journalism Professor David Blumenkrantz’s J480 History of American News Media class will give dramatic readings. Keynote speaker, Rubén Martínez will speak on The Art of Memory: Writing Ourselves Back into History. Kayla Pineda (Literature major) will be reading All Boys Aren’t Blue for the Banned Books Readout– they worked on this book in Professor Amanda Harrison‘s English 368 class. Also, English Subject Major Major/ QS minor (Senior) Chris Rodriguez will be reading Gender Queer.
RSVP here: https://library.csun.edu/events/banned-books-readout-2024
We’re thrilled to announce an exciting event next week – our English open house on Thursday, 9/26!
We invite all students and faculty to join us and would appreciate your help in spreading the word. Please drop by to show your support. The event is happening on 9/26, Thursday 12:30-3 pm in JR319. We’ll have food, drinks, and prizes!
