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Preaching the Converted
New Books by English Faculty
Samantha Zacher’s recent book Preaching the Converted rigorously examines Old English homiletic rhetoric and poetics.

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen and write.Pearl S. Buck

Events

Current English Scheduling of Events

Fall 2009

November 20th Lecture by Brian Boyd: On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, Art & Fiction"
When: Friday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Brian Boyd, University of Auckland
November 19th The Wendy Rosenthal Gellman Lecture on Modern Literature “Nabokov’s Literary Legacy”
When: Thursday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • In celebration of the publication of The Original of Laura, Vladimir Nabokov’s final and unfinished novel, Professor Boyd, an expert on the life and works of Nabokov, will present a lecture focusing on Nabokov’s posthumous literary legacy.
  • Featuring:
  • Brian Boyd, University of Auckland
  • A reception will follow the lecture, in the Pale Fire Lounge.
November 13th Lounge Hour Reading Series
When: Friday, 7:00 pm
Location: Goldwin Smith 258, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Beth Rogers, Poet
  • Rachel Coye, Fiction Writer
November 12th Centennial Reading
When: Thursday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • The Richard Cleaveland Memorial Reading featuring:
  • Alice Fulton, Poet and Fiction Writer
  • Kenneth McClane, Poet and Essayist
November 6th Lounge Hour Reading Series
When: Friday, 7:00 pm
Location: Goldwin Smith 258, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Ben Garcia, Poet
  • Megan Coe, Fiction Writer
November 5th Centennial Reading
When: Thursday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Sana Krasikov, Fiction Writer
  • Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Fiction Writer
  • Angela Shaw, Poet
October 30th CSMA Community Reading
When: Friday, 7:30 pm
Location: 3rd Floor Auditorium, Community School of Music and Art, 330 E. State St.
  • Featuring short readings by over 20 local noted Fiction Writers and Poets
  • Tea Obreht
  • Helena Viramontes
  • Emily Rosko
  • Catherine Taylor
  • Kate Sullivan
  • Matt Grice
  • Nicholas Kowalczyk
  • Jamie Warburton
  • Sarah Scoles
  • Ernesto Quiñonez
  • Daniel Schwarz
  • Lamar Herrin
  • Edwar Hower
  • Christopher Kempf
  • Nancy Viera Couto
  • Irakli Kakabadze
October 29th Lounge Hour Reading Series
When: Thursday, 7:00 pm
Location: Goldwin Smith 258, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Tacey Atsitty, Poet
  • Christian Howard, Fiction Writer
October 23rd Lounge Hour Reading Series
When: Friday, 7:00 pm
Location: Goldwin Smith 258, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Clayton Pityk, Poet
  • Laurel Lathrop, Fiction Writer
October 23rd Resistant Rhetorics: An Early Modern Symposium with Vicky Kahn
When: Friday, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: 258 Goldwin Smith Hall
  • This symposium is being presented in conjunction with the Paul Gottschalk Memorial lecture.
More Info October 22nd Gottschalk Memorial Lecture
When: Thursday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Victoria Kahn, University of California, Berkeley
  • Marlowe’s Vice
October 21st Rhythm and Reading
When: Wednesday, 7:30 pm
Location: Barnes Hall
  • A blend of writing, voice and instrumentation featuring:
  • H.G. Carrillo, Fiction Writer
  • J. Robert Lennon, Fiction Writer
  • Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Poet, and friends
  • With Johnny Dowd and Richie Stearns
More Info October 17th Conference on Human Rights
When: Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium
  • Paper presentations and roundtable discussion featuring:
  • Elizabeth Anker, Cornell University
  • Pheng Cheah, University of California, Berkeley
  • Peter Fitzpatrick, Birbeck College School of Law
  • Joseph Slaughter, Columbia University
More Info October 16th Conference on Human Rights
When: Friday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium
  • Keynote Speaker:
  • Homi Bhabha, Harvard University
October 15th Epoch Celebrates - the publication and its people
When: Thursday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Michael Koch, Editor
  • Manuel Muñoz, Fiction Writer
  • Lydia Peelle, Fiction Writer
October 10th CSMA Community Reading
When: Saturday, 7:30 pm
Location: 3rd Floor Auditorium, Community School of Music and Art, 330 E. State St.
  • Featuring short readings by over 20 local noted Fiction Writers and Poets
October 1st Centennial Reading
When: Thursday, 7:30 pm
Location: Bailey Hall
  • An Evening with Nobel Laureate
  • Ms. Toni Morrison
September 24th Centennial Reading
When: Thursday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Sharon Bryan, Poet
  • Gina Franco, Poet
  • Richard Price, Fiction Writer and Screen Writer
September 16th Cornell Writers on Cornell Writers
When: Wednesday, 4:30 pm
Location: Goldwin Smith 258, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Alison Lurie on E.B. White
  • Robert Morgan on James McConkey
  • Emily Rosko on Phyllis Janowitz
September 10th Centennial Reading
When: Thursday, 4:30 pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
  • Featuring:
  • Susan Choi, Fiction Writer
  • David Friedman, Poet
  • Charity Ketz, Poet