Center for Literary and Comparative Studies
A venue for critical and creative work at the University of Maryland, the Center for Literary and Critical Studies sponsors lectures, symposia, and readings throughout the year.
Scheduled special events for our 2011-2012 theme, “Reading: Histories, Practices, Futures,” include "Rethinking World Literatures/Other World Literatures," a symposium scheduled for November 3-4, 2011; "Perspectives on Writing and Rhetoric: A Symposium Honoring Jeanne Fahnestock," March 9, 2012; and "Race, Law, and American Literary Studies: An Interdisciplinary Conference," slated for March 29-30, 2012.
All events are free and open to the public.
Thursday, May 17
Thursday, July 19
Wednesday, September 12
Friday, October 19
Thursday, October 25
Friday, October 26
Thursday, November 8
Friday, February 8
Friday, April 26
December 7, 2011
Join the Department of History and the Miller Center for Historical Studies for its 2011-2012 Walter Rundell Lecture in American History.
September 1, 2011
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, join the Classics Faculty Seminar as Judith Hallett presents a paper, "Autobiography in Fiction, Gender and Failure in Ancient Roman Love Elegiac Poetry." Jane Donawerth will give a response. Tawes 2115.
March 29, 2011
The US Latina/o Studies Program and the American Studies Department present "Immigration, the American City, and American Literature," Thursday, April 7, 2011, from 2 to 3:30 pm in the Benjamin Banneker Room in the Stamp Student Union. A reception follows the talk.
February 9, 2011
You are invited to attend an exclusive screening of the award-winning film City of Borders, followed by a conversation with director Yun Suh, on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, from 7:30 to 10:30 pm in 0220 Benjamin.
February 9, 2011
The Joseph and Rebecca Myerhoff Center for Jewish Studies announces "Sheol and the Tomb: The Social Process of Dying in Biblical Literature and Ancient Israel," a lecture by Mathew Suriano of Indiana University, Bloomington, on Monday, February 14, 2011, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm in 0142 Holzapfel Hall.
February 3, 2011
The Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies announces a lecture:'Like the Eunuch Who Does Not Beget': Gender, Mutilation, and Negotiated Status in the Ancient Near EastTracy Lemos, Rhodes College
Monday, February 7, 2011, Noon - 2:00 PM, 0142 Holzapfel Hall (JWST Seminar Room)
January 25, 2011
The Jospeh and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies announces a lecture, "What Type of Lamb does Isaiah 53 Describe?" by Jeremy Schipper, on Monday, January 31, 2011, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in 0142 Holzapfel Hall.This event is free and open to the publich. To RSVP for a complimentary lunch, or for more information, contact dakirsch@umd.edu.
October 20, 2010
Submit abstracts of 500 words for consideration for "Bloodwork: The Politics of the Body 1500-1900." The deadline for proposals has been extended to November 5, 2010. This
conference, organized by Kimberly Coles, Ralph Bauer, Zita Nunes, and
Carla L. Peterson, will be held May 6 and 7, 2011, at the University of
Maryland.
October 13, 2010
The U.S. Latina/o Studies Program presentsLatina/o Heritage Month Keynote Talk byDr. Nancy Raquel MirabalThursday, October 14, 20103:30 - 5:30 p.m.Maryland Room (Marie Mount Hall)Reception following TalkPrintable PDF
October 13, 2010
Bring your lunch and join the US Latina/a Studies Program as we kick off our new Brown Bag Workshop Series. Professor Randy Ontiveros will share work-in-progress from his book manuscript, entitled In the Spirit of a New People: The Cultural Politics of the Chicano Movement. Light refreshments will be served. Friday, October 15, at 12:00 pm in Holzapfel 1108.
