Events

The Central Arizona Writing Project (CAWP), a collaboration among the Department of English at Arizona State University, the National Writing Project (NWP), and area schools, offers programs designed to improve the writing of Arizona's K-20 students and teachers. Founded in January 2009 as a site of the National Writing Project, CAWP is a professional development program in the teaching of writing and critical literacy at every level of education and across all disciplines.

A component of the ASU Department of English, youth programming, rl txt ("Real Text" in cyber-speak) is an institute designed to offer young writers a non-evaluative environment in which to explore the power of writing. Staffed by veteran K-12 English teachers, rl txt's 2013 institute will be held on ASU's Tempe Campus. There will be two sessions to select from: Session A: June 3 - June 14, 2013, OR Session B: June 17 - June 28, 2013.

In conjunction with KAET's June airing of the 60-minute documentary GREEN FIRE: ALDO LEOPOLD AND A LAND ETHIC FOR OUR TIME, alumnus Dan Shilling (PhD 1987) presents this talk. Shilling says Leopold's famous "land ethic" was partially the product of indigenous land practices that he absorbed during his early years as a forester in Arizona and New Mexico (1909-1924).

More information: http://www.pueblogrande.com | 602-495-0901

Please note--this announcement is provided as a courtesy; the event is not sponsored by ASU English.

ASU English alumnus Dan Shilling (PhD 1987) participates in this Arizona Humanities Council (AHC) presentation of Arizona history. Join musicians, storytellers and scholars to celebrate Arizona’s cultural & natural diversity.

Printable flyer: http://english.clas.asu.edu/files/balladofazflyer13.pdf

Please note--this announcement is provided as a courtesy; the event is not sponsored by ASU English.

Join ASU English's "rl txt" young writers program in this culminating event of the session. Refreshments served.

Free of charge and open to the public.

More information: Tina.Norgren@asu.edu

Printable flyer: http://english.clas.asu.edu/files/rltxtwritingcel13sessionB.pdf

ASU English alumnus Dan Shilling (PhD 1987) participates in this Arizona Humanities Council (AHC) presentation of Arizona history. Join musicians, storytellers and scholars to celebrate Arizona’s cultural & natural diversity.

Printable flyer: http://english.clas.asu.edu/files/balladofazflyer13.pdf

Please note--this announcement is provided as a courtesy; the event is not sponsored by ASU English.

ASU English Professor Laura Tohe and alumnus Dan Shilling (PhD 1987) participate in this Arizona Humanities Council (AHC) presentation of Arizona history. Join musicians, storytellers and scholars to celebrate Arizona’s cultural & natural diversity.

Printable flyer: http://english.clas.asu.edu/files/balladofazflyer13.pdf

Please note--this announcement is provided as a courtesy; the event is not sponsored by ASU English.

ASU Department of English offices closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Happy July 4th!

ASU English Associate Professors Jim Blasingame and Peter Goggin participate in this international summer school hosted by the University of Graz, Austria. Blasingame lectures on "Indigenous Identities" and Goggin on "Urban & Regional Identities."

More information: http://international.uni-graz.at/en/stud/int-focus/summerschools/gusegg-...

Please note--this announcement is provided as a courtesy; the summer school is not sponsored by ASU English.

Welcome to the Department of English! The Department of English welcomes new students attending the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences welcome events. Join us at this department-specific session, where you can meet our faculty leadership and academic advising team, and find out about internship, study abroad, and involvement opportunities. Learn about upcoming events, including our annual Fall Kick-Off.

English: Start Here. Go Anywhere.

More information: Linda.Sullivan@asu.edu

Sponsored by the ASU English graduate program, this event will include a welcome from the department chair and graduate director, introductions of program faculty, and presentations by student groups, conference organizers, ASU Libraries representative, and internship coordinator. Graduate Scholars of English Association (GSEA) representatives will be in attendance to answer questions.

ASU English Professor Keith Miller gives this address on the fiftieth anniversary of several landmark civil rights events in 1963. Further details forthcoming.

More information: KEITH.MILLER@asu.edu

Buffy Sainte Marie (Cree), a musician based in Winnepeg, MB, Canada, is the featured speaker in the fall 2013 installment of the Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community. :: The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community at Arizona State University addresses topics and issues across disciplines in the arts, humanities, sciences, and politics.

The Department of English celebrates ASU Homecoming with literary, art, and community events open to the public. Further details forthcoming.

When available, more information will be posted here: http://english.clas.asu.edu/homecoming

The ASU Department of English will host the 2013 International Association for World Englishes (IAWE) Conference. IAWE is an international scholarly association which aims to establish links among those who are involved with any aspect of World Englishes in research and/or teaching. The association focuses on global issues relating to three major aspects of World Englishes, language, literature, and pedagogy. IAWE is committed to the study of the forms and functions of varieties of Englishes in diverse cultural and sociolinguistic contexts.

Stay tuned for information on English's events at Night of the Open Door 2014!

More information: Kristen.LaRue@asu.edu

The Department of English at Arizona State University hosts the 2014 Symposium on Second Language Writing. Further details to come.

More information: http://sslw.asu.edu    |    pmatsuda@asu.edu