Ronak Kapadia will present “Outer Views, or Palestine in the Sky: Arab Futurisms, Atmospheric Warfare, and Queer Cosmic Utopias” for QUEERtalks on October 6.
QUEERtalks: Arab futurism and queer cosmic utopias, October 6
Unit: English
Seven win 2017 Excellence Awards
Seven College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff were honored with College Excellence Awards during the fall dean’s address and awards ceremony September 12.
Six CAS students named 2017-2018 Bone Scholars
Six students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been named 2017–2018 Bone Scholars.
No forgetting: Poet and performer dissolves trouble in sea of words
The power and musicality of Duriel E. Harris’ poetry can strike an audience dumb. The violence in the words reveals real trauma she transforms into a transcendent experience for her readers and listeners.
Redbird media: New books by ISU scholars
Here are some recent books published by Illinois State University faculty.
Redbirds contribute to Harvey relief efforts
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana in August devastating the region. Redbirds stepped up and helped with the relief effort.
New faculty profile: Erika Sparby
Erika Sparby joins the Department of English at Illinois State University as an assistant professor.
PRESS 254 releases chapbooks by ISU authors to packed house
Illinois State’s Publications Unit hosted a celebratory PRESS 254 Chapbook Launch and Reading Event on May 2 for alumna Emily Ronay Johnston, Ph.D. ’16, and Ph.D. candidate Laurel L. Perez.
Trites named winner of the International Brothers Grimm Award
Illinois State University’s Distinguished Professor Roberta Seelinger Trites is the recipient of the 16th International Brothers Grimm Award by the International Institute for Children’s Literature, Osaka, Japan.
Alexa Leyba selected as student speaker for spring commencement
Alexa N. Leyba has been selected to be the student speaker for the 2017 College of Arts and Sciences spring commencement Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in Redbird Arena.
