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UPCOMING EVENTS​

December 6. Writing Program Pedagogy Seminar: Preparing to Teach ENG 2150/T. Zoom. 12-1:15

December 8. Wassail. Department lounge. 1:00

PUBLICATIONS & ACCEPTANCES

Christina Christoforatou’s review of the first critical edition and translation of a thirteenth-century romance, The Tale of Livistros and Rodamne, appeared in Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies in October. Speculum is the journal of the Medieval Academy of America. 

Erika Dreifus‘s article “8 Inspiring Children’s Books for Hanukkah” was published in Hadassah magazine.

Brooke Schreiber’s chapter, “Productive Frictions of Doing Transnational Composition Research: Voices from Serbia, Lebanon, and the U.S.,” co-authored with Nancy BouAyash, has been published in the collection Teaching and Studying Transnational Composition (MLA). 

Steven Swarbrick’s essay “The Weather in Sedgwick” appeared in the winter 2023 issue of Critical Inquiry.

CONFERENCES, READINGS, WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS

Christina Christoforatou delivered a presentation at UCLA’s Center for Medieval, Renaissance and Early Global Studies (CMRS & CEGS) in November. The title of her talk was “Exalting Eros through Logos: Performing Passion and Imperial Power in Byzantine Fiction;” the abstract is available here. She also participated at the 48th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference as a speaker at a round-table discussion that brought together editors, publishers, and scholars to explore cross-disciplinary research and publishing opportunities. 

Former faculty member Donika Kelly returned to Baruch to read from her recently published book of poems, The Renunciations, in the Mishkin Gallery, on November 17.

ACTIVITIES, ACCOLADES & GRANTS

Christina Christoforatou joined the leadership of BSANA. She was elected Vice President of the Association at its annual convention in Los Angeles last month. She also joined BSANA’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee for another term and was appointed administrator of the Mary Jaharis Fund for Professional Development and Graduate Student Programming.  

Shelly Eversley has been asked to co-run the Graduate Center’s Futures Institute with Cathy Davidson and will host a talk there on March 3.

Congratulations!

UPCOMING DEADLINES

December 15. PSC-CUNY Research Award applications are due.

December 27. Final grades are due.

Happy holidays, everyone. Keep the news coming. The deadline for the next newsletter is February 1.

Featured image: Donika Kelly reads at the Mishkin Gallery. Photo by Stephanie Hershinow

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