Department of English

Today

1. UVA Creative Writing Alumni Reading
   • Where: Visible/Records
   • Start time: 06:00pm
   • End time: 07:00pm

   • MFA alums Celeste Lipkes and Samantha Thornhill read from their poetry.

Tomorrow

1. Humanities Week 2023: Back to the Present

   • Humanities Week 2023: Back to the Present. This IHGC-sponsored series of events is hosted by and for UVA undergraduates from across disciplines in a celebration of the Humanities! This year's theme, "Back to the Present," is an homage to the fact that many of us are still "catching up" to the rapid social and technological changes that took place during the pandemic. Join us for some of our nearly dozen events, including a Back to the Future movie viewing, a "Human or AI?" trivia competition in Bryan, and a tabletop showcase featuring board games designed by ENWR students! : https://www.hw-uva.com/

Tuesday, March 28th

1. Kohler Seminar in Queer, Trans, + Feminist Studies for a discussion of Gayle Salamon's The Life and Death of Latisha King: A Critical Phenomenology of Transphobia
   • Where: Bryan Hall Faculty Lounge
   • Start time: 05:30pm
   • End time: 06:30pm

   • Next Tuesday (3/28) at 5:30 p.m. in the faculty lounge, please join the Kohler Seminar in Queer, Trans, + Feminist Studies for a discussion of Gayle Salamon's The Life and Death of Latisha King: A Critical Phenomenology of Transphobia. A digital copy is available through Virgo here.

Friday, March 31st

1. Global Decadence, Race, and the Future of Decadence Studies Conference
   • Where: Online Conference

   • Global Decadence, Race, and the Future of Decadence Studies Conference. The plenary speakers are Shola von Reinhold, author of contemporary Decadent novel LOTE (2020), and Robert Stilling, scholar of Decadence and an alum from our very own department. It will be held online; more details, including the CFP, are on decadence-2023.com.

Tuesday, April 4th

1. Perfect Binding: Publishing, Politics, Prose
   • Where: Virginia Center for Book - Jefferson School City Center, 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA
   • Start time: 06:00pm
   • End time: 07:00pm

   • A reading and conversation with Danielle Dutton, novelist and co-founder and editor of Dorothy