Alex Mouw: Practice Job Talk
Please join in as Alex gives his first practice job talk, Phillis Wheatley and the Limits of Lyric after 1945, from 1-2 in the Hurst Lounge.
Past Events
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Visiting Writer: Paul Tran
The Washington University Writing Program is proud to welcome Visiting Writer, Paul Tran, as a part of its 2024 Spring Reading Series.
The Right to Read: A Panel Discussion - A Lowenthal Symposium Event
The Lowenthal Symposium Series is dedicated to understanding and improving the lives and educational experiences of urban youth. The right to read means giving each student the capability to access information that can allow them to reach their fullest potential.
Visiting Writer: Giada Scodellaro
The Washington University Writing Program is proud to welcome Visiting Writer, Giada Scodellaro, as a part of its 2024 Spring Reading Series.
Curtis Chin: Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Washington University is proud to welcome Curtis Chin to the Hurst Lounge.
International Writers Series: Mona Kareem
Poet and translator Mona Kareem
Visiting Writer: Heather Radke
The Washington University Writing Program is proud to welcome Visiting Writer, Heather Radke, as a part of its 2024 Spring Reading Series.
Faculty Book Talk: Ignacio Infante
Ignacio Infante, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Spanish
Jason Finch - Urban Comparison & the Myth of the Slum: From St. Louis to London
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome visiting professor, Jason Finch, for a talk and conversation in the Coffee Room.
Department Research Roundtable
The Washington University Department of English welcomes you to the Hurst Lounge for a series of brief research presentations, conducted by English Dept. faculty & graduate students.
In Defense of Tackiness: The Queer Environmental Politics of Glitter – 2024 Faculty Book Celebration
Featuring keynote speaker Nicole Seymour, professor of English, California State University, Fullerton, and author, “Glitter,” an environmental-cultural history of a substance often dismissed as frivolous
Visiting Hurst Professor: Amitava Kumar - Talk
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Amitava Kumar as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Amitava Kumar - Workshop
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Amitava Kumar as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
An Evening with Gerald Early, "Reconceiving the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Black Baseball Exhibit"
An award-winning essayist, author, and American culture critic, Gerald Early is the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in the African and African American Studies Department and executive editor of WashU's interdisciplinary journal The Common Reader.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Tracy Fessenden - Talk
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Tracy Fessenden as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
International Writers Series: Verónica Gerber Bicecci
Visiting Hurst Professor: Tracy Fessenden - Workshop
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Tracy Fessenden as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
A Conversation: Abram Van Engen & Tracy Fessenden
Join Tracy Fessenden and Abram Van Engen in a public conversation that puts Culture and Redemption and City on a Hill in dialogue.
Center for the Literary Arts Speaker Series: Author Megan Kamalei Kakimoto and Editor Callie Garnett
Center for the Literary Arts Breakfast Meet-and-Greet: Author Megan Kamalei Kakimoto and Editor Callie Garnett
Visiting Hurst Professor: Camille T. Dungy - Craft Talk
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Camille T. Dungy as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Camille T. Dungy - Reading
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Camille T. Dungy as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Inaugural Dean’s Distinguished Lecture with Carl Phillips, “Pressure Against Emptiness: Some Thoughts on Making”
Carl Phillips is a celebrated poet, essayist, and professor whose work has garnered critical acclaim and captivated readers around the world. With numerous accolades to his name, including the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, Phillips is recognized as one of the most influential voices in contemporary literature.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Lidia Yuknavitch - Craft Talk
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Lidia Yuknavitch as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
*Event Cancelled* Visiting Hurst Professor: Kiese Laymon - Craft Talk
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Professor Kiese Laymon will be unable to visit during this year's Hurst Reader Series.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Lidia Yuknavitch - Reading
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Lidia Yuknavitch as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
International Writers Series: Esther Kinsky
Join the International Writers Series for an evening of fiction in translation with the 2024 Max Kade Visiting Writer Esther Kinsky
Visiting Hurst Professor: Laird Hunt - Craft Talk
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Laird Hunt as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Laird Hunt - Reading
Washington University Department of English is proud to welcome Professor Laird Hunt as part of its Hurst Visiting Professors Series.
Visiting Hurst Professor: Santanu Das - Lecture
"The Sepoy Body in the First World War: The Archive, the Empire, and the Library"
Visiting Hurst Professor: Santanu Das - Seminar
"The Colour of Memory: India, Empire, and a War Hospital"
MFA Readings
Second-year MFA students read from their fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
MFA Readings
Second-year MFA students read from their fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.