February 09, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Writer: Kate BernheimerKate Bernheimer’s most recent book is Office at Night, a novella co-authored with Laird Hunt. She will be joining us in the Hurst Lounge on February 9th at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
February 10, 2023 2:30 PMBook Celebration for Anca Parvulescu & Manuela Boatca's "Creolizing the Modern: Transylvania Across Empires"Please join us for a book celebration of Anca Parvulescu’s Creolizing the Modern: Transylvania Across Empires (cowritten with Manuela Boatcă), followed by a discussion.Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
February 16, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Cedar Sigo, ReadingCedar Sigo is the author of eight books and pamphlets of poetry, including Language Arts, Stranger in Town, Expensive Magic, two editions of Selected Writings, and most recently All This Time. He will be giving a Reading in the Hurst Lounge on February 23rd at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
February 23, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Cedar Sigo, Craft TalkCedar Sigo is the author of eight books and pamphlets of poetry, including Language Arts, Stranger in Town, Expensive Magic, two editions of Selected Writings, and most recently All This Time. He will be conducting a Craft Talk in the Hurst Lounge on February 16th at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
March 23, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Writer: Eula BissEula Biss’ most recent book is "Having and Being Had," described as a roguish and risky self-audit of the value system she has bought into. She will be joining us in the Hurst Lounge on March 23rd at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
March 28, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Renee Gladman, Craft TalkRenee Gladman is a writer and artist preoccupied with crossings, thresholds, and geographies as they play out at the intersections of poetry, prose, drawing and architecture. She will be conducting a Craft Talk in the Hurst Lounge on March 28th at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
March 30, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Renee Gladman, ReadingRenee Gladman is a writer and artist preoccupied with crossings, thresholds, and geographies as they play out at the intersections of poetry, prose, drawing and architecture. She will be giving a Reading in the Hurst Lounge on March 30th at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
April 04, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Leslie Jamison, Craft TalkLeslie Jamison is the New York Times bestselling author of four books: The Empathy Exams, The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath, Make it Scream, Make it Burn, and a novel, The Gin Closet. She will be conducting a Craft Talk in the Hurst Lounge on April 4th at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
April 06, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Leslie Jamison, ReadingLeslie Jamison is the New York Times bestselling author of four books: The Empathy Exams, The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath, Make it Scream, Make it Burn, and a novel, The Gin Closet. She will be conducting a Reading in the Hurst Lounge on April 6th at 8:00 PM.Duncker Hall Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
April 13, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Writer: André Naffis-SahelyAndré Naffis-Sahely is the author of two collections of poetry, The Promised Land: Poems from Itinerant Life and High Desert, as well as the editor of The Heart of a Stranger: An Anthology of Exile Literature. He will be giving a talk on Zoom on April 13th at 8:00 PM.Zoom Conference
April 20, 2023 4:00 PM(Zoom) Hurst Professor: Nazera Sadiq WrightNazera Sadiq Wright is the Associate Professor of English, African American, and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky. She will be presenting her lecture, "Frances E. W. Harper's Library Ticket," followed by a brief Q&A with the audience.Zoom / Duncker Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
April 21, 2023 4:00 PMSpring Grad ColloquiumThree of our beloved PhDs, Ann Marie Jakubowski, Crystal Payne, and Maria Sciiliano, share their latest research in an informal evening of presentations, snacks, and refreshments.Hurst Lounge | Duncker Hall Rm. 201
May 03, 2023 4:00 PMA Retirement Talk and Reception for Bob MilderPlease join us in extending best wishes to Bob Milder, who is retiring from Washington University this year.Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
May 25, 2023 5:30 PMPhillip Maciak at Left Bank BooksLeft Bank Books presents TV editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books & a lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, Phillip Maciak, who will discuss his funny, insightful work of cultural criticism and history Avidly Reads Screen Time, in our store on May 25th at 5:30pm!Left Bank Books, Central West End | 399 N. Euclid Ave. Saint Louis, MO 63108
September 14, 2023 4:00 PMA Reading with Eduardo C. CorralEduardo C. Corral is the son of Mexican immigrants. Graywolf Press published his second book, Guillotine, in 2020. His first book, Slow Lightning, won the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition.Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
September 21, 2023 4:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Jahan Ramazani, LectureWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Jahan Ramazani, who will be presenting a lecture titled, "Elegy for the Planet: Poetry in the Time of Climate Change."Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
September 22, 2023 1:30 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Jahan Ramazani, SeminarWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Jahan Ramazani, who will be presenting a Seminar titled, "A Caribbean Poetics of (Post-)Mourning: Elegizing the Middle Passage."Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
October 17, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Rigoberto González, Craft TalkWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Rigoberto González.Duncker Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
October 19, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Rigoberto González, ReadingWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Rigoberto González.Duncker Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
October 20, 2023 1:00 PMEnglish Department AI WorkshopThe English department invites you to "An AI Workshop: Practices”Duncker Hall, Rm 201 | Hurst Lounge
October 24, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Hernan Diaz, Craft TalkWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Hernan Diaz.Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
October 25, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Hernan Diaz, ReadingWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Hernan Diaz. This is a non-ticketed event and is open to the public so space may be limited.Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall
November 02, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Timothy Donnelly, ReadingWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Timothy Donnelly.Duncker Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
November 03, 2023 4:30 PMFall Graduate ColloquiumThis year's Fall Graduate Colloquium features Maria Kane, Naomi Kim, & Max Carol.Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
November 09, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professor: Timothy Donnelly, Craft TalkWashington University Department of English is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professor, Timothy Donnelly.Duncker Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
November 15, 2023 4:00 PMBook Talk: Phil Maciak's "Avidly Reads Screen Time"Join us for a Book Talk celebrating Phillip Maciak's Avidly Reads Screen Time.Duncker Hall, Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge
December 07, 2023 8:00 PMVisiting Hurst Professors: Christian Wiman & Marilyn NelsonWashington University Department of English, in cooperation with The Carver Project, is proud to welcome Visiting Hurst Professors, Christian Wiman and Marilyn Nelson.Duncker Rm. 201 | Hurst Lounge