December 2008
Monday, 12/1
12:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: a lunch talk with novelist Gail Scott.
Fiction writer, essayist, and translator Gail Scott is the author of the novels Main Brides (Coach House, 1993), Heroine (Coach House 1987; Talon 1997), and My Paris (Mercury Press, 1999), a collection of short stories, Spare Parts (Coach House, 1982), the essay collection Spaces like Stairs (Women's Press, 1989), and la theorie, un dimanche (co-authored with Nicole Brossard et al., remue-menage, 1988). She has been short-listed twice for Canada's leading newspapers, she is also a founding editor of the Montreal French-language cultural journal Spirale, and the bilingual journal of women's writing, Tessera. Her translations include France Theoret's Laurence, and The Sailor's Disquiet and Helen with a Secret, both by Michael Delisle. RSVP to wh@writing.upenn.edu.
A recording of this event is available at PennSound.
5:30 PM in the Arts Cafe: A reading with contributors to 3808.
Co-sponsored by the Critical Writing Program.
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 161.301 The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 115.301 Advanced Fiction Writing with Karen Rile
- 5:20 PM - 7:20 PM in Room 202: Penn and Pencil Club meeting. For more information contact John Shea (John.Shea@uphs.upenn.edu).
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM in Room 209: 34th Street Poets meeting
- 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM in Room 202: Penn Appetit board meeting (7:00 PM) and blog meeting (8:30 PM).
Tuesday, 12/2
6:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Theorizing presents Laurie Shannon: "The Eight Animals in Shakespeare — or, Before the Human."
Laurie Shannon is Wender Lewis Associate Professor of English at Northwestern University. She received her JD from the Harvard Law School and her PhD from the University of Chicago. She works on early modern literature and culture, with interests concentrated in the history of ideas; political imagination (especially in its utopian and consensualist forms); affect, gender, and sexuality; natural history; and animal studies. Her first book, Sovereign Amity: Figures of Friendship in Shakespearean Contexts (Chicago, 2002), and her current project, The Integral Animal: Zootopian Constitutions of Early Modernity (in progress), both consider historical experiments in constitutional thought and explore the terms and conditions of political membership.
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Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 125.304 Magazine Journalism with Avery Rome
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 135.305 Peer Tutor Training with Val Ross (also listed as a Creative Writing course)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 088.302 The Enlightened Consumer with Keith Brown
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: English 88.001 with Al Filreis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 112.301 Fiction Writing Workshop with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 010.303 Creative Writing with Stephanie Reents
- 9:00 PM in Room 209: F-word meeting
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM in Room 209: Suppose an Eyes Meeting. For more information, contact Pat Green: patricia78@aol.com.
Wednesday, 12/3
5:30 PM in the Arts Cafe: A reading by students in Lynn Levin's Creative Writing class.
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8:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 156.301 Photographs and Stories with Paul Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 010.302 Creative Writing with Lynn Levin
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in Room 202: Lacanians Meeting. Contact Patricia Gherovici at pgherovici@aol.com.
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM in Room 209: Writers Workshop meeting. For more information, contact Mary Hale Meyer (mhmyer65@earthlink.net).
Thursday, 12/4
6:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Writers Without Borders presents South African novelist, poet, and activist Breyten Breytenbach.
Listen: to an audio recording of this event on PennSound.
A native of South Africa, Breyten Breytenbach is a distinguished painter, activist and writer of more than 30 books of poetry and fiction, as well as essays and dramatic works in both Afrikaans and English. A committed opponent of apartheid, Breytenbach established the resistance group "Okhela" for which he wrote the platform. From 1975-1982, he was a political prisoner serving two terms of solitary confinement in South African prisons. His most renowned work is the four-volume memoir of this odyssey: A Season in Paradise (1973), The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist (1983), Return to Paradise (1991), and Dog Heart: A Memoir (1999) have been translated into more than a dozen languages.
Watch a streaming QuickTime video of this event.
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 125.304 Magazine Journalism with Avery Rome
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 135.305 Peer Tutor Training with Val Ross (also listed as a Creative Writing course)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 088.302 The Enlightened Consumer with Keith Brown
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: English 88.001 with Al Filreis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 117.301 The Arts and Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 135.301 Creative Non-Fiction Writing with Max Apple
Friday, 12/5
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 130.402 Advanced Screen Writing with Andy Wolk
Saturday, 12/6
Sunday, 12/7
Monday, 12/8
3:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: The podcast series "PoemTalk" records episode #18: Lydia Davis, "A Position at the University."
Join PoemTalk moderator and host Al Filreis and three friends in the poetics community as they discuss a single poem from the PennSound archive. Episode #18 features a discussion of Lydia Davis' "A Position at the University" with Adrian Khactu, Jessica Lowenthal and David Grazian. PoemTalk is sponsored by the Writers House and CPCW in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation. For more, see poemtalkatkwh.blogspot.com. If you would like to be a member of the live audience, RSVP to wh@writing.upenn.edu.
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 161.301 The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 115.301 Advanced Fiction Writing with Karen Rile
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM in Room 209: 34th Street Poets meeting
Tuesday, 12/9
4:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: A reading by Greg Djanikian's 113 poetry class.
Listen to a complete recording of the event.
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 125.304 Magazine Journalism with Avery Rome
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 135.305 Peer Tutor Training with Val Ross (also listed as a Creative Writing course)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 088.302 The Enlightened Consumer with Keith Brown
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: English 88.001 with Al Filreis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 112.301 Fiction Writing Workshop with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 010.303 Creative Writing with Stephanie Reents
- 9:00 PM in Room 209: F-word meeting
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM in Room 209: Suppose an Eyes Meeting. For more information, contact Pat Green: patricia78@aol.com.
Wednesday, 12/10
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 156.301 Photographs and Stories with Paul Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 010.302 Creative Writing with Lynn Levin
- 8:00 - 10:00 PM in Room 202: Penn Cinema. For more information, contact Dustin Blank at dustin.s.blank@gmail.com
Thursday, 12/11
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 125.304 Magazine Journalism with Avery Rome
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 135.305 Peer Tutor Training with Val Ross (also listed as a Creative Writing course)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 088.302 The Enlightened Consumer with Keith Brown
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: English 88.001 with Al Filreis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 117.301 The Arts and Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 135.301 Creative Non-Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 8:00 - 10:00 PM in Room 209: Appleonions Penn Bookclub. For more information, contact Yilise Lin at yilise@sas.upenn.edu
Friday, 12/12
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 130.402 Advanced Screen Writing with Andy Wolk
Saturday, 12/13
Sunday, 12/14
Monday, 12/15
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 161.301 The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 115.301 Advanced Fiction Writing with Karen Rile
Tuesday, 12/16
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 125.304 Magazine Journalism with Avery Rome
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 135.305 Peer Tutor Training with Val Ross (also listed as a Creative Writing course)
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 088.302 The Enlightened Consumer with Keith Brown
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: English 88.001 with Al Filreis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 112.301 Fiction Writing Workshop with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 010.303 Creative Writing with Stephanie Reents
- 9:00 PM in Room 209: F-word meeting
Wednesday, 12/17
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Writing Program 067.304 Music in the City with Jennifer Noakes
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Writing Program 013.305 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Writing Program 013.306 African Archeology with Utsav Schurmans
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Writing Program 039.308 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Writing Program 039.309 Kick Out the Jams with Andrew Mossin
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 156.301 Photographs and Stories with Paul Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 010.302 Creative Writing with Lynn Levin