School of Literature and Language

Department of English

Department of Foreign Languages

Events:

Fall 2009
The Maya and the World: Interdisciplinary Inquiry in the Liberal Arts

Events for The Maya and the World: Interdisciplinary Inquiry in the Liberal Arts will be taking place during the Fall Quarter. Download the schedule here. Sponsored by: Louisiana Board of Regents Undergraduate Enhancement Grant, Louisiana Tech University's College of Liberal Arts, Department of History, Department of Social Sciences, School of Literature and Language.

Robert M. Carmack, Professor Emeritus, University of Albany, Albany, New York

Thur, Oct 8 6:30 pm, Lincoln Parish Library: "Conducting Anthropological Research in a K'iche-Mayan Community of Guatemala"

Fri, Oct 9, 11 am, Wyly Auditorium, LA Tech: "Maya Historiography: The K'iche'-Mayan Case of Guatemala".

Thomas H. Guderjan, President, Maya Research Program, Fort Worth, Texas Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Texas at Tyler

Thur, Oct 15, 6:30 pm, Lincoln Parish Library: "The End of The World as They Knew It! What we really know and don't know about the collapse of the ancient Maya Civilizion."

Fri, Oct 16, 9:30 am, Wyly Auditorium, LA Tech: "Understanding the Ancient Past at Blue Creek, Belize"

Grace Lloyd Boscopé, Project Director, Maya Research Program, Forth Worth, Texas

Thur, Oct 22, 6:30 pm Lincoln Parish Library: "Contemporary Recycling: Uses of Ancient Tools by Modern Maya."

Fri, Oct 23 , 9:30 am, Wyly Auditorium, LA Tech: "Threads of the Past Enrich the Present: The Maya Then and Now."

Monica Bontty, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana

Thur, Oct 29, 6:30 pm, Lincoln Parish Library: "Years Mayan and Hours: The Concept of Time in Ancient Maya and Egyptian Societies,"

Thur, Oct 29, 9:30 am, Wyly Auditorium, LA Tech: "The Notion of Time in Egyptian and Mayan Society"

W. George Lovell, Queens, University, Kingston, Ontario

Thur, Nov 5, 6:30 pm, Lincoln Parish Library: "At Peace in the Corn: A Story of Civil War and Its Aftermath in Guatemala"

Fri, Nov 6, 11 am, Wyly Auditorium, LA Tech: "Surviving Conquest: Geography, Colonialism, and Maya Peoples in Guatemala."

Fall 20, 2009
Triumph over Tragedy

The Grapes of Wrath
The English department just received a signed first edition of The Grapes of Wrath from Lorna Kardatzke. The edition will be displayed on the fourth floor of Prescott Library as part of the Frellsen Fletcher Smith Memorial Collection, during our celebration of Triumph Over Tragedy.
Our thanks go out to Pat Garrett, whose efforts made this acquisition possible.

The Grapes of Wrath (Play)
Oct 28-31, Nov. 4-7
School of Performing Arts
Stone Theater

James V. Hart (Talk)
October 20, 2009
Wyly Tower Auditorium, Louisiana Tech University
4:00 PM (we have the room from 3:30 until 6:00)

Play Monopoly
October 27 (80th anniversary of Black Tuesday)
70 students, faculty, and support staff will play MONOPOLY on the campus to join 21 parishes in the largest game of Tournament Monopoly at one time in the history of Monopoly!

Great Scavenger Hunt
October 27-Nov. 21
Participants will use technology to lead "virtual hunters" across North Louisiana to discover the architectural sites, meet the "Elders," interact with the professional artists, hear storytellers and musicians spin tales and ballads about the impact of the Great Depression in North Louisiana, and listen to historians and economists as they compare and contrast the hard times of 1929-41 to those experienced today. "Hunters" will send "virtual" message time capsules to be delivered and installed at each of the actual sites. A $2,000 Grand Prize will be awarded to the person or team who answers the most questions correctly.

The Grapes of Wrath (Film)
November 10
Film, starring Henry Fonda
Outdoor Screening

Dr. Susan Shillinglaw
October 29, 2009
Wyly Tower Auditorium, Louisiana Tech University
4:00 PM
Steinbeck scholar will present a talk on The Grapes of Wrath and its impact on the era.

John Steinbeck

2009-2010 Press Releases

November 3, 2009
The School recently received signed letters and documents from American writers such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, and Zane Grey as well as documents with the signatures of James Madison and Louis XIV and Louis XVI of France for the Frellsen Smith Memorial Collection housed on the fourth floor of Prescott Library.

Please stop up on the fourth floor of Prescott Library to see our new manuscripts.

October 29, 2009
To celebrate Halloween and to honor Edgar Allan Poe in his 200th birth year, Sigma Tau Delta will host a party in the Shakespeare Garden on Thursday, October 29. Back by popular demand, Dr. John Martin will channel Poe and perform some of the poet's darkest poems. Several of our English majors have volunteered to join Dr. Martin in the creepy reading; one has even promised to dance! Cake and cider served! Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be over by 6:00. Join us for all or part! In addition, there will be a display of old and recently acquired "Poe-abilia" in the graduate student lounge before and after the reading...if you have any of your own, please bring it to share!

October 2009
Dr. John Edward Martin, an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, attended the Third International Edgar Allan Poe Conference in Philadelphia, PA from Oct. 8-11. This conference marked the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth and was celebrated by numerous events across the country. The conference brought together leading Poe scholars from around the world for a four-day extravaganza that included scholarly presentations, performances of Poe's works, tours of the city and the Poe National Historic Site (his home in Philadelphia), and a banquet honoring some of the leading scholars and recent books of Poe criticism. Dr. Martin delivered a paper entitled, "'Tamerlane' and the Paternal Scapegoat," that examined Poe's first major published work along with a series of letters to his foster father, John Allan. The paper is a condensed version of a longer article that Dr. Martin will be submitting to the The Edgar Allan Poe Review.

October 14, 2009
The English Department will hold an open house to celebrate the inaugural issue of The Quatrain, an Online Journal of Literature and Culture. The event will be held on Wednesday, October 14th, 11:30-1:00, GTM 103 in Graduate English Research Lab, Classroom, and Commons. Please drop in at your convenience to see the new space, visit with your professors, fellow writers, and have a free lunch!

September 2009
Dr. Rick Simmons, the George K. Anding Endowed Professor of English, and Director of the Center for Academic and Professional Development at Louisiana Tech University, has written the Civil War chronicle, Defending South Carolina's Coast: The Civil War from Georgetown to Little River. The publication will be released by the History Press on September 9, 2009 and will be available for sale on September 15. The publisher, the History Press, is international in scope, with its main offices in London. The main US office is Charleston, South Carolina, with other offices in Ireland, France, Belgium, and Germany. The book is a volume in the Sesquicentennial Civil War Series currently being released by the History Press.

August 2009
The School of Literature and Language congratulates A. J. King, who graduated with a BA at summer commencement on August 20, 2009. A.J. was the first student to graduate with a triple major--English, journalism, and Spanish. A. J. also participated in the Costa Rica Summer Program (2009) and the Tech-London Program (2007).

July 2009
Dr. Dolliann Margaret Hurtig presented at the July 2-5 meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French Annual Convention in the host city of San Jose, California. Her session, held in association with the Commission of the AATF for the Promotion of French, was titled: "Allons au Cinema: Promoting French through Films" (Let's go to the movies).

Galleries:

September 30, 2009
Tailgating 2009. Faculty members from the School of Literature and Language assist in the tailgating for the College of Liberal Arts. The game against Hawaii was featured on ESPN2.

June 2009
Tech-London 2009. The English and Theater Departments sponsor the annual study in England.

April 23, 2009
Shakespeare's Birthday 2009. The Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society hosted a celebration of Shakespeare's Birthday on April 23, 2009. The party took place in the Shakespeare Garden in the GTM courtyard.

April 22, 2009
Earth Day 2009. Faculty and students recited poetry in honor of Earth Day on April 22, 2009.

October 30, 2008
The First Poe Party. The Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society hosted a Poe Party in the Shakespeare Garden in the GTM courtyard. Dr. John Martin channeled the great Edgar Allen Poe, and students presented additional poetry readings.

April 23, 2008
Shakespeare's Birthday 2008. Sigma Tau Delta dedicated a bust of Shakespeare in the Shakespeare Garden in the courtyard of GTM and held other events throughout the day.

April 11, 2008
10th Annual ULM/Tech Graduate Conference. The English Departments at ULM and Louisiana Tech University held their tenth annual conference for graduate students to present their research. Click here for the schedule of papers and events.

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