Department of English
Autumn 2009 Special Events
The following are sponsored by DePaul University’s Department of English and are held on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus. For more information, call 773-325-7485.
“One Writer on Home”
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
John R. Cortelyou Commons Building
2324 N. Fremont Street
Chicago-based writer Bayo Ojikutu, author of the award-winning novel 47th Street Black and the critically acclaimed Free Burning, will read from recent short work. He will discuss his work in fiction and consider the manner in which recent civic phenomena--such as gentrification, the city’s bid for the 2016 Olympics, and the emergence of President Barack Obama from the city’s south side--have challenged those who write in and from Chicago to begin the crafting of a voice that speaks to the city’s burgeoning global identity and its 21st century aspirations.
Free and open to the public; no reservations required.
“Parks, Squares, Lawns, Woods, and Dales: The Burghs of Fictive Chicago”
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Student Center, Room 120 (Multi-Purpose Room)
2250 North Sheffield Avenue
Chicago writers Billy Lombardo, Gina Frangello and Eric May read from their work and consider how Chicago, as a city of lines and borders crafted by civic history, has defined them as writers, teachers, and editors. The authors will address this city of interwoven villages and how it has informed the insights offered in their poetry and prose.
Free and open to the public; no reservations required.