Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Stacey Waite: Poetry, Pedagogy Workshop, & Graduate Student Discussion

The poet, teacher, and scholar Stacey Waite will be visiting UNCG campus from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Sept. 18th - 19th 2018.

Through the support of the English Department, the MFA Program, the Women's and Gender Studies Program, and HNAC, faculty and graduate students will have several opportunities to engage with Waite's exciting work.

Poetry Reading


What: Poetry reading drawing from Waite's published poetry, including the recent collection Butch Geography
When: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at 7:00pm
Where: Scuppernog Books

Pedagogy Workshop


What: Pedagogy workshop: Queering Classroom Norms
Who: Open to instructors across UNCG campus
When: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Where: UNCG, Moore Humanities & Research Administration (MHRA) Building, Room 2711
Bring: Please bring a digital or hard copy of a syllabus to use as a point of inquiry.
Food: Coffee and snacks provided, brown bag lunches welcome

Graduate Student Discussion

What: Open discussion about professionalization, research, academic careers, and more.
Who: Open to all, but has a graduate student focus
When: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Where: UNCG, Moore Humanities & Research Administration (MHRA) Building, Humanities Lounge
Food: Snacks and drinks provided

Waite's most recent book, Teaching Queer: Radical Possibilities for Writing and Knowing, is available at the UNCG bookstore and is fully available digitally through the UNCG library, in case you'd like to check out Waite's work in advance of the visit, or assign any chapters in your courses.

For all questions or requests for accommodation contact: Risa_Applegarth@uncg.edu

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