Past Events
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Oct 20Chiba Assistant Language Teacher Program Info Session📚
Helen C. White, Room 6191
Learn about the Chiba Assistant Language Teacher Program. The Chiba ALT program provides an excellent opportunity for UW graduates, including international students, to teach English in high schools across Chiba, Japan. No Japanese language skills or TESOL Certificate are required. A representative from the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education will share details about the program, …
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Oct 15💬English Drop-In Adivising
College Library, First Floor
Erin and Ellie, the English academic and career advisors, are on the first floor of College Library tomorrow from 11:00-1:00PM. Stop by to talk spring classes, consider internships and careers, or just say hello and grab a sticker! We hope to see you there!
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Oct 14🥗 Academic Staff Community Lunch
Helen C. White Hall, Room 7191
Academic Staff Community Lunch is a warm, collegial gathering designed to help academic staff in the Department of English connect with one another, brainstorm ways to deepen community ties, and discuss approaches to strengthening department climate. All academic staff in English are invited to join us for conversation, collaboration, and a delicious lunch. For questions …
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Oct 13📚 Secondary Education Masters in English Info Session
Zoom
Are you interested in becoming an English teacher? Come learn about the Secondary Education Masters in English with School of Education Teaching Faculty, Danny Miller, on Tuesday, October 13 from 12:00–1:00 PM! Learn about the application process, the teaching pledge, and what teaching will look like for you. Q&A to follow. To receive the Zoom …
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Oct 8🌏 Indian Modernisms in a Global Frame
Aparna Dharwadker
Ingraham Hall, Room 206 / Zoom
Until the 1990s, modernism was considered mainly a Euro-American movement with distinctive literary features that was at its peak during the 1910–1940 period, and was displaced by postmodernism after the end of WWII. However, the recent “global turn” in modernist studies has led to a fundamental reconfiguration of the spatiotemporal boundaries, chronologies, and hierarchical relations …
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Oct 7💬Careers in TESOL: Conversations with Alumni
Helen C. White Hall, Room 6191
Join us for a conversation with four TESOL alumni whose careers span continents and professional sectors. One panelist from Japan will discuss navigating graduate school as an international student and securing employment through OPT. Another panelist transitioned from K-12 ESL teaching to the private sector, applying language and teaching expertise in new ways. The panel …
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Oct 7🍎 Pedagogy Brown Bag
Helen C. White Hall, Room 7191
Pedagogy Brown Bags are loosely facilitated discussions about teaching, led by Amanda Shubert. These sessions offer space to talk about your classroom experiences, troubleshoot challenges, share strategies, and build relationships with fellow instructors. Teachers at all ranks and across all areas—including TAs, E100 instructors, and Writing Center instructors—are warmly welcome. In addition, faculty and staff …
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Oct 1Fill the Hill🦩
Bascom Hill
Join the UW–Madison community for Fill the Hill, the university’s annual 24-hour fundraising event. This year, the Department of English is joining the celebration, and we’d love for you to help us fill Bascom Hill with flamingos and support opportunities for English students. Gifts to the Department of English help provide students with opportunities beyond …
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Sep 29📜 Papermaking on Library Mall with Holding History
Experience the art of papermaking with master papermaker Robert Possehl and Holding History students. This free, drop-in event invites all faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduates. Drop by anytime during event hours to experience the joy of crafting a sheet of handmade paper using recycled rags and locally sourced wheat straw. For questions or accessibility …
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Sep 25🔍 The Virtual Image: A Media Archaeology Workshop with Amanda Shubert
Nancy M. Bruce Center, Room 2194 (Design Thinking Lab)
What methods of archival research are required to understand virtual images? How can playing with visual and material culture become a research method, and what forms of knowledge can such play reveal? Virtual images are images that come into being when optical technology meets human perception. Their origin can be found in the optical playthings …