Department News and Events
Activities and events within the department afford LLP students the opportunity to explore creative aspects of language, literature and philosophy beyond the classroom. Events include publications, conferences, informal reading groups, spoken word events, public lectures, drama and film screenings. To learn more about LLP events, feel free to reach out to the department: Contact Us. We look forward to seeing you there!
I Want to Write Anthology: Celebrating a Year in Voice, Vision, and Victory
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Green Kabaret a "great experience for everyone involved!" |
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LLP Panel Participates in Local Comic Book Event On Saturday, April 22, 2017, Drs. Charles Bowie, Chris Field, and Michelle Wise were invited by Nashville Reads, a city-wide reading initiative sponsored by Nashville Public Library, Parnassus Books, Humanities Tennessee, Nashville Public Library Foundation, Bookpage, Mayor’s Office – Mayor Megan Barry, to discuss the critically acclaimed graphic memoir March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Although the focus of the discussion was on the civil rights movement and representation of historical moments in graphic texts, topics also included diversity in comics, the evolution of comics and graphic novels, and power of the medium to raise social consciousness and foster activist learning. |
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Countdown to I Want to Write Poetry Festival
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Black Film Series Screens Southside With You
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Meet Our Latest Student Spotlight: James Cooke!
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Congrats to LLP Major Kamri Jordan for her acceptance into Rutgers University English Graduate Studies Readiness Program! |
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LLP Film Committee and GSA host screening of Fences The Popular Culture and Film Studies Committee and the Gay Straight Alliance Club is hosting a film screening and discussion of the critically acclaimed film Fences on Friday, Apr. 7 from 11am-1:30 pm in the Poag. Check out the trailer by clicking here: Fences. |
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Women's Studies Course hosts speaker series |
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Sketches
announces call for creative writing and art submissions Sketches, TSU’s online literary magazine, is looking for short stories and original art work. All students, faculty and staff are free to submit. Short Stories: 10-15 pages, double-spaced. Send as a Word (“.doc” suffix) or RichTextFormat file. Art Work: Either digital or traditional media. Send as a .JPEG file. Send to Dr. Elaine A Phillips |
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LLP Film Committee and GSA host screening of Moonlight The Popular Culture and Film Studies Committee and the Gay Straight Alliance Club is hosting a film screening and discussion of the critically acclaimed film Moonlight on Friday, March 24 from 11am-1:30 pm in the Poag. Check out the trailer by clicking here:
Moonlight. |
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Don't wait until you Graduate: LLP hosts professional workshop series |
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Languages of Love "Meet and Greet" Love is love is love ~Lin Manuel Miranda |
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28th Annual National African American Read In Chain |
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Tiger Tutoring is back! |
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Meet our latest Student Spotlight: Pragati Natraj! Pragati Natraj is a Psychology major/Philosophy minor and athlete with dreams of becoming a sports psychologist. She hails for Bangalore, India, and brings with her an immense talent in tennis and a fascination with foods from around the world! Learn more about Natraj by clicking here: Student Spotlight. |
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TSU Gay/Straight Alliance Meet and Greet |
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"We Want Live Words!" Soul Fire Poetry Group and Workshop will return Spring 2017. The first meeting will be held at 5 p.m., Weds., Jan. 25, Humanities 103 . This departmental organization meets once a week to hone poetry writing and performance skills, organize open mic performances, and to workshop their ideas. It features a Poet Mentor from Southern Word, who helps students craft their skills. Learn more about their efforts by clicking here: Soul Fire Mini-Documentary. *Check Out Spoken Word Performances by the Soul Fire Members and Friends. |
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Welcome back LLP! Here's looking ahead to Spring 2017: The Spring semester is upon us, and LLP has a lot in store for its majors and minors. Here are just a few things to note. First, introducing Blake Best, the latest alumni profile. Soul Fire, our department's poetry and performance workshop, will have its first meeting on Wednesday, 5 p.m., January 25, in Humanities 103. The African American Read In will be held Feb. 5, Humanities 113. The annual I Want to Write Poetry Conference will be held on April 21 & 22. Lastly, we have a new interim chair. Dr. Samantha Morgan-Curtis is up to challenge and ready to hit the ground running. Learn more about her by visiting her faculty page. Classes begin January 17th. We look forward to seeing you there. |
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Green Kabaret 2016! The Fall 2016 Green Kabaret will be presented in The Forum in the Floyd-Payne Campus Center on Thursday, November 17th from 11:10 – 12:35 p.m. Using the popular education platforms of art, music, film, and people’s theater, students tell the critical stories of our time addressing sustainability and the natural world. This semester the kabaret collaborates with Lakesha Moore of the TSU Art Department, whose students have created original artwork to support the development of original “green” drama. Members of the Nashville Fair Food Alliance, a long-standing community partner of Green Kabaret, will be guest speakers, while additional community support comes from the Circle Players Community Theater and Southern Word. |
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Portraits, Poetry and Politics: A Review of 2016 |
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Bon Voyage! LLP students are going to France! |
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Dr. Jeffrey Thompson interviewed about his teaching and writing! Check out our very own Dr. Thompson talking about recent publications and teaching practices. The four-minute interview was conducted on TSUs-TV 98 Live at Five on Oct. 19th. His interview is about 12 minutes in: Live at Five. |
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Happy 75th Birthday Wonder Woman! |
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LLP Instructors Represent Department at Area Conferences this Month |
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English Project featured at International Black Film Festival! Last semester, students enrolled in Creative Writing partnered with Communication students in producing cinematic interpretations of their films. The project titled, "Be What I Need When I Need You," will be featured at the festival this month. To see it, or any of the other projects, visit the I Want to Write Publications page. Congrats poets and directors. |
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LLP Alumni featured in
Black Enterprise Magazine
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LLP and Women's Studies Celebrates 40th Anniversary of For Colored Girls |
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Alexis Brooks Returns as LLP Social Intern Check out her first blog feature on the Teacher of the Year. She will also be maintaining the departments Facebook and Twitter pages. You can learn more about Ms. Brooks, and other LLP student efforts, by clicking here: Student Successes. |
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TSU Professor Guest Lectures at MTSU: Game of Thrones! |
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Congratulations LLP Faculty! |
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Tiger Tutoring is back! |
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Southern Word Returns to TSU! Southern Word, an area organization committed to increasing literacy through poetry and spoken word, will send Poet lecturers to classrooms this year to teach the fundamentals poetic performance. "Students participating in spoken word programs report improvement in their reading and writing skills, increased self‐confidence, and a new sense of community among their peers and teachers. Educators report a clear rise in interest among students, a more youth‐driven learning environment, and evidence of greater social and academic confidence among students." |
NOTE:
Our news develops over the school year as students and faculty participate in TSU activities, present at conferences, explore through class activities, and much more. We hope you will check back frequently to see what we are doing! Please report news to LLP Webmaster Dr. Michelle J. Pinkard.