tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41445195906434291182011-07-31T05:18:37.305-04:00A Graduate Student Association at Indiana University BloomingtonCMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-57595754357119632862010-12-12T13:00:00.012-05:002011-01-30T19:32:58.632-05:00

Our Winter Reception took place yesterday at Bill Johnston’s house. Thanks to Bill for hosting - it was a delightful celebration of the end of the semester! Professors David Hertz and Paul Losensky were bothin a cheerful holiday mood! Everybody likes to party in the kitchen Professor Vivian Halloran with studentsLaila Amine and Julie Le Hagarat Our chair Bill Johnston entertains new

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-59831088213654942682010-12-01T18:48:00.000-05:002011-01-30T19:35:08.808-05:00

Our second IZJ colloquium of the semester will take place on Friday, December 3, 1:30pm-3:00pm, at the Slocum Room of the Lilly library (1200 East 7th Street). Come join us for this colloquium of translations and a round-table discussion. A reception with light refreshments will follow the presentations in BH 901. Presenters Translation Ashley Pérez Max Aub’s Impossible Sinai

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-81203453015182147932010-11-17T18:38:00.000-05:002011-01-30T19:17:50.261-05:00

Our Inaugural P.A.B.S.T. (Poetry and Beer Sharing Time) took place today from 5:30 to 7:00 at Nick's in the Hump Room. Thanks to all those who read and those who attended! Bill Johnston reads from his translation of Witold Gombrowicz's Bacacay

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-35598311795985919612010-10-25T20:12:00.000-04:002010-10-25T20:12:01.241-04:00

The Department of Comparative Literature and the Student Advisory Board cordially invite you to the first Ilinca Zarifopol Johnston Colloquium of the 2010/2011 academic year. When?  Friday October 29, 2010, 1-3pm Where? The Slocum puzzle room of the Lily Library What?  Holly Schreiber, Julie Le Hegarat, and Juyoung Jin will present their recent papers. A reception with refreshments and

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-74944069666469251892010-10-24T22:00:00.006-04:002010-10-25T23:26:23.158-04:00

Our department was well represented at this year's ALTA conference in Philadelphia (October 21-24). Professor Bill Johnston organized and moderated a panel—"Everyday Worlds, Everyday Words: Translating the Quotidian in 20th Century Prose"—for Magdalena Mullek and Urszula Paleczek, two of our students currently working on the Certificate in Literary Translation. Magdalena discussed translating the

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-62283535481113341452010-10-12T13:00:00.006-04:002010-10-15T23:32:29.098-04:00

We are happy to announce our first-ever SAB Seminar Paper Workshop!  It will take place this Thursday (October 14) at 7pm in BH 141. In this workshop, we'll address the following issues: topic selection for term papers (how to choose an issue, narrow your focus, etc.) strategies for comparative analysis (what exactly is a comparative topic, anyway?) term paper proposals/abstracts Later

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-75858302452228886372010-09-06T21:43:00.013-04:002010-10-16T18:53:41.454-04:00

We started the year off right! We welcomed new and continuing students and faculty at Bryan Park on Sunday September 5th. We had a wonderful potluck with a variety of dishes, snacks, beverages, and desserts. Thanks to everybody who attended, and a special thanks to those who brought out yummy foods and helped to grill! Many of our faculty members decided tosport straw hats for the occasion! We

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-75185786239491559632010-04-09T07:19:00.003-04:002010-08-03T07:31:37.696-04:00

Elections results are in! Detailed results of the election can be accessed through the link you used to vote. Next year's SAB Board is as follows: Co-Chairs: Holly Schreiber & Ashley Perez Treasurer: Karen Yang Social Coordinator: Lizi Geballe Academic Coordinators: Nurettin Ucar & Claire van den Broek Historian/Blogger: Urszula Paleczek Representatives to Department Committees: GPSO

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-11794879350362619142010-02-20T09:56:00.047-05:002010-10-15T23:30:17.328-04:00

Here is the program of our anniversary conference (we're all excited to hear Jonathan Culler speak on Friday!): Comparative Literature and the Future of the Humanities 60th Anniversary Conference of the Department of Comparative Literature Friday, February 26 1:00 pm: C. Clifford Flanigan Graduate Colloquium (Lilly Library) 3:00 pm: Opening of Lilly Exhibit of Faculty Publications and

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-61704187631101188012010-02-19T09:05:00.002-05:002010-08-03T07:12:39.690-04:00

When: Friday, February 26, 2010 1:00pm-3:00pm Where: Slocum Room, Lilly Library Moderator: Professor Sarah Van der Laan Judges: Professor Eileen Julien, Professor Bill Johnston, Professor Vivian Nun Halloran Presenters: Natasha Vaubel: "Inscribing the Wisdom to Survive the Dark: A Critical Response to the Survivalist Literature of Ota Yoko." Margot Behrend-Valles: "Translating the Yiddish

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-22370636247822237452010-02-14T05:00:00.005-05:002010-08-02T05:01:58.648-04:00

We would like to invite you to our first Ruminations session this year. Ruminations is kind of like happy-hour but better and cheaper. Every year we like to organize a few dinners where students can get to know their complit faculty members in an informal setting. This time we'll be having dinner with Sarah Van Der Laan and Akin Adesokan at Lennie's (1795 E 10th St.) at 7pm, Thurs. February 18th.

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-59895412375275046252009-12-14T11:46:00.016-05:002010-08-02T04:59:57.476-04:00

At Eileen's house Enjoying tropical drinks at Cheeseburger in Paradise  A marvelous Piña Colada!

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-36079079165538680292009-12-10T04:40:00.007-05:002010-08-02T04:46:01.829-04:00

We are pleased to announce our very first CompLit College Mall Bar Crawl (please do try and say that three times fast). After the reception at Eileen's this Saturday we'll be heading to Cheeseburgers in Paradise (8:00ish, think delicious veggie burgers, fried pickles, big ol' frozen drinks), possibly to 96 degrees (9:30?, appetizers, martinis, general pretentious ambiance), and then to Office

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-14235165435369043122009-10-20T04:30:00.004-04:002010-08-02T04:39:36.653-04:00

The Dept. of Comparative Literature and the Student Advisory Board cordially invite you to the first Ilinca Zarifopol Johnston Colloquium of the 2009/2010 academic year. When?  Friday October 30, 2009, 1-3pm Where?  CAHI House (1211 E. Atwater Ave) What?  Translation: Theory and Practice (and refreshments and food of course) Who?  Raina Polivka will read her paper on Elizabeth Bishop,

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-87901467702741507712009-09-01T20:26:00.001-04:002010-08-02T04:29:26.147-04:00

Start the year off right! Join us in welcoming new and continuing students and faculty at Bryan Park on Sunday September 6th. We are planning a potluck with a variety of dishes, snacks, beverages, and desserts. Please feel free to cook, bake, or buy your favorite item to share with the rest of the Department. Friends and family are welcome! When: Sunday, Sept 6th 12:30-4pm Where: Bryan Park in

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-57082732394557659952009-08-31T13:19:00.000-04:002010-10-15T23:50:41.000-04:00

Our fall reception to welcome and welcome back new and old faculty, graduate students, staff, and friends of Comparative Literature took place on Saturday, August 29 at the home of Professor Herb Marks and his wife Perry Hodges. Afterwards we hit downtown to celebrate the beginning of the new academic year with a beer or two. A night on the town!

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-63310658002445182662009-05-30T09:42:00.002-04:002010-08-03T09:49:08.218-04:00

Co-chair Sheila Akbar hosted a meeting of our new SAB board at her home over delicious home-cooked food! Plans for next year were discussed and a group photo was taken to commemorate the occasion. Front row: Ben Garceau, Laila Amine, Sheila Akbar.Back row: Nurettin Ukar, Magda Dragu, Margot Behrend-Valles, Claire Chen, Karen Yang, Holly Schreiber, and Ju Young Jin.

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-27705312630146982372009-04-30T15:22:00.002-04:002010-10-16T18:15:32.711-04:00

Our talent show was a huge success! We were thunderstruck by Howard Swyers' operatic abilities. We stood in awe of "the Tapping Comparatists": Professors Pao, Julien, and Segal. We found out which critical perspective Miss Comp Lit chose to date during the grad students' "Love Connection" skit. And we were blown away by the Bollywood dancers as they performed to the title song of a recent

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-10493219673013623602009-04-25T02:45:00.000-04:002010-08-02T02:58:38.429-04:00

Our Spring Reception was held on Friday, April 24th, 2009 in the Slocum and Lincoln Rooms at the Lilly Library. Thanks to everybody who attended! Left to right: Karen Yang, Margot Behrend Valles, Holly Schreiber, Sheila Akbar, Claire Chen, Urszula Paleczek, and Raina Polivka.

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-40978950533189775712009-04-20T03:01:00.004-04:002010-08-02T03:50:32.024-04:00

We are pleased to announce our upcoming 1st Annual CMLT Variety Show, to be held at 7pm on Sunday April 26th at the Collins Living-Learning Center Coffee House (inside the building on the corner of 10th and Woodlawn). We've lined up a number of fun and entertaining acts, including a faculty tap dance, staged readings, a Bollywood dance, CMLT-related skits, and some interactive games. We'll also

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-18292175424841553802009-04-18T02:50:00.018-04:002010-10-15T23:43:21.565-04:00

Our Spring 2009 C. Clifford Flanigan Memorial Colloquium took place on Friday, April 17th at the College of Arts and Humanities Institute. A reception with light refreshments followed the presentations. Congratulations to Laila Amine for winning! And a big thanks to everyone who attended! Moderator: Professor Miryam Segal Judges: Professor David Hertz, Professor Angela Pao, Professor Patrick

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-50456714098979452122009-04-05T02:33:00.016-04:002010-10-15T23:45:11.152-04:00

The votes are in and the SAB board for the 2009-10 school year has been confirmed: Co-Chairs: Margot Behrend Valles and Sheila Akbar Academic Coordinators: Nurettin Ucar and Claire van den Broek Treasurer: Karen Yang Social Coordinator: Holly Schreiber SAB Historian/Blogger: Urszula Paleczek GPSO Reps: Adrien Pouille, Claire Chen, Ju Young Jin Faculty Committee Reps: Grad Affairs: Claire van

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-37892612969749723092009-02-05T02:31:00.002-05:002010-08-02T02:32:49.572-04:00

Dear Compliters, Save the date for an evening of RUMINATIONS with two of our Complit faculty to be held on Thursday, February 12th, 2009. We will be meeting Professors Vivian Halloran and Kevin Tsai at 7pm at Lennie's (which is at 1795 East 10th Street, not too far from the library) for a casual get-to-know-you-better evening of food and fun. Everyone is welcome!

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-78133729461043659072008-12-20T02:21:00.000-05:002010-08-02T02:30:48.657-04:00

Students, professors, and familes of the department gathered to celebrate another successful semester. A big thanks goes out to Professor Eileen Julien for graciously hosting this event. Claire Chen and Liyan Shen New students Magdalena Dragu and Urszula Paleczek Professors Paul Losensky and Jeff Johnson

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-77394892746099191602008-12-15T09:25:00.011-05:002010-08-03T09:38:21.859-04:00

Here are a few snapshots from the 2008 Ilinca Zarifopol Johnston Colloquium. Moderator Professor Herbert Marks and presentersSheila Akbar, William Nichols, and Magda Dragu Moderator Professor Angela Pao and presentersAdrien Pouille, Ben Garceau, and Ju Young Jin A group shot with professors McGerr and Pao Our yummy lunch!

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-25570406708684310222008-12-01T02:06:00.014-05:002010-08-02T02:11:54.781-04:00

The Student Advisory Board of CMLT cordially invites you to the 2008 Ilinca Zarifopol Johnston Colloquium. Where: The Slocum Puzzle Room of the Lilly Library When: Friday, December 5th from 11am – 5pm 11am – 1pm Session I: Theory Moderated by Professor Herbert Marks Presenters: Magda Dragu, "Verbal Versus Musical Ekphrasis" Sheila Akbar, "Orientalism and the Economics of Influence" William

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-51591386590581799572008-09-07T01:53:00.001-04:002010-08-02T02:04:39.515-04:00

The Department of Comparative Literature held its annual Welcome (Back) Picnic on Saturday September 6th in Bryan Park's Henderson Shelter. As always, the picnic was a potluck - a big thanks goes out to everybody who brought out the yummy dishes and desserts! Before the picnic, we organized a trip to the Farmer's Market to purchase some fresh and local goodies. We had some friendly competition

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-41413878532971330082008-02-27T14:31:00.015-05:002010-08-02T00:41:29.507-04:00

Comp Litters have recently enjoyed an evening at Farm with grads from other language departments!

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On Saturday, Oct 13, six sporty comparatists represented the department in the Jill Behrman Run for the Endzone 5K race. Thanks to those of you who came to show your support, and a special thanks to our runners: VIVIAN HALLORAN, JOHANNES TURK, MATT ROWE, BEN GARCEAU, CENAIDA ALVIS BARRANCO, and ERIN PLUNKETT. We averaged a very respectable pace of 8:54 and a time of 26:48 overall. Congrats to

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-61032155520866659182007-09-29T21:51:00.008-04:002010-08-02T00:55:47.792-04:00

Department of Comparative Literature 2007-08 colloquium schedule: 26 Oct: Theory (mod: Eyal Peretz) 30 Nov: East/West (mod: Kevin Tsai) Spring 08: TBA: Translation TBA: C. Clifford Flanigan Memorial Colloquium *Contact Margot and Yifot for more information or to submit a paper.

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Hoping you'll suit up and join us for the annual Jill Behrman 5K Run/Walk, Oct 13. We still need two people to REPRESENT, so e-mail eplunket if you're interested. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct 3.

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-28730901900061429672007-09-23T12:58:00.001-04:002010-08-02T00:52:11.202-04:00

A comparative belly photo from our recent baby shower to celebrate three pending additions to the Comp Lit family. Congrats to Olga, April, and Julia! And thanks to Rebecca, Burcu, and Kristen for hosting.

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-70554196521725420472007-05-27T23:57:00.016-04:002010-10-15T23:52:49.933-04:00

THE ILINCA ZARIFOPOL JOHNSTON COLLOQUIUM WELCOME PICNIC, AUGUST 2006

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Co-Chairpersons: Erin Plunkett, Matt Rowe Academic Coordinators: Margot Behrend, Yifot Shilo Social Committee: Kate Johnston, Sheila Akbar, Ben Garceau, Erin Plunkett Treasurer: Wendy Hardenberg G.P.S.O. Representative: Adrien Pouille Representatives to Department Committees Graduate Affairs: Laila Amine, Raina Polivka A.I. Affairs: Laila Amine Undergraduate Affairs: Kate Johnston Admissions:

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-59276407500130859382007-04-08T11:29:00.004-04:002010-08-02T01:03:10.579-04:00

Hi Comparative Literature Grads, During this week, the Student Advisory Board of CMLT is holding elections for the 2007-2008 SAB officer positions. The SAB asks that all CMLT grad students vote for their preferred candidates by completing a ballot, which is available in the CMLT Office (See one of our Office Assistants). Please return the form to our department’s Undergraduate Assistants by 4pm

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-68690802376185340832007-02-13T19:57:00.000-05:002007-03-21T10:22:27.249-04:00

* The C. Clifford Flanigan Memorial Colloquium: This graduate student event will take place on Saturday, March 24th from 2pm to 4pm in BH 004. The event program will consist of the following presenters and research: Kate Johnson, "Changes in Form and Theme in Poems of Simin Bebahani and Forugh Farrokhzad"; Wendy Hardenberg, "Paper: Choosing Madness: Rebellion or Insanity?" and Cathryn Knoles, "

CMLT SABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144519590643429118.post-39067344265321891242007-01-19T18:56:00.000-05:002007-01-27T10:17:37.316-05:00

For the spring 2007 semester, there will be two sessions for the Ilinca Zarifopol Johnston Memorial Colloquium: January 26th and February 23rd. The SAB is still seeking submissions for the February 23rd event. There is no formal topic for this session, but we ask that the paper uses one of the following approaches: comparison, translation and/or interdisciplinary work. The deadline for abstract

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The C. Clifford Flanigan Memorial Colloquium is the last graduate student event of the 2006-2007 academic year. It will take place on Friday, March 24th from 2pm to 4pm in Ballantine Hall 004. All Comparative Literature graduate students are encouraged to submit completed papers for consideration. The due-date for abstract submissions is Saturday, March 3rd 2007. These submissions should be

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