Chestnut Reading Series
in Honor of Dean McWilliams
chest * nut
1. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
2. a venerable, oft-repeated story
Chesnutt, Charles W. 1858-1932
1. 1058-1932, African American author and lawyer, b. Cleveland, Ohio. Subject of study by Dean McWilliams.
The Chestnut reading series is a student-run reading series showcasing critical work by graduate students in the English department. The reading series is a venue through which we can celebrate the critical work graduate students are doing, while giving readers valuable experience in presenting and discussing their work with other members of the academic community.
The Winter Series
The Winter Quarter of our Chestnut Reading Series will be held Friday, March 6th at 5:30pm in Ellis Hall 205.
The featured speakers are:
Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman, who will present "The Literary Weaving of Mghribiyya Consciousness: Laila Lalami's Retelling of Jenara's Moroccan Tale in Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
and Craig Meyer, who will present "Scholarship of the Personal: The 'I' in the Classroom."
Thank you!
The Chestnut Reading Series Committee
Todd Snyder, Megan Titus, Chris Sims, Lydia McDermott,
Melissa Parlin, Brian Elliot, Megan Lobsinger, and Gwen Hart
If you have any questions about the Chestnut reading series, email us.