The American Literatures and Cultures Workshop is delighted to present its Fall 2011 workshop schedule. Our first meeting will be an informal reception. The American Literatures and Cultures Workshop meets every other Wednesday at 4:30PM in Rosenwald 405.

October 5: Reception

October 19: Rachel Watson, Department of English, presents a chapter from her dissertation on Chester Himes and detection fiction. This workshop will be held in Gates-Blake 324.

November 2: Rebecca Wanzo, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies and English, The Ohio State University, presents current work on African American citizenship in comics.

November 9: Shannon Mariotti, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Southwestern University, presents current work on Adorno on democracy in America.

November 30: Andrew Yale, Department of English, presents a chapter from his dissertation on 19th-century collector and craftsman Henry Mercer.

December 1: Chris Dingwall, Department of History, a workshop co-sponsored by the Social History workshop, presents a chapter from his dissertation on theatrical recreations of slavery in the US 19th century.

Persons with a disability who feel they may need assistance should contact Megan Tusler (tusler [at] uchicago [dot] edu) or Amanda Davis (aleighdavis [at] uchicago [dot] edu).