{"id":1290,"date":"2017-11-06T12:16:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T17:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2017-11-06T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T17:16:33","slug":"monday-missive-november-6-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2017\/11\/06\/monday-missive-november-6-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – November 6, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Connecting with the Public Library<\/strong>\u00a0— For the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the beginning of November is a special time of the year, for this is when two of the public library’s signature events take place.\u00a0 On November 2, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation held Verse & Vino, the library’s biggest fundraising event.\u00a0 On November 4, the public library held EpicFest, a free, daylong festival celebrating children’s literature and literacy.\u00a0 I am pleased to report that members of our English Department contributed in significant ways to both of these events.<\/p>\n

Peter Larkin, one of our part-time faculty members, is also a member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation.\u00a0 In his role with the Foundation, Peter is one of the community leaders who helps makes Verse & Vino a reality.\u00a0 Angie Williams also helps make Verse & Vino happen by volunteering each year with the preparation for the event.\u00a0 This year the organizers of Verse & Vino celebrated prominent “local authors who have new books for adults published in 2017.” \u00a0These authors included two of our faculty members (Bryn Chancellor and Andrew Hartley) and a graduate of our M.A. program (Mark de Castrique).<\/p>\n

EpicFest relies heavily on volunteers to staff activity tables and help make this festival run smoothly.\u00a0 Chauna Wall, the Volunteer Coordinator for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, informed me that our students played a crucial role in helping out with EpicFest.\u00a0 Members of our various student organizations as well as students in several of our classes stepped up and volunteered their time.\u00a0 Approximately half of the of the total number of community volunteers who helped with EpicFest this year were our students.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons the English Department and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library have so many connections is that we share core values.\u00a0 We both embrace the importance of literature and literacy, and we both are committed to engaging in meaningful ways with the larger community.\u00a0 The English Department and the public library are more than collaborators–we’re partners.<\/p>\n

Kudos<\/strong>\u00a0— As you know, I like to use my\u00a0Monday\u00a0Missives\u00a0to share news about recent accomplishments by members of our department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n

Paula Eckard<\/strong>\u00a0recently\u00a0presented a paper titled “Teaching the Familiar and Fantastic in Thomas Wolfe’s\u00a0Look Homeward, Angel”\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0at SAMLA 89 in Atlanta, GA in a session titled “Teaching the Bildungsroman: Reinventing Great Books for the 21st Century.”<\/p>\n

Paula Martinac<\/strong>\u00a0recently served as the judge for the Elizabeth Simpson Smith Short Story Award of the Charlotte Writers’ Club.<\/p>\n

Malin Pereira<\/strong>\u00a0has\u00a0been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, the nation’s first academic center for Black poetry, housed at James Madison University.<\/p>\n

Alan Rauch<\/strong>\u00a0recently presented a\u00a0paper called \u201cDeath and Recovery in Victorian Literature\u201d at the Victorians Institute Conference at Furman University.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events and Deadlines<\/strong>\u2014 Here is information about upcoming events:<\/p>\n

Nov. 7<\/span>\u00a0— \u00a0The Early Modern Paleography Society. EMPS will collaborate with EMROC (Early Modern Recipes Online Collective), a group of international scholars that is creating a database of recipe transcriptions, for EMROC’s 3rd Annual Transcribathon. The event will take place in the Atkins VisLab THIS\u00a0TUES, Nov 7, 2<\/span>-5pm.<\/p>\n

Nov. 14 — The Personally Speaking presentation featuring Paula Eckard will take place on\u00a0Tuesday, November 14, 2017<\/span>, at UNC Charlotte Center City.\u00a0 Paula’s presentation will begin at\u00a06:30 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0 A book signing and reception will follow her presentation. For more information and to RSVP, please click on the following link:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/exchange.uncc.edu\/personally-speaking-looks-at-lostness-through-the-eyes-of-children\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Quirky Quiz Question<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 During Verse & Vino, the\u00a0organizers played a short video about the history of our public library.\u00a0 According to this video, the library’s first major\u00a0building was built in 1901 with\u00a0funding provided by a\u00a0famous\u00a0philanthropist.\u00a0 Does anybody know the name of this philanthropist?<\/p>\n

Last week’s answer: A troll<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For the Haunted English Department Takeover costume contest, Angie William’s granddaughter (Hallie Edwards) dressed up as Herminone Granger from\u00a0Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. \u00a0\u00a0Hallie’s great costume reminded me of the Halloween chapter in\u00a0Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.\u00a0\u00a0Does anybody know what unexpected visitor showed up at this party and caused the party to come to a sudden end?<\/em>
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