Upcoming Events

Dec

4

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Mod/Con: John Greaney, Mod/Con Work in Progress. "Elizabeth Bowen and Irish Modernism."

Location: Zoom

Please see Mod/Con listserv for Zoom Meeting ID and passcode — and for copy of the circulated reading.
Dec

7

5:15 PM to 6:30 PM

Material Texts: Priya Joshi (Temple): " A Book History of the Novel"

Zoom

To receive the Zoom link each week, please sign up for the listserv using the following link:

https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/english-hist-book
Dec

8

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Faculty Meeting

Location TBA
Dec

10

(All day)

Last day of classes

https://fall-2020-planning.upenn.edu/

Monday class schedule on a Thursday
Dec

14

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Penn English Freshman Reception

Location: Zoom

Calling all first-years! Drop in to chat about what you’ve been reading, viewing, and creating!

Connect with fellow literary souls and meet faculty, who will be on hand to field your questions about Penn English.

Please contact Professor Josephine Park (jnpark3@english.upenn.edu) for Zoom information.
Dec

15

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Med/Ren: [Rescheduled] Alicia Meyer (University of Pennsylvania)

Location: Zoom

Alicia Meyer's WIP has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 15th of December
Jan

20

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Med/Ren: Dániel Margócsy (University of Cambridge)

Location: Zoom
Feb

3

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Med/Ren: Sharon Kinoshita (UC Santa Cruz)

Location: Zoom
Feb

10

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

50-Book and Field Exam Discussion

Fisher-Bennett Hall Faculty Lounge

50-Book Exam Discussion (12-1pm)

(First Years)

Field Exam List Discussion (1-2pm)

(Second Years)
Feb

12

(All day)

King’s College Fellowship Applications Due to Grad Coordinator by 12pm

FBH
Feb

12

(All day)

WIPs Sign-up for Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Deadline

FBH
Feb

12

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Graduate Admissions Final Meeting

Graduate Admissions Committee
Fisher-Bennett Hall Faculty Lounge
Feb

15

(All day)

SAS Dissertation Completion Fellowship and SAS Dissertation Research Fellowships Due to Graduate Division

FBH
Feb

17

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Med/Ren: Phyllis Rackin Lecture: Kimberly Coles (University of Maryland)

Location: Zoom
Mar

1

(All day)

Junior Research Seminar (JRS) Graduate Student Mentor Application due to Grad Coordinator by 12pm

FBH
Mar

3

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Med/Ren: Aylin Malcolm (University of Pennsylvania)

Location: Zoom
Mar

12

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Med/Ren: Maaike van der Lugt (Paris-Saclay)

Location: Zoom
Mar

25

(All day)

CTL Graduate Fellowship Application due to Grad Coordinator by 12pm

FBH
Mar

26

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Med/Ren: Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London) and Samantha Seal (University of New Hampshire)

Location: Zoom
Apr

12

(All day)

Graduate Spring Language Exams

Fisher-Bennett Hall
Apr

14

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Med/Ren: Heide Estes (Monmouth University)

Location: Zoom
Aug

30

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Graduate 50 Book Exams

Exams will be held 10-12 PM or 2-4 PM by Zoom. Information will be sent to you by your 50-Book Chair.
Aug

30

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

GAS New student Orientation remotely

English Department New student Orientation by Zoom
TBA
Sep

4

(All day)

Graduate 50 Book Exams Reports due to Graduate Coordinator

FBH
Sep

9

5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Collation and Department Party

Log in with Penn Key for location details
Sep

17

5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Collation

Location: Zoom
Oct

8

(All day)

WIPs Sign-up Deadline

FBH

WIPs Sign-up for Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Deadline
Oct

19

(All day)

Graduate Fall Language Exam

Fisher-Bennett Hall
Oct

22

(All day)

Field Exams Scheduled

Third Years and Faculty Committees
FBH

Dates for written and oral portions of Field Exams should be scheduled. Written Field Exams begin no sooner than 2 weeks before Thanksgiving and no later than last day of fall classes (Thursday, November 8- Monday, December 10, 2018). Oral portion of Field Exam takes place with 2 weeks of the written exam no later than Thursday, December 20, 2018.
Nov

8

(All day)

Graduate Field Exams (Written)

Third Years and Faculty Committees
FBH

Written Field Exams begin no sooner than 2 weeks before Thanksgiving and no later than last day of fall classes (Thursday, November 8- Monday, December 10, 2018). Oral portion of Field Exam takes place within 2 weeks of the written exam no later than Thursday, December 20, 2018.
Nov

12

(All day)

Kislak Fellowship Due to Graduate Coordinator by 12pm

FBH
Nov

24

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Works-in-Progress Workshop for Fifth Years

Faculty and Students
Fisher-Bennett Hall Faculty Lounge

Mod/Con: John Greaney, Mod/Con Work in Progress. "Elizabeth Bowen and Irish Modernism."

Material Texts: Priya Joshi (Temple): " A Book History of the Novel"

Med/Ren: [Rescheduled] Alicia Meyer (University of Pennsylvania)

Med/Ren: Dániel Margócsy (University of Cambridge)

Med/Ren: Sharon Kinoshita (UC Santa Cruz)

Med/Ren: Phyllis Rackin Lecture: Kimberly Coles (University of Maryland)

Med/Ren: Aylin Malcolm (University of Pennsylvania)

Med/Ren: Maaike van der Lugt (Paris-Saclay)

Med/Ren: Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London) and Samantha Seal (University of New Hampshire)

Med/Ren: Heide Estes (Monmouth University)