A Symposium on the Literary History of New Orleans

Around thirty scholars and creative writers who contributed to the new collection of essays, New Orleans: A Literary History, edited by Tulane English Professor T. R. Johnson, will gather for an all-day symposium on January 25th in the Stibbs conference room of the LBC for a sequence of four panel discussions about the intersections between -- and the implications of -- their work. The symposium will begin at 9:15am with a general welcome.  The panels will then follow, thus: I. Creolism and Cosmpolitanism in the 18th and 19th centuries; II.

Campus Cats Bake Sale

Campus Cats is holding its annual bake sale to raise money for the cats who live on campus.

The bake sale will be on National Feral Cat Day which is Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 11:30-1:30.

It will be in the usual spot under Stern, across from PJ's.

All money raised goes directly to the cats for spay/neuter and veterinary bills.

This is your opportunity to find out about Campus Cats and how you can become

involved.  You can also drop off cat food at the bake sale table or directly to Barb Ryan,

Campus Cats Spring Bake Sale

The students are hosting a bake sale to raise money for Campus Cats on Monday, March 25th, 11:30am-1:30pm, across from PJ's, under Percival Stern.

All money raised goes directly towards the cats for veterinarian bills and spay/neuter.  We are also accepting cat food donations of wet or dry food.

Please come and show your support for the cats on campus! Any questions, contact campuscats@tulane.edu.

Summer in Dublin Info Session

Have you ever wanted to go to Ireland? It's not too late! Come hear more about the Tulane's Summer in Dublin Program! Spend four weeks on the Emerald Isle taking classes in either History, Anthropology, or English. We use Ireland as our classroom so trips and tours are part of the program--and they're all paid for with your tuition. Tuition also includes a single room with a private bathroom, a meal card, and a transportation card for Dublin. 

Come here more about it from someone who's been! Pizza provided!

"Ugly Histories: What Literary Study Can Teach Us about the History of Sexual Violence in America"

Greta LaFleur is Assistant Professor of American Studies. Her research and teaching focus on early North American literary and cultural studies, the history of science, the history of race, the history and historiography of sexuality, and queer studies. Her first book, The Natural History of Sexuality in Early America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018), brings together the history of sexuality and early environmental studies to explore how sexual behaviors were understood in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world.

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