UC Berkeley English Department

Event tomorrow 4/29 at 2pm PDT! Interested to see what the UC Berkeley English Department is all about? Join us for a Cal Week event tomorrow! Whether you are an incoming student, current student, family member, or community member, we'd like to welcome everyone to come listen in on a lecture with Professor Eric Falci. Following the lecture, we will have an English Department Information session where you'll be able to ask questions and chat with our undergraduate advisors a...nd professors. 2pm-3pm PDT Poetry and Vicarious Life with Professor Eric Falci 3pm-4pm PDT English Department Information Session https://events.berkeley.edu/index./calendar//english.html

Mark your Calendars! With the help of our friend and partner House Of SpeakEasy, we will be hosting a live (virtual) event with the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Final...ists. Each of the finalists will share a brief story on the theme "The Day I Realized." You can register for this FREE event at the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-finalists-for-the-joy See more

The Simpson Literary Project announced the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize finalists! Learn more about he JCO Prize here: https://www.simpsonliteraryproject.org/literary-prize

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in #CalBigGive yesterday. Your ongoing support will allow us to sustain exceptional programs and opportunities for our students. We are so grateful to our English Department community

Still curious about our Read Along with Berkeley English seminars? Come listen in to Office Hours this week! Whether you are interested in hearing the professor talk about these topics, or want to connect with other readers, join us on Zoom or FaceBook. If you join via Zoom, you'll have a chance to win a free Berkeley English tote bag! Office Hours will be held from 5pm-6pm on Monday, October 26 (Utopias and Anti-Utopias), Tuesday, October 27 (The PreHistory of Black Liv...es Matter), and Wednesday, October 28 (James / Baldwin). You can find the Zoom link and additional details in the Facebook group! https://bit.ly/31L50PG If you don't have a Facebook account, you can sign up for the Read Along with Berkeley English Newsletter to receive Open Office Hours' reminders with the Zoom links included. Sign up for the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/35uIZ8M

EVENT TOMORROW! 1-3pm PST Please join us in welcoming Sukanya Banerjee to the English Department! Transimperial: A Colloquium Welcoming Sukanya Banerjee... October 24th, 2020 1 - 3 pm PST Online via Zoom Please contact [email protected] for the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing you there! https://events.berkeley.edu/index./calendar//english.html

You can do anything with an English major!

Fellow UCB English Major Isabel created a YT channel dedicated to books, reviews & study content! Check out her 13 tips for English majors here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckalwVcZDpg&feature=youtu.be

[Important] Graduating Seniors! The deadline to add to the Fall 2020 degree list is OCTOBER 16th. If you plan to graduate this fall AND: ... Your Expected Graduation Term (EGT) on CalCentral does not show as Fall 2020, you need to update your EGT. You are not attending UC Berkeley this semester, you may need to talk with an L&S Adviser to confirm you’re still on the fall degree list. Your EGT is Fall 2020 and you’re registered at UCB this semester, you are on the Fall degree list. To get more information on planning for graduation and EGT, go to: https://lsadvising.berkeley.edu/progre/preparing-graduation #berkeley #ucberkeley #gobears #calgrad #UCB

TONIGHT - Open Office Hours for The Prehistory of Black Lives Matter seminar with Professor JanMohamed. Join the Read Along with Berkeley English private group to get the Zoom meeting link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4180333662042072... You don't have to be reading along with the seminars to join the open office hours! It's really a no-pressure zone to come, ask questions, and see what's happening in the department. In last week's office hours, Professor Lee and Professor Best shared their experiences teaching the undergraduate version of the seminars (English 190). It was interesting to hear their thoughts and get a sense of what it's like to be an English major right now.

Next Saturday - October 10th @ 10:00am! The EUA is hosting its third installment of the Breakfast Book Club. This month they are reading Positions of the Sun by English department emerita Lyn Hejinian.

Here's the virtual event lineup for this week! Both events are sponsored by the Townsend Center for the Humanities. Wednesday, September 30th from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Berkeley Book Chats: Christopher Tomlins: In the Matter of Nat Turner: A Speculative History... Christopher Tomlins will be joined by Professor Bryan Wagner. After a brief discussion, they respond to questions from the audience. Thursday, October 1st at 4:00 pm Joyce Carol Oates: In Conversation with John Shoptaw Oates is in conversation with poet John Shoptaw (English) on the craft of writing. Visit the calendar on our website (english.berkeley.edu) or the Townsend Center website to see the full event descriptions and Livestream links.

Even though events look a little different this year, we are still offering a variety of unique events and learning opportunities in this new virtual world. Please take a look at our fall calendar if you haven't already! https://events.berkeley.edu/index./calendar//english.html

Hello all! If you haven't joined our Read Along with Berkeley English group, now is the time! September office hours are starting tonight at 6pm! The program is free and open to all. Here is the link to the private group: https://bit.ly/3mIGyHv TONIGHT at 6:00 pm PST we will be hosting our first session of September office hours for the Utopias and Anti-Utopias Seminar with Professor Lee. You'll be able to meet Professor Lee and our grad student manager, Alex. Office hours al...low readers to have their questions answered by the professor, and open up discussion between other members in the group. See the September Office Hours schedule below... TONIGHT - Tuesday, September 22nd 6:00 - 7:00 pm PST Utopias and Anti-Utopias with Professor Lee Wednesday, September 23rd 6:00 - 7:00pm PST James / Baldwin with Professor Best Thursday, October 1st 6:00 - 7:00 pm PST The Prehistory of Black Lives Matter with Professor JanMohamed

Read Along with Berkeley English members...have you started the September readings yet? I just found a used copy of Notes of a Native Son at my local bookstore and I'm looking forward to starting the recommended readings for the James/Baldwin seminar this weekend! We are still welcoming everyone to join the Read Along with Berkeley English fall seminar offerings. Choose from Utopias and Anti-Utopias, James / Baldwin, The Prehistory of Black Lives Matter, or read along with a...ll three! At the beginning of each month (September-November) the professors will post recommended readings and discussion questions. At the end of the month, everyone in the private Facebook group will have a chance to interact with the professor and participate in an online discussion. To learn more, visit our Read Along with Berkeley English website: https://bit.ly/3bQJvkk And join the private Facebook group so you can participate in the monthly discussions: https://bit.ly/2RjdR5E This is our first time offering a program like this, so we'd love to hear your feedback on how we can improve moving forward. We're thrilled to share what the UC Berkeley English department has to offer while connecting with like-minded literature lovers around the world.

We have exciting news! This fall, we're bringing the UC Berkeley English classroom back to our community. Read Along with Berkeley English is a new program we've started to reunite literature lovers and encourage intellectual conversation. We will be offering three unique seminars curated by our amazing English professors. Every month this fall (September - November) a reading guide and set of discussion questions will be released for each seminar. At the end of the month, pr...ofessors will hold online office hours where members can ask questions and dive deeper into the discussion topics. The program is free and open to all! The easiest way to stay updated and see what other members are talking about is by joining our Facebook group "Read Along with Berkeley English" and visiting our website. We're looking forward to reading along with you this semester! https://english.berkeley.edu/berkeley_engli/give_to_English