Events

Study Abroad Faculty-led Program Information Session: Irish Writing Program

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 9:30am to 10:20am

English-Philosophy Building

Learn more about this faculty-led program designed for UI students to study under the direct mentorship of an award-winning creative writing faculty member in Dublin, Ireland.

Publishing Q&A with Amanda Uhle

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Nonfiction Writing House

Amanda Uhle, Executive Director and Publisher of McSweeney’s, will speak at the Nonfiction Writing House

Krause Essay Prize Ceremony

Friday, February 13, 2026 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Old Capitol Museum

Krause Essay Prize Winner Sarah Aziza will be honored by the Nonfiction Writing Program with a ceremony and reception

Matthew Helm: “The Televisual Proscenium: Staging the Archive in Harvey Firestein’s Torch Song Trilogy”

Monday, February 16, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm

English-Philosophy Building

Please join us for a job talk by Dr. Matthew Helm on Harvey Fierstein’s play Torch Song Trilogy (1982) and what it tells us about a disavowed queer history embedded within the medium of television. This presentation is an excerpt from a work-in-progress book, Transmediations: Media Materialism in the Archives of Queer Literature.

Pedagogical Lunch (Historical Contexts)

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

English-Philosophy Building

Only open to faculty, graduate students, and staff in English.

Come discuss core curriculum and learning outcomes for our historical contexts courses.

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