THANKS FOR COMING!
October 4-5, 2024 at The University of Chicago
Click HERE for the meeting program
MembershipFor an annual donation of $600, sponsoring institutions enjoy a waived registration fee for all faculty and students, a listing in all promotional materials, and participation in The English Institute’s travel subsidy program, which provides up to $250 toward transportation and lodging costs for one graduate student or one untenured faculty participant.
To become a sponsor, please contact The English Institute at englishinstitute@yale.edu.
Common Readings
Please click HERE to download the common readings for The English Institute 81st Annual Meeting.
TravelThe University of Chicago is in the Hyde Park section of the city. Midway Airport is the closer and more convenient airport. Its principal airline is Southwest but there is also limited service to Midway on American, Delta, and Frontier. Uber, Lyft, and various taxi companies serve Midway, and there’s also a bus for those who want to use mass transit: the 55 to the Museum of Science and Industry. If you’re flying into O’Hare, the airport in the north of the city (farther away from Hyde Park than Midway), you can take Uber, Lyft, or a taxi, or the CTA train line (the Blue Line) into the center of the city, where you can pick up an Uber, Lyft, or a cab. Transit to and from the city center is also available via the Metra Electric line and the CTA Bus 2, named the “Hyde Park Express” line. The David Rubenstein Forum, where the conference will be held, is at 1201 East 60thStreet. Limited parking will be available on the street along the Midway Plaisance or, at an hourly rate, in the parking garage of the University of Chicago Medical Center, just north of the Midway Plaisance.
Hotels
The Study at the University of Chicago 1227 E 60th St Chicago, Il 60637 773-643-1600 Sophy Hyde Park 1411 E 53rd St Chicago, IL 60615 773-289-1003 Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center 5225 S Harper Ave Chicago, IL 60615 773-752-5300 Schedule Friday, October 4
1:00 Welcome
(Shonni Enelow and Jennifer Fleissner)
1:15 Nancy Yousef, "Yours Truly"
(Introduced by Yoon Sun Lee)
3:00 Caleb Smith, "Cat Got Your Tongue?"
(introduced by Jennifer Fleissner)
4:30 Coffee break
5:00 Tina Post, "Robot Bodies"
(introduced by Shonni Enelow)
6:30 Opening reception
Saturday, October 5
8:30 Continental breakfast
9:00 Kevin Quashie, "Reading, Thinking"
(Introduced by Donna Jones)
10:45 Courtney Weiss Smith, "The Poetics of Flow"
(Introduced by Meredith Martin)
12:15 Coffee break
12:45 The Conversation: Namwali Serpell, from Stranger Faces (introduction, "E-Faced," and conclusion); Victor Shklovsky, "Art as Technique"
1:45 Lunch
3:00 Julie Orlemanski, "Between Voice and Name"
(Introduced by Virginia Jackson)
4:45 Karen Tongson, "Wilde at Heart"
(introduced by Anahid Nersessian)
6:15 Closing receptionQuestions? Contact The English Institute at englishinstitute@yale.edu or visit http://englishinstitute.yale.edu for further information.