Don’t forget to attending the upcoming talk by U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dan Mozena titled “Why Bangladesh Matters to America: A Conversation on U.S.-Bangladesh Relations” this Thursday, March 20th. The talk will be held from 3:30 to 5:00pm in the Meyerson Conference Room (WCH 4.118) at UT Austin.

Acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist Julia Alvarez speaks about her life and work with University of Texas at Austin professor, Dr. Jennifer M. Wilks on Monday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium at Homer Rainey Hall. A book signing and reception to follow at the Harry Ransom Center.

Alvarez was born in New York City but raised in the Dominican Republic until she was 10. In 1960 her family was forced to flee the Dominican Republic when it was discovered that her father was involved in a plot to overthrow dictator Rafael Trujillo. Much of Alvarez’s work is considered semi-autobiographical, drawing on her experiences as an immigrant and her bicultural identity. Alvarez’s unique experiences have shaped and infused her writing—from such award-winning novels as How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies to her poetry. Alvarez’s archive resides at the Ransom Center.

Ransom Center members receive complimentary parking and priority entry. Doors open at 6:20 p.m. for members and at 6:30 p.m. for the general public. Presented by the University Co-op, the Harry Ransom Center and the 2013–2014 Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies (TILTS) Symposia: Reading Race in Literature and Film.

“When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of

childishness and the desire to be very grown up” – C.S. Lewis

In anticipation of the 13th Annual Sequels Symposium, E3W invites you to embrace your own childishness and take a meaningful look at children’s and young adult literature. This interdisciplinary roundtable will feature discussions centered on the intersections between children’s and young adult literature, the politics of representation, and community engagement. The panel will comprise Dr. Domino Perez, a scholar of Chican@ literature, popular culture/film, and children’s/YA literature; Dr. Julia Mickenberg, co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Children’s Literature; Celia Holm, a children’s librarian for Austin Public Libraries; and Kendra Fortmeyer, a graduate student in Young Adult Studies and an aspiring YA author. These accomplished scholars and proponents of children’s literature will provide a variety of lenses through which to examine the place of children’s and young adult literature in academic inquiry, childhood development, and our own imaginations. The roundtable will take place from 3:00-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19th, in Parlin 306.

The 13th Annual Sequels Symposium will take place April 10-11 at the University of Texas at Austin. Sequels, an annual symposium sponsored by the Ethnic and Third World Literatures specialization in the Department of English, hosts distinguished E3W graduates and honors their recently published books. This year’s keynote speakers are Eve Dunbar (Dean of the Faculty & Associate Professor of English, Vassar College) and Kenneth Kidd (Chair, Department of English, University of Florida).

Sequels Co-Chairs: Allison Haas and Brianna Hyslop

Sponsors: The Department of English and Ethnic & Third World Literatures

Special Thanks: GSA

Contact Information:

Email: SequelsE3W@gmail.com

Website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/orgs/e3w/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTAustinE3W