September 4, 2024
On March 12, 2020, I gave a book talk at California State University, Bakersfield, celebrating the release of Weird Al: Seriously. I began that book because I had wanted to confront prejudices against funny music—ideas that humor in music was somehow less significant than so-called “serious” music or classical music….
August 7, 2024
Join in for a fun evening with author William H. Galligan at Kansas City Union Station in the Stillwell Room on November 19th while they discuss their book, ‘Vision Accomplished’….
Join in for a fun evening at the Kansas City Public Library with author William H. Galligan on November 17th as they discuss their book, ‘Vision Accomplished’….
July 29, 2024
By Katherine Franco, author of “Staging the Surface: James Joyce’s Theater for Theorization in ‘Circe,’” Journal of Modern Literature, vol. 47, no. 3,…
June 14, 2024
Topics addressed may include oceanic literature; literary depictions of climate change, rising seas, and pollution; and narratives of monoculture, extraction, and extinction.
JML publishes essays on twentieth- and twenty-first-century global literature….
April 8, 2024
By Daniel R. Adler, author of “Making Visible the ‘Mental Wreckage’: A Historical Materialist Reading of Milkman,” Journal of Modern Literature 47.2 (Winter 2024),…
February 5, 2024
Embark on a spirited journey in collaboration with professor, Philipp Stelzel as he shares the artistry behind two signature cocktails featured in his work, The Faculty Lounge Cocktail Guide. Join Wigle Whiskey on February 7th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM for an immersive cocktail class that promises to elevate your mixology skills to new heights….
Your chance to see the BEST bad film of all time is here! The Room returns to Bloomington on Saturday, February 17, with screenings at 7pm and 10pm at the Waldron Arts Center….
January 9, 2024
By Sam Walker, author of “‘[S]ongs of allusion’: Sterling Brown, Harryette Mullen, and the Roots of Poetic Recycling,”[A1] Journal of Modern Literature 47.1,…
