Languages, Dialects, or Repertoires? Approaches to ethnic language with a focus on Jewish English
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Niles Gallery
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National Day of Writing...The Longest Short Story Ever
October 18th is the National Day of Writing, and people around the country will gather to read, write, and celebrate writing in all media. Here in Lexington, the Carnegie Center invites everyone around town to join in and help write a very long and collaborative short story. UK will have its own chapter to write. Sigma Tau Delta, Graphite, English and WRD will host a writing booth in the Student Center from 10 AM until 2 PM--Come by, read, and add a sentence or two to the story. Be a part of the longest short story ever written.
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Documentary Explores Lexington's Diverse Davis Bottom Neighborhood
"Davis Bottom: Rare History, Valuable Lives" reveals the fascinating history of a working-class neighborhood established in Lexington after the Civil War.
A&S Offers Mid-Semester Classes
For students who may have recently dropped a class or hope to pick up some extra credit hours, these courses provide flexibility after the regular registration period.
They Are Here - Christina Williams and Rachael Hoy
By Victoria Dekle and Brian Connors Manke
Rachael Hoy might be a graduate student in English, but right now her brain is more focused on mapping than sentence fragments.
Disturbing The Peace With Poetry: Julia Johnson
There is word on the page and then there is word given breath. This past April, students and faculty from the University of Kentucky brought words to life thanks to a 12-hour open air poetry reading. The event, organized by English professor and published author Julia Johnson, was held outside of the Student Center welcoming anyone and everyone to come read their favorite poems aloud.
The Art of Argument and Bullshit: Jenny Rice
This fall, University of Kentucky WRD Professor Jenny Rice will be leading the course UKC 381: Argumentation - “Deliberation, Persuasion, and Bullshit in the Public Sphere." While the title of the course may seem provocative, the topic is serious. In the class, students can expect to examine the tactics and strategies used to argue key issues in the public sphere and what the legacy of
WRD Student Writing Gallery
The Spring 2013 WRD Writing Gallery is a showcase of student writing at the University of Kentucky. This installation features texts created in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media courses during the past year. These texts include multimedia documentaries, photoessays, podcasts, websites, and other types of writing that students often create in their WRD classes.
On the Humanism of Networked Cities
“On the Humanism of Networked Cities” Malcolm McCullough, Associate Professor of Architecture University of Michigan
Keynote talk, University of Kentucky February 15, 2013 6:30-8:00pm