For the first time in forty years, JCCC is hosting a science fiction conference. This event, held on Saturday, October 12, will have things to delight both sci-fi fans and aspiring writers in the related genres. It’ll be fun and FREE!
Below you’ll find links to the conference poster and to the web page. Spread the word to your classes, family, and friends.
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https://www.jccc.edu/conferences/joco-con/
If you’d like to know the details of Prof. Doug Texter’s financial plans for the future, read “Belt and Suspenders” from Humble Dollar. It was published earlier in the year, but the plans described still lie in the fairly distant future.
As you walk through the MTC lobby, you’ve seen these sculptures. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, for our next Noon at the Nerman presentation, Prof. Maureen Fitzpatrick, will share some things you didn’t know about the building’s brick sculptures. Dona Dobberfuhl’s Mise-En-Scene by Donna Dobberfuhl has been in building since it opened.
Is this presentation about the single panel or the entire set? This and other questions will be answered. Show up at noon in the Nerman museum’s lobby or go directly to the first floor of MTC.
Can you name a great Philippine novel or novelist? Since the answer to that is probably ‘no,’ Nathan Jones remedied our lack of knowledge by sharing an introduction to José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere (Do not touch me), possibly the most celebrated novel in the history of the Philippines.
The presentation provided an overview of the characters and plot points of the book. It also detailed the historical context–the closing years of Spanish colonial dominance in the Philippines–and the power dynamics that made the book resonate strongly with the independence movement in that nation both during Spanish and American rule.
We’ll insert the video here when it is published.
Professor Marianne Kunkel had a paper and pedagogy poster accepted into this year’s Children’s Literature Association conference (taking place May 30-June 2 in Madison, WI). The title of the paper is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Role of Research in Animal-themed Picture Books” and the title of the poster is “Zoology/Children’s Literature Collaboration: Animal Picture Book.” Marianne also had two poems accepted for publication: “Apostate Abecedarian” in The Threepenny Review and “No Room for Me” in Atticus Review.
