HSS Humanities Center Events: Fostering Scholarship-Centered Community
The HSS Humanities Center holds events throughout the year to bring together scholars at all career stages from across HSS.
October 2024
| DATE | TIME/LOCATION | EVENT NAME | EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/4/24 | 12:00 p.m., Hill Memorial Lecture Hall | Public Lecture | Karl Steel (Brooklyn College, CUNY) will deliver a public lecture "On the Unsuitability of Human Dogs: Medieval Reason, Falling Sheep, and The Limits of Clever Animals" as part of his mini-residency, hosted by Prof. Rick Godden (English) and the students of ENGL 7030. |
| 10/7/24 | 11:30 a.m., Howe Russell 313 West | Monograph Publishing Workshop | Join faculty from English and History for a discussion of how to match your scholarly monograph with the right publisher. Discussion to include identifying publishers, selecting a press, and approaching acquisitions editors. |
| 10/9/24 | 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Howe Russell 313 West | Monograph Publishing Workshop | Prof. Katelyn Knox (French), co-author of The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook, leads this workshop on "Pinpointing & Sharpening Your Book Argument." You know your book needs a strong central argument to get published. But book arguments are complex and have a lot of points to hit: they’re tied to your book’s structure and need to emerge from your evidence. Where to start? In this workshop, we discuss the anatomy of a strong, significant book argument and show, using examples, how it differs from a claim for significance, a topic statement, and a collection of chapter arguments. We then walk you through some practical exercises for pinpointing your argument and testing its alignment with your book’s evidence. You’ll leave with language you can use to pitch your book to publishers, craft a standout book proposal, and write your book and chapter introductions. |
| 10/15/24 | 4:00 p.m., French House Grand Salon | Public Lecture | Rita Felski (University of Virginia) will deliver a public lecture "On Resonance," as part of her mini-residency, hosted by Prof. Gundela Hachmann and the students of COMP 7010. |
| 10/24/24 | 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., Howe Russell 313 West | SBI Momentum Workshop | The Second Book Institute Momentum Workshop welcomes Prof. Gundela Hachmann (WLLC), who will discuss work in progress from her monograph. Write to organizers Pallavi Rastogi (prastogi@lsu.edu) or Benjy Kahan (bkahan@lsu.edu) by Oct. 17 to request a pre-circulated copy. |
November 2024
| DATE | TIME/LOCATION | EVENT NAME | EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/24 |
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
Howe Russell 313 West
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SBI Momentum Workshop | The Second Book Institute Momentum Workshop welcomes Prof. Deborah Goldgaber (PHIL), who will discuss work in progress from her monograph. Write to organizers Pallavi Rastogi (prastogi@lsu.edu) or Benjy Kahan (bkahan@lsu.edu) by Oct. 31 to request a pre-circulated copy. |
| 11/13/24 | 5:00 p.m., Allen Hall 139 | Public Lecture | Tore Olsson (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) will deliver a public lecture "Red Dead's History: How a Blockbuster Video Game Can Help Us Understand America's Violent Past" as part of his mini-residency, hosted by Prof. Julia Irwin (HIST) and the students of HIST 7956. |
| 11/20/24 | 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Howe Russell 313 West | Monograph Publishing Workshop | Prof. Katelyn Knox (French), co-author of The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook, leads this Book Proposal Workshop. We break down the common elements of a book proposal and explain how to approach each one. Drawing on our experience of mentoring authors through numerous successful book proposal submissions, we demystify the genre of the proposal and give practical tips for writing the various sections. During the Q&A, we answer questions about approaching editors, assembling the other components of the proposal package, and submitting the proposal. You will leave with a fuller understanding of book proposals in general and greater confidence about writing your own. |