Department Events
The OU Spoken Word Showcase hosted a Screening and Director Q & A with Director Gregory Jacobs and his documentary Louder Than a Bomb.
The OU Spoken Word Competition was led by internationally known spoken word artist Alix Olson, performer on Def Poetry Jam, producer of three highly-praised spoken word audio collections, and editor of Word Warriors.
The
Oakland Arts Review made its debut!
National Poetry Series Winner Simeon Berry gave a Poetry Reading & Craft Talk
Niels Herold’ s Shakespeare Behind
Bars— the award-winning documentary following the casting, rehearsal, and presentation of The Tempest by convicted felons— was Screened with a Q & A Session with Dr. Herold.
Save The Date February: Experience Secret Cinema: A Film-Screening with Adam Gould at the Maple Theater in Bloomfield Twp. @ 7:30 p. m.( 2 / 2)
Save The Date March: American Studies Colloquium( 3 / 22) Flash Fiction Reading( 3 / 23) Reading & 9 Craft Talk with Danielle Duelen( 3 / 27)
Save The Date April: American Studies Student Conference( 4 / 3) Poetry Bash( 4 / 14) Creative Showcase for Cinema Studies( tentative date— 4 / 30)