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 )