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'We See Jimmy in Each of You'
May 9, 2012In a heartfelt celebration of writers and their mentors, six undergraduates in the USC Dornsife Department of English were lauded this May for their accomplishments and love of the arts at the third annual Jimmy Gauntt… more>
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USC Dornsife's Brighde Mullins Named Guggenheim Fellow
April 25, 2012Brighde Mullins, director of USC Dornsife’s Master of Professional Writing program, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her work as a playwright. Mullins will use the fellowship to spend the Fall 2012 semester… more>
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L.A., L.A., Do You Read?
April 23, 2012USC Dornsife authors emerged as main characters this past weekend during the 17th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held for the second year at USC. They shared the page with the likes of journalist Patt Morrison… more>
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Life on the Rez
February 8, 2012In the 1950s in the small village of Ball Club, Minn., a school lunch program created a nasty rift. The area was mostly populated by Indians, recounted David Treuer. Students who resided on tribal land were entitled to a free… more>
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Behind Those Violet Eyes
February 3, 2012Just for a hoot, M. G. Lord and a group of friends rented a mid-century modern house in Palm Springs, Calif., for Memorial Day weekend. Lord had brought a box of Elizabeth Taylor movies, and popped in a DVD. “We were… more>
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California Poet Laureate Muske-Dukes at the National Mall
September 15, 2011USC Dornsife’s Carol Muske-Dukes, California’s poet laureate, will read from her two most recent books during the 11th annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, to be held… more>
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An Unforgettable Year
September 14, 2011The past year has been a whirlwind for Téa Obreht. The USC Dornsife alumna was named one of The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” and selected as one of the “5 Under 35” by the National Book… more>
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May 2, 2011
Politics, Punk Rock and The Lie
The 16th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books took place at USC this past weekend with readers of all ages meandering around University Park Campus learning about children’s literature from Hugo and the Really,… more>
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USC Dornsife at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
April 25, 2011The 2011 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books comes to the USC campus on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. Join faculty from USC Dana and… more>
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Faculty Bookplate
April 24, 2011MM-Personal From the Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe Abrams / Lois Banner, professor of history and gender studies, peers behind the veil of the legend that is Marilyn Monroe to clarify, qualify or reverse many common… more>
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