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Stacks on Stacks on Stacks: A Guest Post on the UChicago Libraries
Dear MAPHers: below, you will find a guest post from Bill Hutchison (MAPH ’12, Mentor ’13), who is a current PhD in the English Department and an avid patron of the UChicago library system. We’re happy...
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Yes, And
This is a guest post by the very awesome, much-beloved Evan Stoner, discussing his experience in MAPH, pursuing the Creative Writing Option. (I also recommend that you check out his related post on AWP...
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Harnessing the Power of the Internet
Last year, I felt torn between a need to be productive and a need to take breaks from studying. We all need breaks, especially coffee breaks. But then there can be this sense of guilt or concern of...
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Tempus Fugit: The Fine Art of Time Management
Lo! Behold the bleak, surrealist landscape of Winter Quarter. Come winter in MAPH, most students find that they have much less structured time than they did in fall. Without Core twice a week and the...
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10 Books to Read Before Grad School
MAPH is an intense year, and reading time quickly becomes a scarce resource—so we here at MAPHtastic polled some of our current students, staff, and alums to see what books they wish they had read...
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A Guide to Transportation: Campus Days 2015
Hello Prospective Students! We are excited to see you all for Campus Days this weekend and have some excellent events planned for you all. But first, here is some advice for getting to Hyde Park and...
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Spring Songs
Hey Maph, This time of year can be both very fun and very stressful, sometimes all at once. Below are some music recommendations to either celebrate the nice weather (perhaps for a bout of spring...
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Meet your MAPH Staff!
Hi MAPHers! The opening film screening of Alien is three days away. You are settling in, buying books and course packets, exploring the city and University, and getting excited about Colloquium! It’s...
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Aliens and Burgers!
Dear all, We are very excited to announce that MAPH 2016 will commence this Sunday, September 13th at 3pm in Social Sciences 122! You can find the screening room on the first floor of the Social...
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How to Do MAPH on a Budget: Part 1
Hey, MAPH! Hope you are all off to a great start on week 3 of the quarter! This next three-part series of blogposts is written for us by an amazing alumni from last year’s cohort, Morgan Podraza....
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How to Do MAPH on a Budget: Part 2
MAPHletes! You are sprinting towards mid-quarter and keeping up a great pace! You’re starting to feel a bit of chill in the air, and it can be easy to just hole up in the Regenstein and study. (Note:...
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How to Do MAPH on a Budget: Part 3
Hi, MAPH! It’s been a gorgeous autumn in Chicago which means it’s a great time to see what the city has to offer outside our beloved Hyde Park. And the good news is that there is a lot to do for just...
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What To Do This Weekend; Or, How To Avoid Finals at Thanksgiving
Spending Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago? Hungry for t(of)urkey? Don’t know how you’ll survive your first Social Hour-free Friday in two and a half months? Don’t panic! Here’s our list of the best...
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MAPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Janice Misurell-Mitchell & W.J.T. Mitchell
We are excited to announce that this quarter’s distinguished faculty lecture will be “Image, Sound, Text: From Theory to Performance” by Janice Misurell-Mitchell and W.J.T. Mitchell. The lecture will...
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Alumni Interview with Seth Perlow
Seth Perlow, MAPH ’06, will be returning to UChicago to present his paper, “Making Strangers with Friends: Frank O’Hara and the Telephone,” at the Poetry and Poetics Workshop. The workshop will be...
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10 Books to Read Before Grad School
MAPH is an intense year, and reading time quickly becomes a scarce resource—so we here at MAPHtastic polled some of our current students, staff, and alums to see what books they wish they had read...
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Works in Progress & How to Give a Talk Talk
Each year, MAPH hosts a Works in Progress Conference where a select number of students present on their ongoing thesis work and get the opportunity to answer questions and obtain feedback from their...
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MAPH Night at the Smart
This Friday after the MAPH Works in Progress Conference we will all make our way to the University’s Smart Museum of Art at 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. for a very special reception. There will be food, a...
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MAPH Internships and Internship Panel
Hey, MAPHletes! This is the time of year where the one-year sprint to the finish can start to feel so overwhelming. We get it! Winter quarter finals can be brutal. But you are going to make it: there...
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Campus Days 2016: Transportation!
Hello, Prospective Students! We’re excited to meet you all for Campus Days. But first, here is some advice for getting to Hyde Park and even exploring other parts of Chicago, if you have time. Below...
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