Institute for Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology - University of Oklahoma

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The Global Shakespeare Festival continues with a showing of Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood, based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It will be held at 6:30pm on Thursday Oct 20, with a short discussion afterwards with Man Fung Yip (Film & Media Studies), Alissa Mortimer (Helmerich School of Drama), and Su Fang Ng (English). All are welcome.

“Throne of Blood ... remains a landmark of visual strength, permeated by a particularly Japanese sensibility, and is possibly the finest Shakespearean adaptation ever committed to the screen” (Derek Malcolm).

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kim G. Wieser, assistant prof. of English and director of the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, will be reading a piece of her work at the IWRT symposium on Nov. 9th! Be there!

Did you feel the quake?! We hope everyone is okay!

Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma; One Of Strongest Recorded In State The quake struck at a depth of 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) and was felt in five states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Save the date and mark your calendars! The IWRT symposium is scheduled to take place November 7th-11th. We look forward to seeing you there and have numerous activities planned. Keep in mind that there is no registration fee, and there will be a hot catered lunch from 11:30 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 9th!

Please join us in congratulating Professor J. Frederick Reynolds, a professor of English and distinguished dean emeritus at the City College of New York, and board member of the Institute for Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology, on his new appointment as the Assistant Director of IWRT! We are so thrilled!

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We are currently tying up some loose ends and gearing for the symposium coming up in November. It's definitely an exciting and busy time for us at the IWRT! Keep an eye out for our future updates!

Hope to see everyone at our Symposium today! We'd love to see you for five minutes or for the whole event! We're in the Gittinger Hall lounge from 11:30 to 5, with a free buffet lunch from 11:30-1!

Thanks everyone who attended for helping to make Wednesday's event a success!