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GLS eNews October 29, 2019

GLS Weekly Update - October 29, 2019

In this edition:

Spring Course Preview: Sin and Redemption in North American Literature
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GLS Weekly Updates Archived
Important Dates for GLS Students
Events and Happenings - SAVE THE DATE: GLS Holiday Party
Campus Opportunities
Get Social with GLS

Spring 2020 Course Preview Video: Sin and Redemption in North American Literature

Get a preview of Dr. Amy Laura Hall's Spring 2020 course, "Sin and Redemption in North American Literature." Registration for spring begins on October 30. See all Spring 2020 course descriptions here. Be sure to select "Spring 2020" from the term drop-down menu.

Writing Advice for GLS Students

It's that time of year when you are likely working on research papers or other writing projects. If you have questions or concerns about research or writing, check out the Writing Support page on our website for writing advice and resources.

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If you've got news, we want to know about it! Please keep us up to date on your life outside of/after GLS--complete this short form if you have academic or job news you'd like to share.

GLS Weekly Update Now Archived

Email overload getting you down? You can now view issues of the GLS Weekly Update on our website at your leisure. Please note any non-GLS events and opportunities we feature are time-sensitive and may pertain only to the week covered by that particular issue. A new monthly alumni digest will be launched at the end of this month for those who would prefer less frequent program updates. Contact Lisa if you would like to be subscribed to the monthly digest only.

Important Dates for GLS Students

Spring Registration begins - Wednesday, October 30
GLS scholarship applications for Duke employees who are using the Employee Tuition Assistance reimbursement are due by December 1

Events and Happenings

Porch Sitting with Anne

Mondays, 5:30-6:30 PM - Director Anne Whisnant invites GLS students, faculty, and alumni to join her on the porch on Mondays from 5:30-6:30. Come share a chat, a drink and some snacks! No registration or RSVP needed, just drop by.

Save the Date: GLS Holiday Party

It's almost that time again--mark your calendars for the annual GLS Holiday Party, December 3, 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Doris Duke Center in Duke Gardens.

This week (Oct. 30): The Infiltrators - A real life story of undocumented youth – Dreamers – deliberately getting themselves detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center.

Screen/Society Fall Film Series

Screen/Society provides ambitious and entertaining film programming for the Triangle community, specializing in regional theatrical premieres of global and independent art films, and repertory programs including international classics, Hollywood genre works, and director retrospectives. The free screenings take place in the Rubenstein Arts Center's Film Theater. All screenings are free and open to the public. See the full fall schedule here.