Department of English Events (Spring 2019)
Movies on the House presents The Wolfpack (1/16)
The Movies on the House series presents The Wolfpack (2015).
Location: Robinson Theater 14A/1312
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House @MOCA presents Blade Runner (1/17)
The Movies on the House series presents Blade Runner (1982).
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Time: 7-9pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House presents Human Flow panel and screening (1/30)
The Movies on the House series presents the documentary film Human Flow. The film will be preceded by a panel discussion featuring students who have volunteered to work with families who arrived as refugees and a short film telling the stories of a few Jacksonville citizens who came through the refugee program.
Location: Robinson Theater 14A/1312
Time: 6pm-9pm
Cost: Free
15 Views of Jacksonville Book Tour (1/30)
Department of English faculty Mark Ari, Marcus Pactor, and Michael Wiley will join other Jacksonville authors to read from the literary anthology 15 Views of Jacksonville.
Location: Student Union Room 3804
Time: 7-9pm
Cost: Free
“The Gay Way and the Friendly Way: Crafting Community in Joe Brainard’s Poetry” (2/7)
Brian Glavey will give a talk titled “The Gay Way and the Friendly Way: Crafting Community in Joe Brainard’s Poetry” with Q&A to follow. Brian Glavey is Associate Professor of English at the University of South Carolina and author of The Wallflower Avant-Garde. His essay “Having a Coke with You is Even More Fun than Ideology Critique” is forthcoming in PMLA.
Location: UNF Gallery of Art
Time:6-7:30. Come early at 5:30 to make your own mail art – materials provided by the UNF LGBT Resource Center and the Department of English.
Cost: Free
Movies on the House presents Blade Runner 2049 (2/13)
The Movies on the House series presents Dennis Villeneuve's 2017 science-fiction film Blade Runner 2049.
Location: Robinson Theater 14A/1312
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House @MOCA presents My Beautiful Laundrette (2/14)
The Movies on the House series presents Stephen Frears's 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette.
Location: MOCA Jacksonville
Time: 7pm
Cost: Free
Erika Wurth reading (2/20)
The Word-By-Word Reading Series presents a reading, q&a, and book signing with author Erika Wurth, author of the short story collection Buckskin Cocaine. Refreshments will be served.
Location: Student Union West, Room 3804
Time: 7-8:30pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House @MOCA presents The Red Shoes (2/21)
The Movies on the House series presents Michael Powell's 1948 film The Red Shoes.
Location: MOCA Jacksonville
Time: 7pm
Cost: Free
Yanga's Freedom Cry - documentary screening and filmmaker talk (2/22)
Dr. Keith Cartwright will screen his original documentary short film El Grito De Yanga / Yanga's Freedom Cry (co-directed by Dolores Flores-Silva). The film will be followed by a talk, "Yanga's Freedom Cry: Making a Movie About Patriotism and Blackness in Mexico." This event is part of the UNF International Studies Lecture Series.
Location: 4/1705
Time: 12-1:15pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House presents Mandy (2/27)
The Movies on the House series presents Panos Cosmatos's 2018 horror film Mandy, starring Nicolas Cage.
Location: Robinson Theater 14A/1312
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: Free
C.H. Hooks reading (3/6)
The Word-By-Word Reading Series presents a reading, q&a, and book-signing with C.H. Hooks, author of the novel Alligator Zoo-Park Magic.
Location: UNF Gallery of Art
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House @MOCA presents Kiki (3/7)
The Movies on the House series presents the 2016 documentary Kiki.
Location: MOCA
Time: 7-9pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House presents We the Animals (3/13)
The Movies on the House series presents the 2018 film We the Animals.
Location: Robinson Theater, room 1312
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House @MOCA presents A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (3/21)
The Movies on the House series presents the 2014 Iranian horror film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
Location: MOCA
Time: 7-9pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House presents Saving Capitalism (3/27)
The Movies on the House series presents Robert Reich's 2017 documentary Saving Capitalism.
Location: Robinson Theater, room 1312
Time: 7:30-9pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House @ MOCA presents McQueen (4/4)
The Movies on the House series presents McQueen, a 2014 documentary about the life of fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
Location: MOCA
Time: 7-9pm
Cost: Free
Jax-Lit 3 (4/10)
Jax-Lit is a celebration of literary Jacksonville, including editors and producers of several Jax-based literary/art journals, magazines, and initiatives. Authors will read their work, followed by a panel discussion and book fair.
Location: UNF Gallery of Art (Building 2, Room 1001)
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: Free
Movies on the House presents Madeline's Madeline (4/10)
The Movies on the House series presents the 2018 film Madeline's Madeline.
Location: Robinson Theater
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: Free
