tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:48:55 +0000The website of the Comparative Literature Student Association (CLSA) at San Francisco State University, featuring information on the program, as well as upcoming events, news, resources and the CLSA's online journal, <i><a href="http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/portals/">PORTALS</a></i>.http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/noreply@blogger.com (Dingo)Blogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-5720599328308375930Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:59:00 +00002008-12-10T12:06:04.087-08:00 From the San Francisco State UniversityComparative Literature Student Association Portals: A Journal in Comparative Literatureis accepting student essay submissions of short poetry translations and original comparative criticism that explores literature across cultural, regional, linguistic, and temporal boundaries for the Spring 2009 issue! Submission Guidelines http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/12/from-san-francisco-state-university.htmnoreply@blogger.com (David King)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-5862634484629236459Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:18:00 +00002008-11-05T23:29:30.915-08:00Hello my friends,This coming Friday, November 7th @ 8pm the CLSA, in conjunction with the GLA, will be having a Poetry Reading Evening at Melissa Mirza's apartment. Feel free to bring either your own work or a favorite poet's work. Some people even choose to read in their foreign language which is always a real treat. There will be wine there as well, of course. At any rate, if you are planning http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/11/evening-of-poetry.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Bernie Mendoza)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-640356809083756977Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +00002008-10-20T22:05:26.526-07:00Foreign Film and Pizza Night Join us for a showing of one of Pedro Almodóvar’s mostacclaimed movies, Bad Education (La Mala Educación).Thursday, October 23rd @ 7:30 pm HUM 111 Pizza and beverages will be providedhttp://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/10/foreign-film-night.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Bernie Mendoza)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-2810938893426094178Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:36:00 +00002008-09-06T17:38:21.694-07:00Hi everyone! Below is a list of some of our events which are open to all students:Thesis Writing Workshop, Mon. September 15th 4:30-5:50pm Hum. 374Pub Night at Zeitgeist (199 Valencia @ Duboce in the Mission District) Fri. September 19th 4pm - midnight?Is Doctoral Study Right For You? Workshop Mon. September 22th 4:30-5:50 Hum. 587Poetry Reading Night In November (time and location shortly)http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/09/upcoming-events.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Bernie Mendoza)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-9191873081809467483Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:20:00 +00002010-02-22T16:48:13.622-08:00Hello Everyone,I would like to present the new officers of the CLSA for 2008:President: Bernie MendozaVP's of University Relations: Briah Luther and Anthony ScogginsVP's of Publishing: David King and Laura GillisOn behalf of the new CLSA I would like to congratulate all graduating students and offer a sincere thank you to last year's CLSA. Vered Weiss did an awesome job as president as did the http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/06/introducing-new-clsa.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Bernie Mendoza)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-8673398883969184243Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:15:00 +00002010-02-22T16:48:55.471-08:00Announcing Spring Career Panel Come meet current students and alumni from the Comparative Literature program at SFSU working in a variety of fields from education to publishing to find out just what one does after graduation. Thursday, April 3rd, 2008, 7-9 pm HUM 109 Refreshments provided Brought to you by the Comparative Literature Student Association http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/03/spring-career-panel.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-1383398096401395778Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:51:00 +00002008-03-18T12:52:37.221-07:00Deadline for The CLSA Annual Symposium submissions has been extended to March 20th!!!The CLSA Annual SymposiumAt Rosa Parks EMarch 22nd at 11amThe symposium will offer a stage for the presentation of various literary and academic genres within the comparative discipline: Translations, poems, short stories, riddles and limericks are welcome, as is conventional (or unconventional) literary http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/03/extended-deadline-for-clsa-symposium.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-2651055431488424066Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:18:00 +00002008-03-05T23:19:22.075-08:00The Comparative & World Literature Student Association invites you to participate in The CLSA Annual Symposium At Rosa Parks E March 22nd at 11am The symposium will offer a stage for the presentation of various literary and academic genres within the comparative discipline:Translations, poems, short stories, riddles and limericks are welcome, as is conventional (or unconventional) literary http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/03/clsa-annual-symposium.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-6552459958332110666Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:22:00 +00002008-03-02T20:22:54.451-08:00The Comparative Literature Student Association invites you to the CLSA 2008 Conference Round Table which will be held at HUM 109 March 18th at 7:30pm. The annual Conference Round Table is where professors and graduate students who had already presented at a conference share their experiences with other students. The speakers address a wide range of issues: from the technicalities of http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/03/conference-round-table.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-5577318881071263986Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:05:00 +00002008-02-20T09:05:55.941-08:00The Comparative & World Literature Students’ Association invites you to join us for an evening of poetry and wine at The Second Poetry Reading Evening The evening will offer a stage for the presentation of various literary genres:Poems, riddles and limericks are welcome.We welcome both original and recycled work. Location: at Vered Weiss’ 575a 27th Ave. (Between Geary & Anza) Time: http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/02/poetry-reading.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-2563919849501718697Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:27:00 +00002008-02-06T11:38:50.981-08:00Deadline for Portals submissions has been extended to March 3rd!!!Portals: A Journal of Comparative Literature is a graduate student journal published annually by the Comparative Literature Student Association at San Francisco State University.Portals invites original, critical essay submissions that explore comparative literary topics across cultural, regional, linguistic, and temporal http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/02/cfp-portals-comparative-literature.htmnoreply@blogger.com (adrift)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-7244354324588760092Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:43:00 +00002008-01-28T19:02:25.891-08:00Now that Spring has started, we've gotten to know each other better, and we've gotten a little more acclimatized, it's time to kick the CLSA into high gear. Upcoming events include:Welcome Back Pub night!Feb 5th (Vote Early and Often!!!)7:30pm (or so.)Philosopher's Club824 Ulloa St. (West Portal MUNI Station)Portals submission deadline!!!I know some folks might be nervous or intimidated about http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2008/01/welcome-back.htmnoreply@blogger.com (adrift)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-7696670655851686526Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:09:00 +00002007-12-06T11:25:59.376-08:00Since it is the time of year when we Comp Lit students turn our minds towards final papers worth most of our semester grade, I thought I might share some alternative technological research tips.By now we all have off-campus library pins, and if we don't, we should. It allows those of us who live off-campus to do our research into the MLA International Bibliography, Literature Online (LION), JSTORhttp://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/12/of-final-papers-technology-cabbages-and.htmnoreply@blogger.com (adrift)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-1591144115814681201Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:42:00 +00002007-11-26T09:43:34.696-08:00The Comparative & World Literature Student Association invites you to join us for an evening of poetry and wine at The first Poetry Reading Evening The evening will offer a stage for the presentation of various literary genres:Poems, short stories, riddles and limericks are welcome.The first poetry evening will focus on various manifestations of Otherness, or as they are known amongst http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/11/poetry-reading.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-3739250877807053881Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:22:00 +00002007-10-23T20:23:01.262-07:00Comp Lit Get-Together Saturday, November 3, 2007 All current and former students of Comparative Literature are invited to a relaxed afternoon of socializing, eating, drinking and camaraderie. This is a chance to see old friends, meet the people you know from the mailing lists but have never seen, and to share wisdom and the anxiogenic propensities of the field! Bring yourself and a http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/10/comp-lit-get-together.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-7974450719443923754Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:33:00 +00002007-10-10T22:33:28.007-07:00Hi everyone,Just to remind those of you who are interested: Graduate Language and Literature Scholarship Workshop Sponsored by the Comparative Literature Student Association and the Academic Honors & Scholarships Office Thursday, October 11th 4-5 pm Hum. Bldg. Rm. 573 Topics for discussion will include local, national, and international funding opportunities for M.A. Literaturehttp://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/10/scholarship-workshop.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-7514234063466284155Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:28:00 +00002007-10-10T22:28:36.138-07:00And now it's time for another intermezzo… All Comp. Litters are welcome to exchange ideas over a relaxing drink! We hope you will join us next Tuesday, October 16th at 8pm at the Philosopher's Club, 824 Ulloa St. CLSAhttp://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/10/pub-night.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-4450067264779072108Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:57:00 +00002007-11-06T12:10:25.693-08:00Recently I presented a paper at the T.S. Eliot Society Annual Meeting , and we (CLSA) thought it would be good to share the experience. NB: I am aware that passive voice is (supposedly) "bad writing". However, I use it in several places to eliminate agency. No one cares WHO did what, only what happened, and there is no reason to post "who" on the web for eternal archiving.I saw the posting on thehttp://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/10/my-first-conference.htmnoreply@blogger.com (adrift)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-8195540135761193873Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:20:00 +00002007-10-08T13:39:28.135-07:00http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/09/thesis-workshop.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-6208512966318862839Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:22:00 +00002007-09-04T22:22:39.733-07:00The CLSA is happy to announce we have a new officer: Melina Dauto has joined us!http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/09/new-addition.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-6497850607063871439Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:05:00 +00002007-10-08T14:02:46.357-07:00Hi everyone, So, now that the semester has begun, and we are all a bit apprehensive looking over the extent of the work we are about to take on, we thought a nice intermezzo of fun is required. Let’s party! Join us for the Comparative Literature Student Association’s Welcome Party! Saturday, September 8th 4pm At Vered Weiss’s apartment 575a 27th Ave. between Geary & http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/08/hi-everyone-so-now-that-semester-has.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-948395097326582896Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:59:00 +00002007-08-23T23:00:36.810-07:00Welcome all comparatists! On behalf of the CLSA I wish to welcome back the people returning from the summer break and to extend a warm welcome to the new people joining our department. I wish us all a wonderful semester that will provide both academic and personal growth. Looking forward to a great semester, Vered. http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/08/good-luck.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-2298386530955609948Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:22:00 +00002007-06-11T09:23:26.608-07:00Hello everyone,On behalf of the new CLSA I would like to congratulate all the graduating students, and extend a warm thank you to last year’s CLSA!Over the last year we’ve had the pleasure of an abundance of CLSA events that ranged from the more scholastically oriented symposiums to good old fun pub nights. Personally, I cannot imagine my experience at the Comparative & World Literature Dept. http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/06/new-clsa.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Vered Weiss)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-4103764255568532550Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:44:00 +00002007-06-09T18:51:45.066-07:00We at the CLSA would like to congratulate our graduating Comparative Literature classmates on their hard work and wish them well in all their future endeavors.We would also like to announce our incoming CLSA officers for 2007-2008:President: Vered WeissVPs of Publishing: Angelo Bummer & Adrianna FrickVP of University Relations: David StalderCongratulations to you all and we wish you a successful http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/06/2007-2008-clsa-officers.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745508.post-1918429003565716915Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:39:00 +00002007-06-09T18:43:48.783-07:00Thank you to everyone contributing to Portals this year, especially to Jessie and Sophie. The 2007 Portals Issue is now online:http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~clsa/2007/06/2007-portals-issue-online.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel)0