The Forum for Research and Teaching in the Humanities (FoRTH) presents Dr. Sakinah Hofler, of the Princeton Writing Program, discussing her forthcoming novel, "Starshine, Stock, Clay." Situated in Newark, NJ, this novel follows Kiana, a young woman who is a prostitute, the mother-figure maintaining order in a stable (a house where trafficked victims stay), and the mother of a young daughter. For nearly five years, Kiana has been manipulated by her pimp and child’s father, Marcus. As their daughter grows, Kiana must try to find a way out for both of them.

Lisa Nikolidakis holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Florida State University and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing and faculty advisor of P.R.I.D.E.. Her best-selling memoir,

This event is a conversation with Anahi Molina, Loyola English graduate, who will discuss her transition from Loyola graduate to freelance editor & indexer and nonfiction writer, to current MFA student at Northern Arizona University. Molina's story is an example of which career paths a Loyola English graduate can pursue after graduation. 

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This talk turns to Edmund Spenser’s epic-romance, The Faerie Queene, to inquire how literary forms transform the concept of nature into an engine of race-making. Dr. Debapriya Sarkar attends to the poetic apparatus that dehumanizes marginalized figures, turning them into symbol and allegory by linking them to wasted and unsalvageable environments.

Dr. Christian Bolden, an Associate Professor in Criminology and Justice at Loyola University and winner of the 2021 Faculty Senate Award for Research, will discuss 

Author Dinah Lenney will talk about her writing and publishing Coffee, a recent book in the Object Lessons series co-edited by Loyola Professor Chris Schaberg.

Author Dinah Lenney will talk about her writing and publishing Coffee, a recent book in the Object Lessons series co-edited by Loyola Professor Chris Schaberg.