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19th Floor Pod

19th Floor Pod

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Welcome to the 19th Floor Pod, the official podcast of the UIC English department. We are based in University Hall, the home of coffee and swivel chairs. We’re so happy you’re here. On the pod, we will be interviewing faculty, exploring different career options for English majors and minors, and keeping y'all up to date on current events in the world of English, writing, and the humanities. Thanks for being here and we hope you stick around :)19th Floor Pod
Episodes
  • Episode 1: After Ahab with UIC English Department Head Professor Peter Coviello

    Episode 1: After Ahab with UIC English Department Head Professor Peter Coviello
    Nov 17 2023

    Tune in to our first ever episode here! Chop it up with Ness (they/them) and the Head of the UIC English department, Professor Peter Coviello (he/him). They discuss Prince, Walt Whitman and how he was gay, and how long novels are for you (who told you they weren’t?)

    Thanks for listening folks. Resources are below. Take care and be well:)

    Find Professor Coviello’s latest book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo206057527.html 

    For any questions on UIC courses or degree requirements, check out this link: https://engl.uic.edu/courses/ 

    To donate to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, providing aid to the people experiencing a genocide in Palestine, click here: https://www.pcrf.net/ 

    To sign a petition for justice for the people facing capitalist exploitation by the US and Britain in the Congo, click here: https://www.mukwegefoundation.org/petition/ 

    To learn more about the war and displacement crisis in Sudan, click here:

    https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/sudan-crisis-response 
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    25 mins
  • 19th Floor Pod Trailer

    19th Floor Pod Trailer
    Nov 10 2023

    Welcome to the 19th Floor Pod! Check out our trailer, a little sample of what you can expect from the pod. Who's excited for episode one? Celebrate! Celebrate!
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    2 mins
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