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CU Book Store special hours

The CU Book Store has extended hours to help you purchase your textbooks and supplies. Still in the UMC on campus for your convenience. Don’t forget you can also shop online at www.cubookstore.com and pick your books up in the store or have them shipped. Saturday, Jan. 9 - Sunday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 11 - Tuesday, Jan. 12, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 13, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 14, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will also be open Martin Luther King Jr. weekend Friday - Monday.

Paid research study for mothers expecting their first child

Perinatal Emotion and Relationships Longitudinal Study (PEARLS) Researchers in CU’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience are recruiting women who are currently pregnant with their first child to participate in a paid study of their experiences of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. If interested, please contact Laura River, study coordinator by email or phone. Email: pearlstudy@colorado.edu Phone: 303-735-7547.

Shakespeare up close and personal

Love, lust and jealousy; temptation and deception; honor and disgrace; courage and cowardice; revenge, mercy and redemption — these are only a few of the topics that Shakespeare dramatizes in his plays. Study Shakespeare this spring and find out why his plays continue to resonate with 21st century audiences over 400 years after they were first performed. ENGL 3000-100 Shakespeare for Nonmajors * Teresa Nugent * MW * 3 to 3:50 p.m.

Be very afraid!

This course introduces the Gothic genre and modern descendants. We'll explore theories about how literature confronts the horrific or overwhelming. Influential works (The Castle of Otranto, Dracula) and a few popular films (28 Days Later, Rosemary's Baby) will help us see how monstrous figures can reveal anxieties present in the cultures that created them. ENGL 1220-001 & ENGL 1220-002 From Gothic to Horror * Paul Neimann * ENGL 1220-001: TTH, 8 to 9:15 a.m. and ENGL 1220-002, TTH, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Course reviews how radical transformations rock Georgian Britain

The Georgian era was a period of staggering political, social, economic, intellectual and artistic transformations. In this course we shall study some of the ways in which literary and artistic works have shaped and responded to the tumultuous history of the eighteenth century, a period that is both recognizably modern and, admittedly, a little strange. ENGL 3164-100 History and Literature of Georgian Britain. Catherine Labio *  MW * 1 to 1:50 p.m.

Bam! Pow! Zowie! Holy course offerings, Batman!

A survey of the major genres and history of the comic book, with a lot of attention given to how to read the comic book page. We'll read between 10 and 15 comic books over our 15 weeks, going from superheroes to indie, and covering horror and science fiction and fantasy. ENGL 3856-100 The Comic Book. Stephen Graham Jones * MW * 11 to 11:50 a.m.

Get your literary hiking boots on

What is environmental literature? In what ways do literature and the environment intersect and what are their possible futures? In this course you will learn the critical terms and concepts necessary for analyzing environmental literature; and to locate those terms and concepts within the social, historical, biographical and cultural contexts that gave rise to them. ENGL 1230-100 Environmental Literature. Laura Winkiel * MW * 12 to 12:50 p.m.

Embodied Judaism Symposium Freedom Seder: American Judaism and Social Justice

The Program in Jewish Studies, University Libraries and cosponsors are pleased to present the second biannual Embodied Judaism Symposium, Freedom Seder: American Judaism and Social Justice. Embodied Judaism Symposium Freedom Seder: American Judaism and Social Justice Thursday, Nov. 12, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. British Studies Room in Norlin Library, CU-Boulder campus Free and open to the public. Space is limited. RSVPs required to CUJewishStudies@colorado.edu. http://www.colorado.edu/jewishstudies/upcoming-events#FreedomSeder

CU-Boulder alum, Marine Corps major keynotes Veterans Day ceremony

With over 400 combat flight hours, 141 combat sorties, and nine medals and decorations of honor for his service, this year’s Veterans Day ceremony keynote speaker served our country for over 23 years in the Marine Corps. Join the campus and community to honor those who have served on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. for the Veterans Day ceremony in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. We will be adding the names of two Coloradoans who died while serving this past year as well. The ceremony will be followed by a light reception.