ModPo 2023 — webcast schedule
Here is the schedule of live webcasts for the autumn 2023 “symposium mode” of ModPo. All times are given in Eastern U.S. time. Week 1: Wednesday, September 6 – 3 PM Week 2 –...
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On connotations of “got” in Jayne Cortez’s “She Got He Got”
We have now added a new video to ModPoPLUS for week 6. This is a discussion of the connotations of the word “got” in Jayne Cortez’s poem-performance piece “She Got He Got.” This is...
Fall 2021 ModPo weekly live webcast schedule
We are thrilled to announce the ModPo 2021 weekly live webcast schedule. All times given are U.S. eastern times (Philadelphia time). ModPo webcasts are viewable through YouTube—at ModPo’s own YouTube channel. You can also...
ModPo 2020 webcast schedule now set!
ModPo people: mark your calendars! The schedule of ModPo 2020 webcasts has now been finalized! Note our special visitors during weeks 3, 6, and 10. And note also that this year our road trip will...
ModPo week 1: webcast & office hours
Today I want to highlight two things: 1) our first webcast coming up on Wednesday at 3 PM (Philadephia time) and 2) our office hours. WEBCASTS: Yes, our first weekly live webcast will happen...
Special SloPo live webcast, Thursday, June 6 starting at noon
We are convening a special SloPo season (off season) ModPo live webcast on Thursday, June 6, starting at noon Philly time. Please plan to join us! Click this link then: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/multimedia/webcasts/ We will be...
Final words clip: Ujjwala, Nepali spoken-word poet
ModPo final words from Ujjwala Maharjan, a Nepali spoken-word poet:
ModPo today (9/11/18)—what’s on Al’s mind
Oh, as we discuss Dickinson’s intense creative power and Whitman’s craving for a word so basic that it’s just sound (“lull” [canto 47])—these complex precursors to modern writing in the U.S.—I am thinking of...
Who we are
Al Filreis is the founder and creator of ModPo (during the spring and summer of 2012) and has been leading ModPo ever since, one of the first humanities MOOCs. More about Al here. Laynie...