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Conference Details
At a Glance Schedule:
Thursday, April 3
- 4:00-7:00 p.m., Conference Registration -SpringHill Suites Lobby
- Evening activities around Denver TBA
Friday, April 4
- 8:00-10:00, Conference Registration - Tivoli Turnhalle
- 8:00-9:00, WRHC Business Meeting -JSSB 215
- 9:30-11:00, Place as Text on the Auraria Campus – Tivoli Turnhalle
- 11:30-1:00, Welcome Lunch and Keynote 🍴- Tivoli Turnhalle
- 1:15- 2:05, Session I – JSSB 2nd Floor
- 2:15-3:05, Session II – JSSB 2nd Floor
- 3:15-4:05, Session III – JSSB 2nd Floor
- 5:00-6:30, Scribendi Reception with hors d’oeuvres🍴 – Across from SpringHill Suites in the Hospitality Event Lab
- 7:00, Art Crawl – Santa Fe Blvd. Between 5th and 14th
Saturday, April 5
- 7:30-8:30, Breakfast🍴 -JSSB Mezzanine
- 8:00-9:20, Poster Session -JSSB 1st Floor
- 9:30-10:20, Session IV – JSSB 2nd Floor
- 10:30-11:20, Session V – JSSB 2nd Floor
- 11:30-12:20, Session VI – JSSB 2nd Floor
- 12:30, Conference grab-n-go lunch and wrap up 🍴 – JSSB Lawn
- 12:45-1:30, Rocky Mountain Honors Council meeting -JSSB 215
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Phillip Rothwell has lived in many places. Born in Ecuador, he studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge, which he then taught in Mozambique. There, he acquired a taste for the multiple literatures of the Portuguese language. After a stint in South Africa, he returned to Cambridge to complete a doctorate in Mozambican literature. From there, he moved to New Jersey, where he taught at Rutgers University for over a decade. In 2013, he was appointed the King John II Professor of Portuguese at the University of Oxford, where he now lives and works. His academic interests center on the literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and how these challenge many of the parameters of anglophone and francophone theories of nationhood and the postcolonial. He has a particular interest in gender theory, and is currently researching how a series of marginalized Angolan women writers subvert the male-centered discourses of the revolutionary struggle for independence.
His publications include Pepetela and the MPLA: The Ethical Evolution of a Revolutionary Writer; A Canon of Empty Fathers: Paternity in Portuguese Narrative; and A Postmodern Nationalist: Truth, Orality, and Gender in the Work of Mia Couto. He co-edited with Hilary Owen the volume Sexual/Textual Empires: Gender and Marginality in Lusophone African Literature. He has translated into English novels by Helder Macedo and Isabela Figuereido.
Lunch and Keynote Friday, April 4th 11:30-1:00
- MSU Denver Campus Map
- MSU Denver Accessibility Map
- Parking Map
- Although parking is available on campus we do encourage attendees to park at the hotel and walk to the conference locations.
- MSU Denver All-gender Restroom Map
- Friday Night Activity
- First Friday Art Walk: First Friday Art Walk, a shuttle gallery tour that takes place the first Friday of each month from 5:30pm – 9:30pm. Easily accessible by taking the D-Mineral Line from Colfax at Auraria to 10th/Osage Station and then a 13-minute walk or Uber/Lyft ride to Art District on Santa Fe. Other option includes a 22 -minute walk from campus or a 12-minute ride, free parking is provided at a first come first serve basis or parking at West High School and 10th Avenue and Galapago St. for $5.
- BFA Thesis Exhibition: TBD
- Things To Do
- Meow Wolf: Walk-through art experience with interactive rooms and bizarre sculptures. 16-minute walk from campus or a 4- minute car ride. Tickets start at $50 per person. (https://tickets.meowwolf.com/denver/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbp)
- Denver Art Museum: 30–minute walk from campus or a 10-minute car drive from campus. Tickets for students are $19 for CO residents, $24 for non CO residents. (https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/plan-your-visit)
Travel and Accommodations
Coming soon!
- DIA
- By train: approximately 50-minute train ride taking the A-Line to Union Station, once at Union Station it’s a 15-minute walk or inexpensive Uber/Lyft ride to campus. Cost of train tickets is $10.00( https://www.rtd-denver.com/fares-passes/fares)
- RTD app is preferable for easier accessibility to tickets.(https://www.rtd-denver.com/fares-passes/mobile-ticketing)
- By car the commute from DIA to campus is approximately 30 minutes.
SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown for 199.00 USD per night -Last Day to Book : Monday, March 03, 2025-Reserve lodging here! (THE CONFERENCE HOTEL ROOM BLOCK IS FULL)
- If staying at the campus hotel, valet parking is available for $49/day. There is no overnight parking on campus so please plan accordingly.
- If you have questions about receipts or group reservations please reach out to Maya Sousa ([email protected]) at Springhill and she will assist.
We do not have another room block reserved, but we do have some suggested hotels that are close.
Denver is an urban city. To ensure you have a safe and positive visit, please keep in mind the following:
- Bring a water bottle! Those who are coming from lower altitudes are prone to altitude sickness and need to stay hydrated!
- If you feel unsafe or need assistance, call the police, and ask for help.
- Avoid walking by yourself (especially at night).
- Avoid dark alleys, isolated spaces, empty parking lots
- Avoid leaving any valuables unattended
- Rideshare with others when possible
- Be aware of your surroundings and remain cautious as you explore our beautiful city!
MSU Denver Honors Students we are looking for volunteers to help with the conference! Please sign up below to be added to our list. We will contact you soon with more information.