MSU Denver Department of English

06/04/2026

Same summer as Woodstock. Same year as the moon landing. Six Sundays in Harlem, 300,000 people, and a lineup that would never happen again. Woodstock became a legend. The Harlem Cultural Festival was forgotten. Until Questlove found the tapes.

Summer of Soul at The Cube. Friday, June 12. Free for MSU Denver students with ID. Bring a non-perishable food donation for Rowdy's Corner and get a free drink and popcorn.

Tickets: tinyurl.com/mca-summer-of-soul

05/27/2026

The greatest concert footage you've never seen sat in a basement for 50 years. Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, B.B. King, Mahalia Jackson, and Gladys Knight and the Pips, all on one stage in Harlem in the summer of 1969. Questlove dug up the tapes and won an Oscar for the documentary he made out of them.

Summer of Soul screens at The Cube on Friday, June 12. Free for MSU Denver students with ID.

Tickets: tinyurl.com/mca-summer-of-soul

05/13/2026

Taking ENG 1020 this fall? Pair it with one of these three General Studies courses as a corequisite. All three fulfill Arts and Humanities.

05/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us Friday night for the Cube Cinema Series screening of "Late Shift" at The Cube. The turnout was wonderful, with strong student presence and a lively post-film discussion led by Dr. Vincent Piturro, Professor of Film and Media Studies at MSU Denver. Together, attendees donated two full carts of non-perishable food to Rowdy's Corner, MSU Denver's on-campus food pantry. Thank you to The Cube for hosting us. We hope to see you at the next Cube Cinema Series screening.

05/11/2026

Taking ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 this fall? You can pair it with ENG 1150: Introduction to Folklore as a corequisite and fulfill an Arts and Humanities requirement at the same time.

Dr. Hoge, Thursdays 9:30 a.m., hybrid online.

Why we knock on wood. Why we tell ghost stories. Why some stories travel across centuries and continents.

05/08/2026

Tonight is the night. "Late Shift" screens at The Cube, MCA Northfield. Doors open at 6:30 PM, film at 7:00 PM. Bring a non-perishable food item to support Rowdy's Corner and receive a free drink and popcorn. Free for students with a valid student ID, no ticket needed. General admission $10. Tickets at bit.ly/3O6pAWm.

05/07/2026

Looking for a fall Arts and Humanities course without any prerequisites? These three MSU Denver English Department Fall 2026 courses are open to all students: Hip-Hop as Poetry, International Film, and Vampire Films. Register now for Fall 2026.

05/07/2026

Late Shift" screens this Friday, May 8th at The Cube, MCA Northfield. Doors at 6:30 PM, film at 7:00 PM. Petra Volpe's acclaimed Swiss drama is not currently available in the U.S. and is not streaming anywhere. Do not miss this rare opportunity to see it on the big screen. Join Dr. Vincent Piturro, Professor of Film and Media Studies at MSU Denver, for the screening and post-film discussion. Bring a non-perishable food item to support Rowdy's Corner, MSU Denver's on-campus food pantry, and receive a free drink and popcorn. Free for students with a valid student ID, no ticket needed. General admission $10. Tickets at bit.ly/3O6pAWm

05/04/2026

Dr. Vincent Piturro's latest Indie Prof column in The Front Porch is out now, and this month he is writing about "Late Shift," screening this Friday at The Cube. The film is not yet available in the U.S. and is not streaming anywhere, making this Friday's screening the only way to see it right now. If you enjoy "The Pitt," Dr. Piturro says you will love this film. Join him for the screening and post-film discussion on Friday, May 8th at The Cube, MCA Northfield. Doors at 6:30 PM, film at 7:00 PM. Free for students with a valid student ID, no ticket needed. General admission $10. Tickets at bit.ly/3O6pAWm.

The Cube Cinema Series on May 8 at 7pm will feature the wonderful "Late Shift/Heldin" and a review of the Oscar's Best International Feature "Sentimental Value."

04/29/2026

What can a short 100-year-old list of words in Nyangi, a Ugandan language, teach us? Dr. Sam Beer takes on the question at Linguistics Club. Thursday, May 7, 6 to 8 p.m., KC 421. Pizza provided.