The latest about publications, lectures, and awards from English faculty and staff.
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Showing posts with label faculty news. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Thursday, November 20, 2014
New Pages
It's the time of the year for lists: best of lists, gift lists, wish lists. As you're writing up yours, get inspired by this annotated list of adventurous poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by English faculty, students, and alums!
Faculty News
Check out new books, articles, and paper presentations from our award-winning English professors.
Monday, September 8, 2014
New Pages
The cool nights of fall demand a chair by the fire, a pet curled up nearby, and a good read. Four books from English faculty arrive this fall, including poetry, fiction, and scholarly work on topics from medieval to modern. Our annotated list also includes a colorful array of new books by alumnae/i.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Away from the Office
Many English faculty have chosen the study of literature to, in Robert Frost's words, "unite/ My avocation and my vocation." But that doesn't mean they don't have other (sometimes surprising) interests. Competitive ice-dancing, anyone?
New Pages
Mystery, fantasy, comic and historical fiction, and popular science: New books by faculty, students, and alumnae/i are perfect for your beach bag.
What We're Reading: John Watkins
What does Professor John Watkins read about besides medieval and early modern diplomacy? Disease, for one.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
New Pages
Will the cold ever end? Distract yourself with fresh shoots of faculty, student, and alumnae/i writing. Here's an annotated list of new publications, including a mesclun of poetries and a collection of essays about that spring perennial, baseball.
Brennan & Scheil Receive CLA Honors
Two of our faculty received major awards from the College of Liberal Arts this spring: Professor Timothy Brennan was named Samuel Russell Chair in the Humanities for 2014-17, and Professor Katherine Scheil was named Scholar of the College for the same period. We asked Brennan and Scheil what they hope to accomplish.
Monday, November 25, 2013
What We're Reading: Andrew Scheil
Associate Professor Andrew Scheil is working on a book about images of Babylon from ancient to contemporary times. Scheil's current reading encompasses that same breadth: from Aeschylus to Neil Gaiman, Beowulf to A Princess of Mars.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Elaine Auyoung: Worlds Beyond the Page
New Assistant Professor Elaine Auyoung submits to our 5 X Friday series of questions, revealing her fascination with 19th-century novels (aka "loose baggy monsters") and eucalyptus trees.
What We're Reading: Patricia Hampl
From Alice Munro to cooking magazines: Regents Professor Patricia Hampl describes her recent reading adventures.
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