Mar 16, 2021
Shakespeare and Race Colloquia Return
Shakespeare, Race, and Queer Sexuality colloquium invites collaboration in modern studies.
English
Mar 15, 2021
Jean E. Corrie Poetry Prize Winners Announced
Shirley Liu ’23 and Fatimata Cham ’23 take top honors at Jean E. Corrie Poetry Prize.
Dec 23, 2020
Nine Writers, One Residency
A range of distinguished writers visited classes, met with students, and gave readings on campus through the English department's Closs Residency.
Oct 8, 2020
Accidental Poet
Owen McLeod, philosophy professor and poet, serves as judge and reader at annual Jean Corrie Poetry competition.
Aug 25, 2020
Ryan Mitchell
Meet, Ryan Mitchell, assistant professor of English, who studies the intersections of the rhetoric of health and medicine, the rhetoric of science, public…
Jul 28, 2020
In the Media: Mikael Awake Published in The New Yorker
Prof. Mikael Awake wrote a piece for The New Yorker about the NFL's plans to move forward with a fall season despite the risk it poses to Black lives.
Jul 7, 2020
Poetry by Prof. Megan Fernandes Featured in The New Yorker
Assistant Professor of English's poem "Shanghai” is published in the July 6 & 13 issue of The New Yorker.
Jun 17, 2020
A Writer’s Goodbye
Prof. Lee Upton reflects on her teaching and writing career.
May 26, 2020
Student Poets Celebrated
Winners revealed for Jean Corrie Poetry Prize and MacKnight Black Competition in Poetry
Apr 30, 2020
Shakespeare’s 456th Birthday
Ian Smith helps illuminate racial blindspots in Shakespearean scholarship at Folger Library annual birthday event.