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"White Magic": Elissa Washuta uses words to astound and amaze
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, please welcome to the stage Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at The Ohio State University, Elissa Washuta. Her act for the evening will be her book, White…
Professor Simone Drake receives 2021 Community Engaged Scholar Award
The Department of English is thrilled to announce that Professor Simone Drake has received a 2021 Community Engaged Scholar Award. According to the award’s website, the Community Engaged Scholar…
Thirteen English department faculty and graduate students present papers at the Modern Language Association’s first all-virtual conference
Whether it’s a Zoom family holiday, a virtual Super Bowl watch party or a work happy-hour moved to video conferencing, many of us have had to endure the shift from in-person to virtual events over…
Research Spotlight: Zoë Brigley Thompson
Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and asks them to elaborate on a current research or creative project they are working on or have…
Professor Jared Gardner named director of Humanities Institute
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 2, 2021) — Professor Jared Gardner, the Joseph V. Denney Designated Professor of English and the director of the Popular Culture Studies program, has been named director of the…
Associate Professor Pranav Jani, new director of Asian American studies, calls for increased focus on ethnic studies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 26, 2021) — From leading a rally against former President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Muslim countries at the Columbus airport in 2017 to spending his free time chanting…
Beverly Moss wins the 2021 CCCC Exemplar Award
The Department of English is thrilled to announce that Associate Professor and Director of Second-Year Writing Beverly Moss is the recipient of the 2021 CCCC Exemplar Award. According to the…
Assistant Professor Amrita Dhar awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 5, 2021) — Amrita Dhar, assistant professor in the Department of English, and Christopher Pincock, professor in the Department of Philosophy, were recently awarded National…
Professor Susan Williams becomes department chair
On January 1, 2021, Professor Susan Williams commenced her term as department chair. She assumed the position following the conclusion of Professor Robyn Warhol’s term. Williams’ areas of…