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Robyn Warhol reads like a Victorian—and now you can too
Whether we are willing to admit it or not, we have all indulged in the occasional TV binge. Maybe you were one of the millions of Americans who binged…
Fulfilling promises: Susan Williams and Karen Winstead center accessibility and diversity in classes
Promises. We’ve all made them, and we’ve all had someone make one to us. We’ve also all experienced the disappointment of an unfulfilled promise. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a…
Associate Professor Christa Teston selected for inaugural Growing Research Opportunities Academy cohort
The Department of English is proud to announce that Associate Professor Christa Teston is one of 21 faculty members admitted to the inaugural cohort of…
Department announces 2021 faculty and staff award winners
The Department of English congratulates the following faculty and staff award winners on their outstanding accomplishments!
A year of departmental achievements
The past year has been full of twists and turns, but members of the Department of English have continued to find opportunities to create, to share their research, to support one another…
Assistant Professor Zoë Brigley Thompson leads project to record Columbus' pandemic story through poetry
A unique project is underway in central Ohio, one that seeks to tell the story of the region and its residents during the COVID-19 pandemic through an unconventional medium: poetry.…
Dr. Jian Neo Chen’s book Trans Exploits wins the 2021 Association for Asian American Studies Book award in social sciences
Dr. Jian Neo Chen, associate professor of queer studies in the Department of English and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies at Ohio State…
Professor Dorothy Noyes wins Distinguished Scholar Award
The Department of English warmly congratulates Professor Dorothy Noyes on receiving the 2021 University Distinguished Scholar Award. Established in 1978…
"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,…