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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,…
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…
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…
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…