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Department Diversity and Inclusion Committee co-hosts virtual forum on race in early modernity
On November 19, the Department of English's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, along with the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme, hosted a Zoom forum titled "Race in Early Modernity."…
A virtual coffee shop: A portrait of the artist in a pandemic
When Emerita Professor Katherine Burkman has an idea, she’s not going to waste any time getting it out into the world, pandemic or not. Which, in 2020, means that Burkman’s new musical, The…
Project Narrative Hosts Virtual Lecture by Leigh Gilmore
On Tuesday, November 10, Project Narrative hosted a virtual lecture by Professor Leigh Gilmore. A former Ohio State faculty member, and current visiting professor, Professor Gilmore, a leading…
Professor James Phelan awarded 2021 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award
Distinguished University Professor James Phelan was awarded the 2021 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Narrative. This award honors …
Maggie Smith, MFA alumna and author of viral poem "Good Bones," publishes new book
One possible metric by which to measure an artist’s success is the universality of their work. Can anyone regardless of age, gender, sexuality, race, class, religion, time or place find within…
English department welcomes new hires
As students, staff and faculty settle into the semester, we want to take a moment to welcome our new hires to the English department! Please send a warm welcome to our newcomers …
Professor Frederick Luis Aldama publishes book on indigeneity in comics
Please join the Department of English in congratulating Professor Frederick Aldama on the publication of his newest scholarly book, Graphic Indigeneity: Comics in the Americas and Australasia, with…
Welcome Jameson Gower, new academic advisor
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to say "goodbye" to our in-person semester, the Department of English hired a new academic advisor. Since then, some of you may have had the…
Aldama creates complex Latinx representation for kids in The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie
Distinguished University Professor Frederick Aldama’s abuela used to tell him stories when he was a child about how the chupacabra would get their chickens in the night. The chupacabra was a…