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Lord Denney's Players Adapt Play into 'Much A-Zoom About Nothing'

The show must go on.

It’s as true on Broadway as it is for Lord Denney’s Players (LDP), a theater troupe housed in the Department of English.…

Social Distancing Toolkit brought to you by the Department of English

As English majors, graduate students, faculty and friends of the English department, many of us find solace in our favorite books. During this unprecedented and challenging time, the…

Associate Professor Margaret Price Awarded Fulbright Research Fellowship to Sweden

Beyond the shadow cast by the coronavirus, the future remains bright for Margaret Price: The associate professor and director of disability studies has been awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship…

Alumnus Jon Theiss Champions Public Humanities with New Documentary

In times of crisis—times of boredom, fear, loneliness and, of course, hope—humanity reaches for the arts. Literary and visual art is a way to move between worlds; it is a way to digest emotions, a…

Research Spotlight: Dorothy Noyes

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…

Obsession Story: Amrita Dhar and Rock-Climbing

For this series, we reach out to a member of the department who has a very particular obsession and ask them to share it with the world. In this edition, Assistant…

Chloe Nelson Awarded Fulbright Grant to South Korea

Chloe Nelson, senior English major with minors in professional writing, German and women's, gender and sexuality studies, has been awarded a U.S. Student Fulbright Grant to teach English…

LDP Sonnet Contest Winners

Lord Denney's Players has announced the winners of its third annual sonnet contest. Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Alumnus Matthew Martello Wins Graduate Award for Essay on Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt

Matthew Martello ’18, now a PhD Candidate in English at the University of Virginia, has continued his research interest in reclaimed poet Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (1836-1919)—an interest that…