Department of English

Simon Gikandi appointed Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy Congratulations to Professor Simon Gikandi on his appointment as a Corresponding Fellow to the British Royal Academy.
Susan Wolfson in the Atlantic: Byron, Shelley, and Now Zelensky Susan Wolfson writes: "To appreciate the special power of the Ukrainian president, we need to listen closely to his words, and remember the inspiring poets who came before him."
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English Awards Thirteen Undergraduates Department Prizes Every year the Department of English opens the opportunity for the undergraduate community to participate in the department's prizes in English. This year's submissions spanned academic essays to short stories, individual poems to poetry collections, and the quality of submissions did not disappoint.
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English Celebrates Class Day 2022 The Class Day 2022 celebration for the Department of English heralded a return to an in-person festivities. This year's celebration was held Monday, May 23, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in McCosh 50. With over one hundred attendees present, including concentrators, students, faculty, and friends, the department celebrated our forty English concentrators from the Class of 2022.
Department graduate, Lucy Dever '22 participates in Humanities Council podcast In the first episode of this two-part series, host and producer Dexter Thomas, ACLS Emerging Voices Fellow and a postdoctoral research associate in the Humanities Council, speaks to Allie Mangel ’22 and Lucy Ellen Dever ’22 about their senior thesis research.
Professor Anne Cheng recognized for outstanding teaching Congratulations to Professor Anne Cheng on receiving the Presisdent's Award for Distinguished Teaching at Commencement ceremonies Tuesday, May 24.

Upcoming Events

Oct 06

A Symposium on the Work of Patrice Nganang

Prospect House, Presidential Dining Room 9: 30 AM to 5: 00 PM

Oct 06

“The Spirit of ’76: Slavery, Empire, and the Anthropocene in Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred,” by Susana Morris

East Pyne 010 4: 30 PM to 6: 30 PM

Oct 07

20th Century Workshop

via zoom 12: 30 PM to 1: 30 PM

Oct 13

Senior Thesis Topic Sheets Due

22 McCosh Hall/ DropBox 12: 00 PM

Oct 27

Victorian Colloquium

Hinds Library (McCosh Hall B14) 4: 30 PM to 6: 00 PM

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