No, This Skeleton Did Not Prep for the GRE: On Applying to Grad School in English

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It's the spookiest time of year: You know, when undergraduates are trying to decide whether or not they should pursue graduate studies. At Kansas State, we have an M.A. program, and we've done a lot to make sure that our grad students receive financial support (most of our graduate students are also GTAs), opportunities for intellectual growth … Continue reading No, This Skeleton Did Not Prep for the GRE: On Applying to Grad School in English

Eleven Halloween Tales to Give You the Chills!

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It’s the time of the year for jack-o’-lanterns, bonfires, trick-or-treating, and costume parties! In celebration of Halloween, some of Kansas State University’s faculty suggest books that frighten and books that brighten (not all of our recommendations are scary). Happy Halloween! Elizabeth Dodd on Colson Whitehead’s Zone One (2011) We’re losing daylight fast. The weeks around … Continue reading Eleven Halloween Tales to Give You the Chills!

Grad Student Spotlight: Grace Ure

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As a grad student in English, I chose the Cultural Studies Track because I am a conservative evangelical Christian. Wait, what? On the surface, this pairing may seem contradictory since Christians have the reputation for being judgmental, homophobic, and generally narrow-minded whereas cultural studies embraces diversity of all kinds.  I believe, however, that real Christianity … Continue reading Grad Student Spotlight: Grace Ure

Shelfie Thursday: Kimball Smith

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  Books may furnish a room, but it’s the shelves that provide the key to happiness. Where books give you all the intensive pleasures of reading and analysis, bookshelves offer the calmer joys of meditation and reflection. Let your eyes drift over the titles, the play of colors, the passing moments of nostalgia or recollection … Continue reading Shelfie Thursday: Kimball Smith

Pages of Resistance

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Professors Lisa Tatonetti (left) and Tanya González (right) turn to literature  — by writers such as Frederick Douglass, Gloria Anzaldúato, and Mohsin Hamid — to help fight against bigotry. Trying to write anything about diversity in Manhattan, Kansas, at the current political moment seems impossible. Last week, there were incidents of homophobic chalking and reports across our community of … Continue reading Pages of Resistance

Undergrad Student Spotlight: Samuel Leyba

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I am a Philosophy Major and English Minor in my third year of college. I have received an undergraduate research grant from K-State's College of Arts and Sciences for my research project, which I am working on under the guidance of  Dr. Lisa Tatonetti. My research is focused on the rhetoric of the “alt-right” towards … Continue reading Undergrad Student Spotlight: Samuel Leyba

Grad Student Spotlight: Daniel Gillespie

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When Miguel Cervantes (left), the Chicago star of Hamilton, appeared at Kansas State on October 2, Daniel Gillespie was there. Sometimes even photo ops count as research. Of course I'm not throwing away my shot: The success of Hamilton (2016) has created a movement of academic awareness and scholarship about recent Broadway musicals that I hope to be involved with every step … Continue reading Grad Student Spotlight: Daniel Gillespie

Shelfie Thursday: Anne Phillips

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  On these shelves, you will find some of the books I teach in my courses on children's and adolescent literature, including Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret (which I am teaching in ENGL 698 "Film Adaptations of Children's Classics" this semester). You will also find recently published books for children and young adults that I … Continue reading Shelfie Thursday: Anne Phillips

Meet the New Grad Students

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Nineteen new graduate students joined the Kansas State English Department this fall. They came from California and Kansas and Illinois and Missouri. They came to read books and take names. (We promise they will never run out of books.) From left, Latrice Ferguson, Karla Larrañaga, Katie Hall, and Alyssa Cook. Name: Latrice Ferguson Hometown: Chicago … Continue reading Meet the New Grad Students

Timeless. Recession-Proof. Satisfying.

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Originally posted February 22, 2016. Photo, left to right: Lisa Sisley (BA ‘92), Business, Public Relations, and Marketing; Melia Fritch (MA '04), Library and Information Services; Ashley Brown Morris (BA '09, MA '12), Museum Services; and Cheryl Rauh (MA '11), Technical and Professional Writing, College Teaching, and Student Services. They shared the professional possibilities of … Continue reading Timeless. Recession-Proof. Satisfying.