The Fall 2024 semester is underway — and we’re looking forward to some cool temperatures and cool events ahead!
This semester, many of our events will be Hyflex (in-person with a concurrent streaming option), so we can accommodate colleagues and students who may not be able to join us on campus. A continuing advantage of this format: we can welcome to a shared virtual space our out-of-town alumni, students, and friends. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!
Below are some of our upcoming events to add to your calendar:
~ Our Visiting Writers Series includes two authors this fall. We’ll first hear from Cynthia Marie Hoffman, author of four collections of poetry and essayist for TIME, The Sun, and Lit Hub, on Friday September 20 at 3:30pm in Union Wildcat Chamber and on Zoom (register for the link at https://tinyurl.com/hoffmankstate), followed by fiction writer Shannon Sanders on Friday October 18 at 3:30pm in Union Wildcat Chamber and on Zoom (register for the link at https://tinyurl.com/sanderskstate).
~ Going to the 2024 Kansas State Fair? Traci Brimhall, in her role as Kansas Poet Laureate, will be there on September 7, 5:00-6:30pm! Also look for poems by Kansas poets posted all around the fair grounds.
~ Nyle DiMarco, author of the 2024 K-State First Book selection Deaf Utopia, will offer a lecture on Wednesday October 16 at 7:00pm for K-State students, faculty, and staff and community members. (Additional programming about Deaf Utopia is open to the public throughout the fall semester. More information about all 2024 KSFB events is available from K-State First Book.
~ Monday October 14 brings K-State’s 9th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day. Visit the event web site in September to complete a free registration.
~ Explore the theory and practice of cultural studies with our 2024 Cultural Studies Mini-Seminar. Sponsored by the Cultural Studies Track, the mini-seminars will take place this fall on the theme of “Indigeneity and Narrating the Land” in anticipation of the 34th Annual Cultural Studies Symposium in February featuring scholar Dr. Chadwick Allen. Contact Cydney Alexis, Track Head for Cultural Studies, at calexis@ksu.edu for more information.
~ K-State scholarly and creative expertise in English will be on display for our Fall 2024 Colloquia Series on Wednesday October 23 and Wednesday November 20 at 3:30pm. Watch our social media feeds on Facebook, Twitter , and Instagram and our online calendar to learn which faculty members and graduate students will present!
Keep up to date on all events — and find links for the online sessions mentioned above — at our online calendar. You can also and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for photos and recaps — and check back here each week for highlights of research and creative activity from our faculty and students, perspectives from our current students and alumni, glimpses into the department’s past, and plans for its future.
— Karin Westman, Department Head
K-State English 