Viewing prints of William Blake's illustrated poetry in Hale Library's Special Collections Nestled on the top floor of Hale, Special Collections welcomes brave wanderers (and ENGL 362 "British Survey II" classes). The subject of the day’s undertaking on February 19? William Blake. After a quick—and well-deserved—plug from the archivists, we were off! (For those wondering, … Continue reading Bringing Blake’s Illuminated Books to Life
Mark Crosby presents on Mary Shelley's manuscript for Frankenstein (14 February 2018) Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 450+ posts. While some of you may have been with us from the start (thank you, loyal readers!), others may have joined us more recently. As a result, we're highlighting some of the posts … Continue reading From the Archive: Love Letters to Mary Shelley
Catherine Strayhall (BA '17) in Kansas City for AWP 2024 The bar in the Crossroads Arts District is at capacity. Servers bustle hurriedly amongst the standing room crowd. Those who arrived late are out of luck. The people in the bar aren’t there because the hometown team plays in the Super Bowl in a few … Continue reading What Makes My Heart Beat: AWP 2024
Photo of Sigma Tau Delta Induction, c. 2009 Location: Box of Sigma Tau Delta materials in ECS 108D Object: Photo of Sigma Tau Delta induction ceremony, c. 2009Observations: 1) Since 1998, K-State English has sponsored a chapter of the International English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta. Our chapter, Alpha Theta Eta, hosts one or two … Continue reading Found Object: Sigma Tau Delta Induction, c. 2009
Cover for Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly, vol. 57, no. 3, Winter 2023-2024, which includes an article by Mark Crosby. Each month during the academic year, we assemble a newsletter of the department's recent publications, presentations, announcements, and awards. We're happy to recognize the recent successes in research, scholarship, and creative activity outlined below. Want to … Continue reading Winter 2023-2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Screenshot from the film Bottoms (2023) Today we share the fifth of six pieces of public writing selected for publication from an assignment in ENGL 801 “Graduate Studies in English” — and the second selection from Section A of ENGL 801, taught this fall by Cameron Leader-Picone: a piece of public scholarship (700-1,000 words) which … Continue reading Maybe We’re All Bottoms!
Photograph of Fred Moten by Robert Adam Mayer for Harvard Magazine (Jan-Feb 2018) Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 400+ posts. While some of you may have been with us from the start (thank you, loyal readers!), others may have joined us more recently. As a result, we're highlighting some of the … Continue reading From the Archive: Fred Moten’s Anassignment Letters
From The Prince of Egypt (1998) Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 400+ posts. While some of you may have been with us from the start (thank you, loyal readers!), others may have joined us more recently. As a result, we're highlighting some of the posts that have garnered a lot of … Continue reading From the Archive: The Prince of Egypt: The Exodus Story in (Re-)Translation
Elizabeth Stewart (BA '24) My time at Kansas State University has been a journey filled with unexpected adventures, where the boundaries of an English degree are expanded into endless possibilities. The Department of English at K-State provided me with an education that went beyond traditional methods. Starting with literature, I soon found myself exploring a … Continue reading Undergrad Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Stewart
Location: Office of Senior Instructor Emerita Marcella ReekieObject: "Welcome to K-State Computing" brochure, dated August 1998, and related flyersObservations: 1) When she retired in 2022, Marcella Reekie left behind in her office a few items for recycling. Among the papers: brochures from K-State's IT teams -- known then as ITAC, the Information Technology Assistance Center, … Continue reading Found Object: K-State IT Resources, 1998-1999
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