Charlesia McKinney (BA '13) and Francesca Royster (BA '88) Add this book to add to your reading list! Francesca T. Royster (BA '88) has written an amazing memoir, Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance (Abrams, 2023), recounting extended family history as a backdrop for her family's choice to adopt their daughter. … Continue reading Choosing Family
A tree from Over the Garden Wall (Episode 1 “The Old Grist Mill”) 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: Over the Garden Wall is Trying to Scare Your Kids, and That’s Not a Bad Thing
Lillianna Lamagna (BA '25) and Abi Whitney (BA '24) at the Fall Undergraduate Open House (5 Oct 2023) The change to cooler weather ushered in the English Department’s annual Fall Undergraduate Open House, held on October 5. English Majors and Minors and Film Studies and Linguistics Certificate Earners treated themselves to salty and sweet snacks, … Continue reading Fall Undergraduate Open House 2023
Keynote speakers Arigon Starr and Dustin Tahmahkera pose with Willie the Wildcat during the 2023 Indigenous Peoples Day Conference (9 October 2023) Kansas State’s 2023 Indigenous Peoples Day, which took place on Monday, October 9th was a celebration of the creative arts. The program, “Writing, Singing, and Shaping the Future,” included talks by Kickapoo writer, … Continue reading Kansas State Indigenous Peoples Day
Banned Books Week 2023 (Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association) Every time I find myself reading The Hunger Games I can’t help but feel inspired by the bravery and poise of Katniss Everdeen. I mean she staged an entire rebellion as a teenager. However, I didn’t know that just by reading that novel, I … Continue reading Recognizing Banned Books Week 2023 at K-State
Cover image for Phillip Marzluf's Travel Writing in Mongolia and Northern China, 1860-2020 (Amsterdam University Press, 2023) 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 catch … Continue reading September 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: Uncle Iroh’s Got Abs?
Location: 2nd Floor, English Counseling Services Building Object: Whiteboard Observations: 1) After several Covid years which kept folks on Zoom more than in the ECS Building, the 2nd floor of ECS is hopping this fall semester. Part of that energy includes the interactive space of the whiteboard that has been hanging out on the 2nd … Continue reading Found Object: Collaborative Story
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. So, we're highlighting periodically some of the posts that have garnered a lot of views or that address topics of continuing … Continue reading From the Archive: Some Advice on Applying to MFA Programs
Location: englishkstate on SoundCloud Object: Podcast episodes featuring visiting writers at Kansas State Observations: 1) From 2013 through 2016, graduate students, undergraduate students, and faculty members interviewed writers who visited K-State as part of our annual Visiting Writers Series with the intention of launching a podcast. The interviews captured authors who were already well-established as … Continue reading Found Object: Creative Writing Podcast, 2013-2016
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