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Found Object: University Honors Program Projects, 2011-2012

Posted on August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 by englishkstate

Location: Main office archives, ECS 108. Object: Book of abstracts of undergraduate projects completed for the University Honors Program, 2011-2012 academic year. Observations: 1) In the spring of 2012, the University Honors Program produced a book of abstracts representing the work that undergraduate Honors students completed during that academic year. Led at that time by … Continue reading Found Object: University Honors Program Projects, 2011-2012

Meet the New Grad Students

Posted on August 29, 2023August 30, 2023 by englishkstate

Kansas State's new English MA students come from all over the world and the United States. We can't wait to start having conversations with them about everything from knitting patterns to weather forecasting to designing apps for celebrity musicians. Name: Gabriell Padua (Gabe) Hometown: La Puente, California Alma Mater: University of California, Berkeley Area(s) of … Continue reading Meet the New Grad Students

Seeing Like a Squirrel: Nature Writing with GROW

Posted on August 24, 2023 by englishkstate

It was the last brisk morning of June, and Maryam ElZayat (MA '24), a graduate student of literature, and I gathered on the lawn of Engineering Hall with a group of about fifteen students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades who were part of the 2023 GROW Program at K-State. After a short reading of … Continue reading Seeing Like a Squirrel: Nature Writing with GROW

Fall Preview

Posted on August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 by englishkstate

Kansas wheat photographed by David Mayes for Kansas State Research and Extension, 2016. The Fall 2023 semester is underway -- and it sure is toasty here in the Little Apple! Kudos to the students, faculty, and staff who are navigating record-setting heat as classes begin, and we'll look forward to temps below 100 degrees in … Continue reading Fall Preview

Alumni Spotlight: Ashley Brown Morris

Posted on August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 by englishkstate

Ashley Brown Morris (BA '09, MA '12) I began my love affair with the K-State English Department in during the fall 2005 semester as an undergraduate freshman student. I came to K-State without knowing what I wanted to major in but knowing that I had always loved my English classes. This love only grew, and, … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: Ashley Brown Morris

Remembering James Armagost

Posted on June 27, 2023 by englishkstate

We recently learned about the passing of Dr. James (Jim) Armagost (1941-2023), faculty emeritus in Speech who had an active presence in our English Department for many years before his retirement in 2000. A professor of Linguistics, Jim taught introductory and advanced courses in the field during his 27 years at K-State for his home … Continue reading Remembering James Armagost

Spring into Summer

Posted on May 25, 2023 by englishkstate

Peonies in bloom, Manhattan, KS (May 2023) Final grades for Spring 2023 are submitted, it's quiet on campus, and the peonies are in full bloom. It's time for summer -- and a well-earned break after a busy academic year. We hope the change of seasons brings everyone some time to rest, relax, and recharge. As … Continue reading Spring into Summer

You Need to Snog a Lot of Frogs to Find a Tolerable Prince

Posted on May 23, 2023 by englishkstate

"The Frog Prince" by Scott Gustafson (2003, 2023) Did you know that fairy tales are teaching our youth the dangers of premarital sex? The Wolf that stalks Little Red Riding Hood is trying to deflower her, Beauty spends her story taming the Beast’s masculine sexual aggression. Animalistic tendencies are painted in a purely violent manner, … Continue reading You Need to Snog a Lot of Frogs to Find a Tolerable Prince

April 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Posted on May 18, 2023June 21, 2023 by englishkstate

Several English Department faculty, graduate students, and alumni presented at the Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference in San Antonio, TX, 5-8 April 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 … Continue reading April 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

From Gendered Blood to Magical Silver: Student Symposium on Asian American Lit

Posted on May 16, 2023 by englishkstate

Michele Janette's ENGL 680 "Asian American Literature" class (May 2023) You know how it is: you have these great conversations, read these fabulous books, discover these new ideas, and write this great paper, and only your professor sees it before it vanishes into last year's folder on your laptop, or into the inaccessible corners of … Continue reading From Gendered Blood to Magical Silver: Student Symposium on Asian American Lit