Summer 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Cover for India Animated: Essays on Contemporary Practice (Palgrave, 2026), which includes an essay by Anuja Madan. Each month during the academic year, we assemble a newsletter of the department's recent publications, presentations, announcements, and awards. The issue for September showcases a greater range of research, scholarship, and creative activity that our faculty and students … Continue reading Summer 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Meet the New Grad Students

Our new graduate students come from across Kansas, the Midwest, and the world. We're so glad they're here. Name: Ellie DonohoeHometown: Tipton, IowaAlma mater: Wartburg CollegePlease tell us something interesting/unique about you: I am a high school English teacher at a rural school in Iowa.If you could transform briefly into a literary character, who would you want … Continue reading Meet the New Grad Students

Found Object: 2026 M.A. Projects

Location: Social media.Object: Project Titles,  graduating M.A. students.Observations: 1) Each spring, for many years, we displayed the M.A. Project and Thesis titles of our graduating M.A. students at our annual spring Awards Banquet.  2) For the past few years, we have continued a newer tradition: with the help of our 2026 Graduate Program Assistant Ruth … Continue reading Found Object: 2026 M.A. Projects

April 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Philip Nel and his co-editors have published Λέξεις-Κλειδιά για την Παιδική Λογοτεχνία [Keywords for Children’s Literature, Second Edition] (2026), a Greek edition of their earlier book (New York University Press, 2021) 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 … Continue reading April 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

2025-2026 Annual Awards

Program for the 2025-2026 Annual Awards Celebration Earlier today we gathered at the Alumni Center and online to celebrate the success of students and faculty. As we have since 2023, we exchanged the sit-down banquet from the pre-COVID days for a less formal reception which allowed for more conversation -- and an earlier evening. We're … Continue reading 2025-2026 Annual Awards

Why Can’t the Trans Man Also Be a Racist A**hole? 

Images from West Side Story (1961) and West Side Story (2021) Today we share the fourth of six pieces of public writing selected for publication from an assignment in ENGL 801 “Graduate Studies in English” — and the first selection from Section A of ENGL 801, taught last fall by Cameron Leader-Picone: a piece of … Continue reading Why Can’t the Trans Man Also Be a Racist A**hole? 

English Students Do All the Things

The panelists for our inaugural "Spotlight on Students" (9 April 2026) On Thursday, April 9, 2026, the English community had an opportunity to come together, enjoy snacks, and hear about the many activities and accomplishments of some outstanding students affiliated with the English Department. This inaugural event, Spotlight on Students, culminated the Spotlight series for … Continue reading English Students Do All the Things

Open House 2026

Tom Sarmiento, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, welcomes guests to the K-State English table at the 2025 Open House. K-State's 2026 Open House is happening on Saturday April 18  — and K-State English is ready! As the preview page for Open House explains: Love to read or write? Explore your next chapter with … Continue reading Open House 2026

March 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Tom Sarmiento has published The Heartland of U.S. Empire: Race, Region, and the Queer Filipinx Midwest (Temple UP, 2026) 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 March 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

February 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Cameron Leader-Picone has published Transit Lit: Fictions of Migration in Twenty-First-Century African Immigrant Literature (Northwestern UP, 2025) 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 up … Continue reading February 2026 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity