From the Archive: Really, It’s in Your Best Interest to Join Captain Jack in a Life of Piracy

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Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 500+ 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: Really, It’s in Your Best Interest to Join Captain Jack in a Life of Piracy

Resilience and Joy

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Enjoying "An Evening of Resilience: Nurturing Queer and Trans Joy" (photo courtesy of SAGA) On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, members of the Kansas State community came together for an afternoon of community, joy, and support for the LGBTQIA2S+ community.   The K-State English Department came out to this event in full force! Together, we attended … Continue reading Resilience and Joy

From the Archive: Death and the Afterlife in Ecclesiastes and Hamlet

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Ahmed Adly, “Human Skull in Black — Proud of Death” (2019) Since our blog debuted in 2017, we have published 500+ 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: Death and the Afterlife in Ecclesiastes and Hamlet

March 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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Traci Brimhall's poetry appears in NELLE, no. 7, 2024.  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 on past successes or to find future announcements? … Continue reading March 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Open House 2024

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Hunter Scott (MA '22 / Instructor) assists some young guests at the 2023 Open House K-State's Open House is happening on Saturday April 6 — and K-State English is ready! As the preview page for Open House explains: Love to read or write? Explore your next chapter with a K-State English degree, order up a … Continue reading Open House 2024

Watch Out, Hollywood!

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A scene from Haunted Pond, one of the entries for the 2024 48-Hour Film Challenge A bevy of young exciting filmmakers debuted their original films last week at the 14th annual Red Carpet Event for the K-State 48-Hour Film Challenge of 2024.  With topics ranging from mourning a friend who died in combat to tap-dancing … Continue reading Watch Out, Hollywood!

We Do Not Have Middle Names

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Cover to the Penguin Classics Edition of America Is in the Heart (Artwork by Sarah Gonzales) Today we share the final piece of public writing selected for publication from an assignment in ENGL 801 “Graduate Studies in English” — and the third selection from Section A of ENGL 801, taught this fall by Cameron Leader-Picone: … Continue reading We Do Not Have Middle Names

February 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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Cover for West Branch, no. 104, Winter 2024:Digital Issue, which includes an essay by Traci Brimhall.  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 on … Continue reading February 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Winter 2023-2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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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

Maybe We’re All Bottoms!

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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!