Desiree Schippers (BA ’19) at work behind the camera. 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 garnered a … Continue reading From the Archive: Undergrad Student Spotlight: Desiree Schippers
Cover for Barnaby, Vol. 5 (Fantographics, 2025), edited by Phil Nel. 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 … Continue reading February 2025 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Cover for Songs of Innocence by William Blake (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2024, distributed by University of Chicago Press), with an introduction 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 … Continue reading Winter 2024-2025 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Some of the ENGL 310 student presenters (left to right): Cindric White (BA ‘28, Secondary Education), Kaylee Bravo (BA ’26, English), Harrison Jones (BA ’28, English), and Beck Woodard (BA ‘27, Secondary Education) pictured with faculty instructor Dr. Wendy Matlock following the symposium. Last November 22, the two 2024 fall sections of English 310 “Introduction … Continue reading Literary Studies in the Digital Age: An Undergraduate Literature Symposium
Rylan Jackson (BA '26) AI IS THE DEATH OF MEDIOCRITY AND THE LIFEBLOOD OF EXCELLENCE Imagine that I just cleared my throat. Those guttural sounds of clogged up mucus being shredded away, like that of a garbage disposal. Alright. Image completed? Then strap yourselves in and clench your toes: we’re talking about the dreaded topic … Continue reading Undergrad Student Spotlight: Rylan Jackson
Catherine Torkelson (BA '24) As I approached the final stretch of my undergraduate degree, a certain question started looming, one I had been pointedly avoiding: what next? There are so many possible destinations for an English major—technical writing, screen writing, magazine editing, library sciences, law school, and so much more—but I didn’t know which one … Continue reading Undergrad Student Spotlight: Catherine Torkelson
Traci Brimhall poses with her contribution to the collection of poems "Poetry Harvest: Poems for the Kansas State Fair" (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 … Continue reading September 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Nichole Maryse Harris (BA '25) (photo by Sophie Osborn) Telling people my major in college has become a repetitive process. There’s a moment where they ask me, innocently and habitually curious, and there’s a half-second where I debate whether or not I should lie. Sometimes, depending on the person, I do. Old people at work, … Continue reading Undergrad Student Spotlight: Nichole Maryse Harris
ENGL 287 "Great Books" (Spring 2024) The Spring ‘24 in-person section of English 287 “Great Books” asked the question, “What Makes a Great Book?” We read novels, a short story, a graphic memoir, and a collection of poetry, and students wrote final papers addressed to a specific audience that explained what made one of those … Continue reading What Makes a Great Book? Answers in Infographic Arguments
Banned Books Week 2024 (Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association) As I feel the nostalgic and contemplative air of Fall take affect on me, I reach for my well-loved copy of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Vuong’s introspective and evocative prose transcends me into a world of understanding oneself through the … Continue reading Recognizing Banned Books Week 2024 at K-State
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