Alumni Spotlight: Tara Coleman

Tara Coleman (BA '02) with George Takei, author of the 2023 K-State First Book They Called Us Enemy, and Brad Altman (September 2023) I can't remember a time I didn't love books.  They provided me with a sanctuary where I could find my voice and learn without the pressure of having to talk. Being a … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: Tara Coleman

Bold TIP Tips: How Learning Happens

Dennis Etzel, Jr (MA ’06) Hello there and thank you for reading! My name is Dennis Etzel, Jr. (he/they, MA ‘06), and I currently teach English at Washburn University. I am thankful to Deborah Murray and Karin Westman for publishing this as part of the blog. I call it “Bold TIP Tips” to give thoughtful … Continue reading Bold TIP Tips: How Learning Happens

February 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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

The Annual Career Seminar

Feedback from one of the participants at our 20th Annual Career Seminar (21 Feb 2024) On Wednesday February 21, 2024, we held our 20th Annual Career Seminar for undergraduate and graduates students in English.   Back in 2005, this event began as a way to empower our English majors and MA students who expressed concern … Continue reading The Annual Career Seminar

What Makes My Heart Beat: AWP 2024

Catherine Strayhall (BA '17) in Kansas City for AWP 2024 The bar in the Crossroads Arts District is at capacity. Servers bustle hurriedly amongst the standing room crowd. Those who arrived late are out of luck. The people in the bar aren’t there because the hometown team plays in the Super Bowl in a few … Continue reading What Makes My Heart Beat: AWP 2024

Found Object: Sigma Tau Delta Induction, c. 2009

Photo of Sigma Tau Delta Induction, c. 2009 Location: Box of Sigma Tau Delta materials in ECS 108D Object: Photo of Sigma Tau Delta induction ceremony, c. 2009Observations: 1)  Since 1998, K-State English has sponsored a chapter of the International English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta. Our chapter, Alpha Theta Eta, hosts one or two … Continue reading Found Object: Sigma Tau Delta Induction, c. 2009

Winter 2023-2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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

From the Archive: Fred Moten’s Anassignment Letters

Photograph of Fred Moten by Robert Adam Mayer for Harvard Magazine (Jan-Feb 2018) 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: Fred Moten’s Anassignment Letters

From the Archive: The Prince of Egypt: The Exodus Story in (Re-)Translation

From The Prince of Egypt (1998) 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 of … Continue reading From the Archive: The Prince of Egypt: The Exodus Story in (Re-)Translation

November 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Cover for the special issue of Unsettling Global Midwests, a special issue of American Studies with American Studies International, vol. 62, no. 3, 2023, co-edited by Tom Sarmiento.  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 … Continue reading November 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity