Andi Schubert (MA '16) at Cambridge One or Two Things I Learned for Sure at the KSU English Department (After Dorothy Allison’s Two or Three Things I Know for Sure) There’s one or two things I learnt for sure at KSU, and one of them is that I can cry. It’s not something I … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: Andi Schubert
Cover for Anne Longmuir's John Ruskin and the Victorian Woman Writer (Routledge, 2025) 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 have shared beyond Kansas … Continue reading Summer 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Location: Department digital archivesObject: Photo of new and returning graduate students and faculty at the SAGE Welcome Back Party, 22 August 2014Observations: 1) Looking for photos of Professor Emeritus Jerry Dees surfaced other photos from years past, including this one from August 2014 that features an array of graduate students and faculty assembled in Professor … Continue reading Found Object: SAGE Welcome Back Party, August 2014
Cover for Mark Croby's William Blake's Manuscripts: Praxis, Puzzles, and Palimpsests (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024), co-edited with Josephine McQuail. 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 … Continue reading April 2024 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
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
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
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
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
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
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
