Traci Brimhall's poem "Arts & Sciences" appeared in The New Yorker 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 … Continue reading October 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Some of the 2023 picture books under consideration for this year's Mock Caldecott Now in its 16th year, the Mock Caldecott is a joint endeavor between the English Department and the Children's and Adolescent Literature Community (ChALC), one of our department-sponsored student organizations, with support from the Manhattan Public Library (MPL). In the pre-COVID times, … Continue reading 2023 Mock Caldecott
A tree from Over the Garden Wall (Episode 1 “The Old Grist Mill”) 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: Over the Garden Wall is Trying to Scare Your Kids, and That’s Not a Bad Thing
Banned Books Week 2023 (Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association) Every time I find myself reading The Hunger Games I can’t help but feel inspired by the bravery and poise of Katniss Everdeen. I mean she staged an entire rebellion as a teenager. However, I didn’t know that just by reading that novel, I … Continue reading Recognizing Banned Books Week 2023 at K-State
Cover image for Phillip Marzluf's Travel Writing in Mongolia and Northern China, 1860-2020 (Amsterdam University Press, 2023) 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 September 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender 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 … Continue reading From the Archive: Uncle Iroh’s Got Abs?
Cover for the issue of Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains (2023), where the essay by Lisa Tatonetti, Mary Kohn, Haley Reiners (BA ’22), Kinsley Searles (BA ’22, MA ’24), and co-authors Tai S. Edwards and Chester Hubbard appears. Each month during the academic year, we assemble a newsletter of the department's recent … Continue reading Summer 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Kansas wheat photographed by David Mayes for Kansas State Research and Extension, 2016. The Fall 2023 semester is underway -- and it sure is toasty here in the Little Apple! Kudos to the students, faculty, and staff who are navigating record-setting heat as classes begin, and we'll look forward to temps below 100 degrees in … Continue reading Fall Preview
"The Frog Prince" by Scott Gustafson (2003, 2023) Did you know that fairy tales are teaching our youth the dangers of premarital sex? The Wolf that stalks Little Red Riding Hood is trying to deflower her, Beauty spends her story taming the Beast’s masculine sexual aggression. Animalistic tendencies are painted in a purely violent manner, … Continue reading You Need to Snog a Lot of Frogs to Find a Tolerable Prince
Several English Department faculty, graduate students, and alumni presented at the Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference in San Antonio, TX, 5-8 April 2023. 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 … Continue reading April 2023 Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
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