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Kristin Petroff ’12
November 29, 2012English Major Kristin Petroff '12 is using her degree to teach in Turkey on a Fulbright scholarship. More » -
Open mind, open heart
November 28, 2012Alumna, Roxy Azari '10, recounts her year traveling to Islamic countries and leading poetry workshops as a Watson Fellow in the Wheaton Quarterly. More » -
Amanda-Joy Febles wins Fulbright
April 10, 2012English major Amanda-Joy Febles will travel to Indonesia as a 2012 Fulbright Scholar to teach English to Indonesian school children, and she is looking forward to the opportunity to continue her work as a teacher. More » -
Mary Bisbee ’12 wins Fulbright
April 10, 2012Mary Bisbee ’12 to pursue her passions for travel and languages as a Fulbright teaching assistant in the Czech Republic. More » -
Professor Sue Standing, Director of the Creative Writing program, follows the traces of a medieval sculptor
May 6, 2011No one knows who the 12th-century sculptor called the Master of Cabestany really was More » -
Prof. Josh Stenger explores Digital Humanities and New Media
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Prof. Samuel Chase Coale on Nathaniel Hawthorne
May 5, 2011Read about Prof. Coale's new book on the author of The Scarlet Letter More » -
Prof. Michael Drout, English Dept. Chair, takes on J.R.R. Tolkien and Old English
May 5, 2011My current research focuses on tradition and influence in literary texts, particularly those from the Anglo-Saxon period (see How Tradition Works). I also study the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, in particular the ways he took medieval source material and adapted it for his literary work. This summer I will be working on two connected projects. [...] More » -
Prof. Shawn Christian re-examines the work and life of James Baldwin
May 5, 2011I first read Baldwin seriously during my undergraduate years … Another Country just left me overwhelmed with its honesty and vision of a complex, interracial America. Now, I am considering Baldwin the man as much as his work. In doing so, I examine how Baldwin's individual mastery and artistic collaborations complemented one another. I've also [...] More » -
Prof. Claire Buck's work on women and poetry of the First World War
April 29, 2011I am currently writing a book on British First World War literature, and in the last year I have published two articles on women and war poetry. “First World War English Elegy and the Disavowal of Women's Sentimental Poetics,” appeared in English Literature in Transition (1880-1920), 53:4, 2010: 431-450. The idea for this article came [...] More »
