We would like to celebrate Professor Dantiel Moniz’s recent book reviews as well as Creative Writing instructor Leila Chatti’s recent good news: Professor Dantiel Moniz’s collection of short stories Milk, Blood, Heat has gotten great reviews recently. You can read them in The Washington Post and the New York Times. In addition, Leila Chatti has had …
ll be part of the series ANIMA: Critical Race Studies Otherwise edited by Mel Y. Chen and Jasbir K. Puar.
In Memoriam Howard D. Weinbrot It is with sorrow that the English department announces the death of Howard D. Weinbrot, Ricardo Quintana Professor English, Emeritus and Vilas Research Professor of English, Emeritus. Professor Weinbrot, who after retiring from the University of Wisconsin moved to California, died from Covid on January 19, 2021. He is survived …
M Ty has received a Volkswagen Foundation Research Fellowship which will allow them to continue their research in Europe. Josh Calhoun has won a Vilas Associate Award. Amanda Shubert, Jen Plants, and Ralph Grunewald all won instructional continuity grants that will enhance student-to-student learning this semester.
We are lucky to begin the year with several new members of the department. Please join us in welcoming the following people:
Several faculty and alumni from our department are receiving book awards and publishing new work. We congratulate their efforts! Amaud Johnson’s book Imperial Liquor is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle poetry award! Additionally, Danez Smith, who was Amaud’s student, is also a finalist for their book Homie. Sarah Ensor’s project has been chosen for …
Our department is home to several recent recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Award! This is the highest teaching honor UW–Madison has to bestow on faculty members. We extend congratulations to: We also congratulate Sunny Yudkoff, our affiliate colleague in the department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, for winning the William H. Kiekhofer Teaching Award.
The English Department is mourning the sudden loss 0f Chris Logterman, who joined us last year as our undergraduate advisor. She was a wonderful person to work with and an admirable advocate for students. She will be greatly missed. We encourage you to read Aaron Conklin’s article detailing Chris’s advising career in the College of Letters …
While we wish we could celebrate in person, UW–Madison English is proud to acknowledge the Class of 2020. Congratulations, seniors—and on, Wisconsin! Welcome Professor Anja Wanner, English Department Chair Graduation Address Professor David Zimmerman, Director of Undergraduate Studies Presentation of the Graduates Congratulatory Comments English Department Faculty and Advisors For advice on navigating the job …
Q: Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? A: I am one of the linguists in the department, a syntactician by training. I study the structure of the English language and how language changes over time. I am also interested in people’s perception of language. For example, many people think that the …