New Articles Published by Graduate Students and Faculty
Many of our Faculty and graduate students in the Literary Studies program have been published recently. Consider adding some of these essays and articles to your reading list this week! Adam Schuster‘s article “Boundaries Bind …
March 9, 2021Announcing Professor Leslie Bow’s New Book!
Professor Leslie Bow has a new book in production with Duke University Press. Titled Racist Love: Asian Abstraction and the Pleasures of Fantasy, it will be part of the series ANIMA: Critical Race Studies Otherwise edited …
February 10, 2021Remembering Professor Howard D. Weinbrot
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 …
January 29, 2021Research and Teaching Awards
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 …
January 27, 2021Welcoming New Staff and Faculty
We are lucky to begin the year with several new members of the department. Please join us in welcoming the following people: Erin Polnaszek Boyd is our new full-time undergraduate advisor. She is formally from …
January 26, 20212021 Publishing News and Awards
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, …
January 26, 20212021 Distinguished Teaching Award Winners
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: Amaud Johnson for winning the Chancellor’s Inclusive …
January 26, 2021Chris Logterman 1977-2020
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 …
August 27, 2020Celebration of Graduates, Spring 2020
While we wish we could celebrate in person, UW-Madison English is proud to acknowledge the Class of 2020. Congratulations, seniors—and on, Wisconsin! Printable program Transcript of videos 2020 English Major Awards Welcome Professor Anja Wanner, …
May 9, 2020Q&A with new Department Chair Professor Anja Wanner
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 …
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