A Dreadful Fairy Book with UW-English Alumnus Jon Etter
What are our UW-English alumni up to? This one—Jon Etter, who graduated UW with an MA in English Literature—is writing and teaching. We caught up with Jon for an interview last semester when he was …
February 20, 2019MadLit: Annual Graduate Conference
Join the UW-Madison English Department for its annual conference for graduate students: MadLit. The event opens up on Friday the 22nd at 4:00pm with a Keynote Address (Queer Affect in Crip Landscapes: Disability, Desire, Devastation) from Professor …
February 16, 2019NEW: English 100 Blog
Want to know more about UW’s English 100 program? Check out its blog! Expect posts weekly on Thursdays.
February 12, 2019Literati Call For Papers (MUSE)
The Madison Undergraduate Society for English (MUSE) has put out the Call for Papers and submission information for our annual Literati Undergraduate Writing Conference. Conference Date: April 7th, 2019 Submission Deadline: March 3rd, 2019 Contemplation. …
February 12, 2019Helen C. White Award: Interview with Susan Maloney
The Helen C. White Award is presented to women majoring in the Humanities who exemplify the sterling character of its namesake. Students across the UW campus recognize the name “Helen C. White”—it adorns the building …
December 11, 2018Faculty Publications, 2018
Monographs Postcolonial Paris: Fictions of Intimacy in the City of Light Laila Amine University of Wisconsin Press, 2018 “In the global imagination, Paris is the city’s glamorous center, ignoring the Muslim residents in its outskirts …
December 11, 2018Writing Rivers with Professor Caroline Gottschalk Druschke
In the spring of 2018, a group of twelve undergrads extended their usual commute by about 90 miles. They were on a field trip to the Kickapoo Valley Reserve in LaFarge, Wisconsin for their class, …
December 11, 2018Recognizing Excellence in the Department
Our own Professor Cherene Sherrard-Johnson received a 2018 Outstanding Women of Color Award. The award recognizes the extraordinary work done by women of color from across campus and in the larger Madison community. Prof. Sherrard-Johnson “drew …
December 10, 2018In Memoriam: Professor Jeffrey Steele (1947-2018)
This year, we sadly said goodbye to Professor Jeffrey Steele, who died on May 5 at the age of 71. A beloved member of the English Department faculty since 1981, Prof. Steele will be remembered …
December 10, 2018Meet the New Faculty
Before coming to UW, Professor Laila Amine most recently taught at the University of North Texas. She specializes in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century African American and African Diaspora Studies with a focus on race, migration, …
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