Announcing Professor Leslie Bow’s New Book!
ll be part of the series ANIMA: Critical Race Studies Otherwise edited by Mel Y. Chen and Jasbir K. Puar.
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.
Welcome to the Department of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison! As department chair, I am privileged to work with outstanding faculty, staff, and students to shape humanistic inquiry and deep learning at one of the world’s leading public research universities. Our department is central to the mission of the College of Letters at the …
The Department of English condemns anti-Black violence and racism in all of its forms. We stand in solidarity with those protesting police violence and other forms of ongoing systemic racism and white supremacy in the United States. We also recognize that anti-Black violence and racism are problems internal to our department. This means that our …
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 …
Writing Prizes Chesler Prize for Excellence in Writing Margaret Johnson “Predators as Family: Animal Representation in Anishinaabe Traditional Stories” “Margaret Johnson’s passion for animals and their uncertain fate in our endangered planet is only equaled by her desire to learn about alternative ways of thinking about, and managing, our environment. A student of the Ojibwe …