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 …
Elise and Paul both graduated and entered the job market during a time of economic struggles. They shared words of wisdom to help you navigate the months ahead. “My best career advice would be to network into your target industry, company, or job function. Inform everyone you know that you’re on the job hunt and …
Dear English majors, This is a stressful time for all of us. There’s a lot of uncertainty about how COVID will impact the university and beyond. You will have read announcements from the Chancellor and you are probably checking https://covid19.wisc.edu/ for updates. I’m writing to offer reassurance about your English classes. We are helping English …
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 …
A Digital Humanities project developed by Professor Martin Foys is changing what is possible in medieval studies—and beyond. The project, an open-access software platform called Digital Mappa, can be used for editing, annotating and publishing collections of digital images and texts, and is available to anyone with access to a computer and the internet. “The …
Did you ever procrastinate on an essay, forcing you to stay up all night writing? This November, the Writing Center celebrated its 50th anniversary of undermining the continued existence of that collegiate rite of passage. The day-long celebration began at 9:00 AM on November 8th with a write-a-thon; students spent five continuous hours—with the help …
A recent book on the experiences of high school-age immigrants and their families includes the work of several UW–Madison English students. Mark Salamone (’19), Elizabeth Wahmhoff (’20), and Sam Wood (’22) were among the Badgers who teamed up with Green Card Voices, a non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, to help bring these stories to the …
The English Department mourns the loss of Teju Olaniyan, Louise Durham Mead Professor of English and Wole Soyinka Professor of the Humanities. Professor Olaniyan was a visionary thinker, a dedicated mentor, and a most beloved colleague and friend. A world-renowned expert in the study of Anglophone literatures and cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora, he was instrumental …
While an undergraduate at UW–Madison, Emily Brix (’16) co-majored in English and Spanish and participated in the Undergraduate Writing Fellows Program. Following graduation, Emily worked as a paralegal in Madison before returning to UW as an Admissions Counselor in the Office of Recruitment and Admission. Although her current office is all the way on …
How do you decolonize African literary culture? In 1962, a group of prominent African writers gathered at Makerere University, Uganda, to answer that question. They agreed that the project of decolonizing African literary culture required a vital tool: the creation of a “new” English able, in the words of Chinua Achebe, “to accommodate African thought-patterns.” …