The Department of English

Professor Gudding's translation of Venn med alle

Professor Gudding's translation of Norwegian poet Gunnar Wærness's long book of poetry, Venn med alle, explores the importance of literate activity, in particular poetry and translation, in the face of imperialist suppression of language.

Dr. William Thomas McBride’s New Book

MLA’s Approaches to Teaching Stoker’s Dracula helps teachers contextualize Bram Stoker’s Dracula in its historical and cultural moment, considering psychology, technology, gender roles, colonialism, and anxieties about the other. Contributors analyze Dracula in the context of various ancient and modern cultural productions, including classical Indian aesthetics and African American vampire literature, and describe a broad range of classroom settings, including a technical university, a Hispanic-serving institution, and others.

Dr. Derek Sparby's new book

Memetic Rhetorics untangles some of the complexities of memes by determining how memes function rhetorically in our society.

Dr. K Aaron Smith's new book

A book which approaches the structure of English theoretically and practically from a form-function perspective.

Professor Amy Robillard's new book

Misogyny in English Departments theorizes the results of a qualitative empirical study of the ways women in U.S. college and university English departments experience misogyny.

Prof. Emerita Roberta Trites' new co-authored book

Neoliberalism and Young Adult Fiction: Exceptionalism, Exploitation, and Erasure examines how some YA literature naturalizes neoliberalism in positioning teenagers as self-enclosed, competitive individuals.

Dr. Christopher Breu's latest publication

Dr. Breu was one of 24 people selected to celebrate Fredric Jameson's 90th birthday on the Verso Books website. Each contributor got to write on a book that influenced them the most. Breu selected Jameson's 1972 volume, Marxism and Form. Jameson has been one of the leading figures in critical and cultural theory as well as literary studies for over forty years.

Steven Kagle

A sad farewell to a dear colleague and friend, Professor Emeritus Steve Kagle. Professor Kagle taught American literature, science fiction, and creative writing. Thank you to the Kagles for their generous support of the Department through an endowment that supports undergraduate major teaching assistantships in American literature and film.

"Mobilizing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Across Institutions"

The English Department’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee hosted a panel, “Mobilizing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Across Institutions,” via Zoom on Friday, March 22, 2024. This event was generously sponsored by a SAGE grant. Panelists include English Department Alumni:

• Dr. Mijan Rahman – California State University, Los Angeles
• Dr. Flourice Richardson – Winston-Salem State University
• Dr. Cristina Sanchez-Martin – University of Washington
• Dr. Sarah Warren-Riley – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley