Professor Christopher Nealon will be releasing two new books for publication in 2022: a collection of poetics essays from Brill Publishers called “Infinity for Marxists: Essays on Poetry and Capital,” […]
News & Announcements Archive
Graduate Student Alexandra Lossada Featured in PHutures PhD Spotlight
Current graduate student Alexandra Lossada has been interviewed for the PhD Spotlight, presented by PHutures. In the article, Ms. Lossada articulates her story of becoming a PhD candidate and what […]
Professor Mark Christian Thompson appointed to Krieger-Eisenhower Professorship
The Department is thrilled to announce that Professor Mark Christian Thompson has been named a Krieger-Eisenhower Professor. This major honor recognizes, among other achievements, his exceptional record of scholarship, which […]
Professor Sharon Achinstein Moderates Critical Race Conversation
Professor Sharon Achinstein moderates a discussion with Charles W. Mills (City University of New York), Jennifer L. Morgan (New York University), and Robert Bernasconi (Pennsylvania State University) about the ways […]
Graduate Students Daniel McClurkin and Mitchell Cram Teach Summer BLAST Courses
The English Department is proud to announce two current graduate students, Daniel McClurkin (Medieval irish Sagas) and Mitchell Cram (Science and Utopian Fiction), have been selected to teach two of […]
Professor Sharon Achinstein Awarded Selma V. Forkosch Article Prize
The Department of English is proud to announce Professor Sharon Achinstein has been awarded the Selma V. Forkosch Prize by the Journal of the History of Ideas. JHI awards the Selma […]
Graduate Student Alexandra Lossada Named Gender and Racial Justice Scholar
The English Department is proud to announce graduate student Alexandra Lossada has been named one of this year’s Gender and Racial Justice Scholars. The award is designed to support student […]
Jeanne-Marie Jackson named Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Associate Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson has been named to the 2021 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows. Each fellow receives $200,000 to fund significant research and writing in the social sciences and humanities that addresses important […]
Graduate Student Evan Loker Receives AGHI Graduate Research Fellowship
The Department of English is proud to announce current graduate student Evan Loker has received an Alexander Grass Humanities Institute Graduate Research Fellowship for the Spring 2022 semester. This is […]
Professor Chris Nealon Named John Dewey Professor
It gives us great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has approved the President’s recommendation, at the behest of Chris Celenza, that Chris Nealon be named the John Dewey […]