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Fundraiser for the Frederica Ward Memorial Scholarship featuring Claudia Rankine

February 23, 2021

The Department of English will host a featured speaker event with author Claudia Rankine as a fundraiser for...

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World Affairs’ Kathryn Lavelle and English’s Dave Lucas discuss presidential inauguration

January 27, 2021

President Joe Biden calls for unity at inauguration; analysis ideastream: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor...

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English department’s Thrity Umrigar, Brad Ricca offer writing advice

November 24, 2020

3 authors offer inspiration for National Novel Writing Month Cleveland Magazine: Thrity Umrigar, Distinguished University Professor, and Brad Ricca, a...

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Two picture books by Distinguished University Professor Thrity Umrigar published

November 6, 2020

Thrity Umrigar, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English, recently had two children’s picture books published. Binny’s...

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“Time and Time Again: On the Rhetorical Work of African American Impatience”

November 5, 2020

References to time and fatigue appear consistently throughout historical forms of African American public oratory and literature, as...

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Siegal Lifelong Learning Program hosts series will explore legal themes in literature

October 2, 2020

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join Terri Mester, professor of English, for...

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“Uncanny Fidelity: Recognizing Shakespeare in Twenty-First Century Film and Television”

September 30, 2020

For many scholars of Shakespeare’s reception and afterlife, the idea of reading a film adaptation as faithful to...

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English’s Judith Oster discusses the experience of reading and engaging with works of literature

September 29, 2020

A passion for literature and teaching The Jerusalem Post: Judith Oster, professor emerita of English, discussed the experience...

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English’s Thrity Umrigar speaks on personal meaning behind latest book “Binny’s Diwali”

September 9, 2020

Cleveland author Thrity Umrigar releases new children’s book Binny’s Diwali cleveland.com: Thrity Umrigar, Distinguished University Professor in the...

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English’s Dave Lucas remarks on newly released work of former Ohio poet laureate

August 26, 2020

Poet explores themes of isolation The Columbus Dispatch: Dave Lucas, a lecturer in the Department of English and...

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