Arts and Sciences’ Dave Lucas emphasizes the importance of expressive arts March 11, 2021Why kids need poetry in their lives, and how to spark their interest in it The Washington Post:...Media·
Apply for annual Department of English prize competition March 8, 2021The Department of English is offering more than $1,500 in awards through its annual prize competition. The deadline...Student Life·
Fundraiser for the Frederica Ward Memorial Scholarship featuring Claudia Rankine February 23, 2021The Department of English will host a featured speaker event with author Claudia Rankine as a fundraiser for...Events·
World Affairs’ Kathryn Lavelle and English’s Dave Lucas discuss presidential inauguration January 27, 2021President Joe Biden calls for unity at inauguration; analysis ideastream: Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor...Media·
English department’s Thrity Umrigar, Brad Ricca offer writing advice November 24, 20203 authors offer inspiration for National Novel Writing Month Cleveland Magazine: Thrity Umrigar, Distinguished University Professor, and Brad Ricca, a...Media·
Two picture books by Distinguished University Professor Thrity Umrigar published November 6, 2020Thrity Umrigar, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English, recently had two children’s picture books published. Binny’s...Publications & Presentations·
“Time and Time Again: On the Rhetorical Work of African American Impatience” November 5, 2020References to time and fatigue appear consistently throughout historical forms of African American public oratory and literature, as...Events·
Siegal Lifelong Learning Program hosts series will explore legal themes in literature October 2, 2020Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join Terri Mester, professor of English, for...Campus Updates·
“Uncanny Fidelity: Recognizing Shakespeare in Twenty-First Century Film and Television” September 30, 2020For many scholars of Shakespeare’s reception and afterlife, the idea of reading a film adaptation as faithful to...Events·
English’s Judith Oster discusses the experience of reading and engaging with works of literature September 29, 2020A passion for literature and teaching The Jerusalem Post: Judith Oster, professor emerita of English, discussed the experience...Media·