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Percy Shelley’S Prose Fiction: Zastrozzi, St. Irvyne, The Assassins, The Coliseum, Diane Hoeveler

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

December 14, 2012: Jeffrey Masten History Of The Book Lecture @ Newberry (1/11/13), Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

December 13, 2012: Premodern Foucault At The Newberry, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

December 9, 2012: Brimhall Wins Nea Award, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

December 1, 2012: Gwen Frostic Reading Series: Fiction Writer Emma Straub, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Prometheus's Role Of The Poet, Sarah M. Connelly

Student Publications

This essay examines the characterization of Prometheus in the opening speech of Prometheus Unbound, by Percy Shelley, through the lens of Shelley’s “Defense of Poetry” in order to argue Prometheus’ existence as a poet. By giving humanity wisdom and bridging the gap between logic and compassion, Prometheus becomes the point from which imagination, beauty, art, and poetry stems. Prometheus’ role developed into a model of morality and love in contrast to the fear and spite of Zeus, whose influence is reflected in the evils of mankind. Yet, through the torturous reign of Zeus, Prometheus transcends his hate by retracting his …

R.A., Fred G. Leebron

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Medieval Dark Horse: Challenge And Reward In The Middle English Lyric, Andrew S. Marvin

English Faculty Publications

“The Medieval Dark Horse: Challenge and Reward in the Middle English Lyric” explores the genre’s history and literary merits while addressing the question of why this valuable and extensive body of literature has largely gone untapped by scholars.

The introductory sections detail the historical and modern contexts of the lyric, including the state of scholarship, manuscripts, editions, dating issues, purpose, audience, types of lyrics, and themes. This background informs a discussion of the genre’s difficulties and offers solutions with which to counter them. Close readings of eight poems are included to exemplify the lyric’s thematic range, stylistic diversity, and literary …

Rendering The Idea Of A Writing Program: A Look At Six Two-Year Colleges, Joseph Janangelo, Jeffrey Klausman

English: Faculty Publications and Other Works

By offering an annotated image of a half-dozen two-year college writing “programs,” this essay seeks to raise awareness of the challenges facing those who promote, work in, work toward, or participate in the development of two-year college writing programs and to consider how the “idea” of a writing program plays out in shaping those challenges.

His Greatest Instrument, Ashley Meyer

Lake Union Herald

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Are Rage Comics Really Comics?, Frank Bramlett

English Faculty Publications

A couple of years ago, some of my undergraduate students and I were talking about comics, and one of them mentioned rage comics. I hadn’t heard of that before, so I was grateful to learn about them. In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a Redditor, and I don’t ever spend time on Reddit. But in August 2012, when I finally upgraded to a smart phone from my previous dumb phone, I downloaded the Rage Comics app. Every now and again, when I’m on the bus headed to work, I scroll through some of these comics.

Most of …

November 21, 2012: Devoney Looser Visiting Lecture, Thurs., 11/29, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

November 17, 2012: Cfp: Essay Collection On Heroines: Images Of Women In Literature & Pop Culture, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

November 15, 2012: Sigma Tau Delta To Hold 13th Induction On December 1, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Café Flesh, Ruben Quesada

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

November 12, 2012: Fall 2012 Gwen Frostic Reading Series: Alumni Reading, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

November 10, 2012: Cfp: Memes In Visual Culture (Jan.15, 2013), Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

November 8, 2012: Grace Tiffany To Help Edit Cymbeline, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

November 4, 2012: Gwen Frostic Reading Series: Playwright Julie Jensen, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

November 3, 2012: Grad Student Fellowship Opportunity In 17th/18th Century Studies, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Postcritical Theory? Demanding The Possible, Jeff Pruchnic

English Faculty Research Publications

Walled States, Waning Sovereignty by Wendy Brown. (New York: Zone, 2010. Pp. 168, 10 illustrations. $25.95 cloth.)

Cosmopolitics I by Isabelle Stengers. Translated by Robert Bononno. (Posthumanities Series, 9. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010. Pp. 310. $75.00 cloth; $25.00 paper.)

Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea by Alberto Toscano. (London: Verso, 2010. Pp. 304. $26.95 cloth.)

Envisioning Real Utopias by Erik Olin Wright. (London: Verso, 2010. Pp. 288/416. $95 cloth; $26.95 paper.)

Professional Writing In The English Classroom: Let's Get Real: Using Usability To Connect Writers, Readers, And Texts, Jonathan Bush, Leah A. Zuidema

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

The article discusses the application of the concept of usability and user-centered design in the interaction between the writers and the readers in the English classroom. It is inferred that the interaction with readers is essential during the process of writing. The elements of effective lessons on usability and user-centered design are highlighted.

Demystifying The Cowboy Through His Song: How Cowboy Poetry And Music Create A Common Language Between Multiple-Use Conservationists And Forever-Wild Preservationists To Meet The Goals Of Sustainable Agriculture, Kristin Y. Ladd, Roslynn Brain

English Faculty Publications

Though multiple-use conservationists (use the land for multiple purposes) and forever-wild preservationists (solely set aside land for non-human species) seem to be at odds, this article argues that key figures such as Gifford Pinchot and John Muir discredit this perceived discordance. As well, it probes into the unexplored arena of cowboy music gatherings as productive places for cooperation between the two groups. First, mystique of the cowboy is examined and unraveled through true stories of cowboy-environmentalist collaboration. The article addresses how cowboy poetry festivals function as entertainment and meeting places to support sustainable behavior through communitybased social marketing techniques.

History 1, 2, 3, Gerry Canavan

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Decolonizing The Future: Review Of Jessica Langer's Postcolonialism And Science Fiction And Ericka Hoagland And Reema Sarwal's Science Fiction, Imperialism And The Third World, Gerry Canavan

English Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

October 30, 2012: Praise For Special Issue Of Comparative Drama, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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October 29, 2012: Special Issue Of Comparative Drama, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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Material Memory: Willa Cather, “My First Novels [There Were Two]”, And The Colophon: A Book Collector’S Quarterly, Matthew J. Lavin

Digital Initiatives & Special Collections

Willa Cather's 1931 essay "My First Novels [There Were Two]" is an often-cited statement on place in the author's literary oeuvre. In the essay, Cather distances herself from her first novel 'Alexander's Bridge' (1912) and its imitative, Jamesian motifs and setting. Her second novel 'O Pioneers!', she writes, was a kind of second "first" novel, one written "entirely for myself" and preoccupied with the story of "Scandinavians and Bohemians who had been neighbors of ours when I lived on a ranch in Nebraska." As Merrill Maguire Skaggs, Robert Thacker and Emmy Stark Zitter have argued, "My First Novels [There Were …

October 12, 2012: Ania Loomba/Comparative Drama Distinguished Lecture/Nov. 1, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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What Can Found Art Teach Us About Comics?, Frank Bramlett

English Faculty Publications

When I first learned about found poetry, I was taught that we could encounter poetry anywhere we went. Any text could be considered poetry even if it weren’t meant to be seen as such. Later on, I learned that found poetry is also poetry that is cobbled together from other kinds of texts. There is even poetry constructed out of the speech of Donald Rumsfeld, former U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Likewise, everyday objects that weren’t meant to be art can be transformed into art, one very famous example being a urinal ‘made into’ a fountain.