Two English Grads. Two books of the summer.-Two of this summer’s most talked-about books are from English grads! Zhanna Slor ’08, is the author of “At the End of the World, Turn Left,” and Willa Richards ’19, is the author of “The Comfort of Monsters.” ‘At the End... Read More
Fall 2021 Course Descriptions are Posted!-Graduate Fall 2021: https://uwm.edu/english/graduate/course-descriptions-and-syllabi/ Undergraduate Fall 2021: https://uwm.edu/english/undergraduate/course-descriptions-and-syllabi/ How to Apply: https://uwm.edu/undergrad-admission/apply/ Meet with us in-person, over the phone, or videoconference to learn more about the English program. When classes are in session, we can even arrange a class visit to... Read More
New Minor Available! Focus in Writing, Editing and Publishing-Many students may pursue careers in writing, editing, and publishing, whether in creative, professional, or technical fields. You can choose to major in English with a concentration in Rhetoric and Professional Writing, or you may just want to take a... Read More
Virtual Talk & Discussion with Dr. April Baker-Bell-Wednesday, Oct 21st at 3:00 pm Dr. April Baker-Bell (author of Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy) will discuss her book, focusing on how anti-Black linguistic racism and white linguistic supremacy get normalized in teacher attitudes, curriculum, and instruction, pedagogical... Read More
A Message from the Incoming Chair-Professor John “Lane” Hall will become Department Chair at the end of August 2020. By way of introduction, we’d like to share the statement Lane made at the UWM Campus Dialogue on Racial Justice, Friday, June 12. In the Overpass... Read More
English Department Statement of Solidarity with Racial Justice Protests-Dear English Majors, Minors, and Graduate Students, The events across the country and here in our city have spurred us, your teachers, to take a stand with you. We, the undersigned members of the Department of English, unequivocally, fully, and... Read More
4/15/2021 – Reading and Craft Talk with Author Catherine Pierce- Author Catherine Pierce, Reading and Craft Talk, 7 PM, Thursday, April 15, 2021 Catherine Pierce is the author of four books of poetry. Her most recent book, Danger Days, was published in 2020 by Saturnalia Press. Her previous books,... Read More
Virtual Craft Talk and Reading with Omar El-Akkad-Please join us on Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. (CST) for a virtual event with award-winning Egyptian-Canadian author and international war correspondent Omar El Akkad, for a reading and craft lecture, “Lies of Our Own Making: The Obligations of Literature in a Politically Fractured Age,”... Read More
Virtual Talk & Discussion with Dr. April Baker-Bell-Wednesday, Oct 21st at 3:00 pm Dr. April Baker-Bell (author of Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy) will discuss her book, focusing on how anti-Black linguistic racism and white linguistic supremacy get normalized in teacher attitudes, curriculum, and instruction, pedagogical... Read More
05/13/2020 – Furrow 2020 Virtual Release Party-It’s begun! Countdown to our #FurrowReleaseParty! We’re hosting a celebration of our 2020 edition on May 13th from 6-7 pm on Zoom! 🥳 The party will include a live host and featured readings from some of the authors. We hope you’ll... Read More
*Canceled* 04/23/2020 – Earth is Faster Now: Arctic Indigeneity-“The Earth is Faster Now” Arctic Indigeneity and the Timescales of Climate Change with Hester Blum (Penn State) This talk discusses the timescales of ice and of Indigenous knowledge in the Arctic. Human time on Earth is often measured by... Read More
*Canceled* 03/27/2020 – Subject/Abject Relations by Celine Parreñas Shimizu-March 27th, 2020 at 3:30 PM – 5 PM UWM Campus, Curtin Hall 368 “The World in South Asia” lecture series welcomes Celine Parreñas Shimizu (School of Cinema, San Francisco State University). Different proximities to social life—viability (regard and recognition)... Read More
*Canceled* 03/26/2020 – Fiction Reading: Chris Fink-Fiction Reading and Author Q & A: Chris Fink Thursday, March 26 Reading 7:30 pm Hefter Center, 3271 N. Lake Dr. Author Q & A 5:00-6:30 Mitchel Hall 361 Chris Fink is a professor of English and environmental studies at Beloit... Read More