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Emma Murray Was Awarded an Iowa Artist Fellowship
Emma Murray, a lecturer in the Department of English, has been awarded a 2021–2022 Iowa Artist Fellowship through the Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on the award, see the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs website. Congratulations, Emma!
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“The Intersection of Theory and Practice in the Rhetoric and Professional Communication Program at Iowa State University”
By Amanda Ortiz-Pellot Ma-aruf Al’hassan, a graduate Ph.D. student in Rhetoric and Professional Communication, argues that the dichotomy between a concept’s explanation and its application limits how we approach scholarship. There is a common tendency to separate theory and practice. We often forget that the intersection of these two concepts is what helps us understand … Continue reading “The Intersection of Theory and Practice in the Rhetoric and Professional Communication Program at Iowa State University”
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Dr. Abram Anders, Director of ISUComm Foundation Courses was recently featured by the Iowa State Open & Affordable Education Committee in its faculty stories series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFRJ5XMJXvc Starting in Fall 2020, the ISUComm Foundation Courses program adopted low-cost Immediate Access options for its required textbooks for all sections of English 150 and English 250. This approach has allowed the program … Continue reading
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English Club Meeting
Join the English Club to discuss literature and eat some pizza!
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Linda Shenk won the Albert W. Fields award from the South-Central Renaissance Conference
Congratulations! Associate Professor Linda Shenk is the 2020 recipient of the Albert W. Fields award from the South-Central Renaissance Conference. The award is granted every year for the best article to appear in the SCRC’s journal, Explorations in Renaissance Culture. Her remarkable essay, “Praising Elizabeth I in Latin at Norwich (1578),” impressed the judges who … Continue reading Linda Shenk won the Albert W. Fields award from the South-Central Renaissance Conference
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A Collaboration with Design Wins a Miller Faculty Fellowship Award
Typography is an essential aspect of printmaking, graphic design and creative writing. Far too often however, students create in a digital format without understanding the connection between the work on a computer screen and the work as it exists in the world. The software, terminology, and even the letterforms that we use as we write … Continue reading A Collaboration with Design Wins a Miller Faculty Fellowship Award
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Congratulations, Graduates!
Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who received their MA, MFA, or PhD degrees. This is a wonderful accomplishment. Best wishes as you take the next step in your journey!
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K.L. Cook’s Publishing Trifecta
K. L. Cook, Professor of English and Co-Coordinator of ISU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment, recently published three books in three different genres (essays, stories, and poems) in a rare triple-publication event. Marrying Kind, a collection of linked stories examining the people, places, and vocations we wed ourselves to, is Cook’s fourth book … Continue reading K.L. Cook’s Publishing Trifecta
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Rob Nixon — Environmental Martyrs and the Fate of the Forest
In this talk, Nixon will address the current surge in environmental martyrdom against the backdrop of the resource wars in the Amazon and beyond. The talk will offer an international perspective on the value of our planet’s inhabited forests and the threats to their viability. Nixon asks: what is the relationship between the sacrificial figure … Continue reading Rob Nixon — Environmental Martyrs and the Fate of the Forest