Come Home to English

A Department of English Celebration of ASU Homecoming

Come Home to English 2023

Homecoming Writing Awards + English Faculty Flash Talks
Tuesday, Oct. 24 @ 12-1:15 p.m.  |  Ross-Blakley Hall (RBHL) 196 *or* Online

Homecoming Block Party
Saturday, Oct. 28 @ 1-5 p.m.  |  Alumni Lawn  

Questions? Please contact Kristen.LaRue@asu.edu.

Past Come Home to English Events

Come Home to English 2022

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Homecoming Writing Contest Awards Ceremony + Faculty Flash Talks 
Wednesday, Nov. 16 @ 12-1:15 p.m. |  Hybrid

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Homecoming Block Party: Devils through the Decades 
Saturday, Nov. 19 @ 9 a.m.  |  Alumni Lawn (outside Old Main)

Come Home to English 2021

Picture of two people making pitchfork salutes at an ASU football game. / Photo by Jarod Opperman

Homecoming Writing Contest Awards Ceremony 
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 @ 5 p.m.  |  Online via Zoom

Come Home to English 2020

A painted hand makes the pitchfork salute / Photo by Jared Opperman

Home(coming) Writing Contest Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 @ 5 p.m.  |  Online via Zoom

Come Home to English 2019

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What's Tech Got to Do with It? Research by Jonathan Hope and Jacob Greene + Homecoming Writing Awards 
Tues., Nov. 19 @ 3:30-5 p.m.  |  Ross-Blakley Hall (RBHL) room 117  |  ASU, Tempe campus

A Conversation with Jayro Giron, Warner Bros. Animation 
Fri., Nov. 22 @ 10:45 a.m.  |  College of Design North (CDN) room 60  |  ASU, Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party 
Sat., Nov. 23 @ 1:30-5:30 p.m.  |  Alumni Lawn, outside Old Main (MAIN)  |  ASU, Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2018

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'Using Popular Media as a Tool for Engagement and Endangered Language Learning' Talk by Tyler Peterson + Homecoming Writing Awards 
Thurs., Nov. 1 @ 3:30-5 p.m.  |  Ross-Blakley Hall (RBHL) 117  |  ASU, Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party: The Greatest Show 
Sat., Nov. 3 @ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.  |  Cady Mall, outside Language and Literature (LL)  |  ASU, Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2017

Come Home to English 2017 image, usig Hubble Space Telescope view of LH 95 star-forming region of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Credit: European Space Agency via Wikimedia Commons.

'Making Signs that Sing' Talk by Heather Maring + Homecoming Writing Awards 
Wed., Oct. 25 @ 3:30-5 p.m.  |  Ross-Blakley Hall (RBHL) 117  |  ASU, Tempe campus

Stellar Alumni Reading Series: Irena Praitis and Bojan Louis 
Thurs., Oct. 26 @ 7-8:30 p.m.  |  Memorial Union (MU) Cochise Room (228)  |  ASU, Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party: May the Fork be with You! 
Sat., Oct. 28 @ 3:45 p.m.  |  Cady Mall, outside Language and Literature (LL)  |  ASU, Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2016

Come Home to English 2016 image, using Jackson Pollock's "Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo by Matthew Mendoza on Flickr, used under CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Indie Film Market Today: Inside Hollywood with an ASU Grad 
Mon., Oct. 17 @ 3-4:15 p.m.  |  Education Lecture Hall (EDC) 117  |  ASU, Tempe campus

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'Performance and the Archive' Talk + Homecoming Writing Awards 
Wed., Oct. 19 @ 3:30-5 p.m.  |  Language and Literature (LL) 316  |  ASU, Tempe campus

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Homecoming Block Party: Sparky at 70 
Sat., Oct. 22 @ 3-7 p.m.  |  Cady Mall, outside LL

Come Home to English 2015

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Write Now: Celebrating 30 Years of Creative Writing at ASU 
through Sat., Nov. 14  |  Hayden Library (LIB) Upper Concourse

The Flash and Me: Television, Visual Effects, and Life after ASU 
Mon., Nov. 9 @ 3 p.m.  |  John W. Schwada Bldg (SCOB) 228

Navajo Poet Laureate Laura Tohe on the Code Talkers + Homecoming Writing Awards 
Tues., Nov. 10 @ 3:30 p.m.  |  Language and Literature (LL) 316

Homecoming Block Party 
Sat., Nov. 14 @ 9 a.m.-1 p.m.  |  Cady Mall, outside LL

Come Home to English 2014

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Tues.-Fri., Oct. 28-31, Tu-Th @ 9-5; F @ 9-3:30 | Language and Literature (LL) 316, ASU Tempe campus

Vernissage: Meet the Artists 
Wed., Oct. 29 @ 3:30-5 p.m. | Language and Literature (LL) 316, ASU Tempe campus

A Talk by Ron Broglio + Homecoming Writing Awards Presentation 
Thurs., Oct. 30 @ 4:30 p.m. | Language and Literature (LL) 316, ASU Tempe campus

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Homecoming Block Party 
Sat., Nov. 1 @ 4 p.m. | Cady Mall, outside LL | ASU Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2013

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Wed.-Fri., Oct. 16-18 @ W, Th 9-5; @ F 9-3:30 | Language and Literature (LL) 316, ASU Tempe campus, ASU Tempe campus

National Day on Writing Celebration 
Wed., Oct. 16 @ 10 a.m.-2 p.m., On the mall near Danforth Chapel and in the Language and Literature (LL) Lobby, ASU Tempe campus

Vernissage: Meet the Artists 
Wed., Oct. 16 @ 3:30-5 p.m. | Language and Literature (LL) 316, ASU Tempe campus

Lecture by Devoney Looser + Homecoming Writing Awards Presentation 
Fri., Oct. 18 @ 3:30 p.m. | Memorial Union, Gold Room (MU 207), ASU Tempe campus

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Homecoming Block Party: All That Glitters is Gold 
Sat., Oct. 19 @ 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Cady Mall, outside LL, ASU Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2012

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Mon.-Fri., Oct. 22-26 @ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

National Day on Writing Celebration 
Mon., Oct. 22 @ 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | On the mall near Danforth Chapel, ASU Tempe campus

Vernissage: Meet the Artists 
Tue., Oct. 23 @ 4-5:30 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

'Beowulf' in the Mead Hall: A Communal Reading 
Weds., Oct. 24 @ 1-5 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party: A Golden Decade 
Sat., Oct. 27 @ 9 a.m. | Alumni Lawn (in front of Old Main), ASU Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2011

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Mon.-Fri., Oct. 24-28 @ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

Vernissage: Meet the Artists 
Tue., Oct. 25 @ 3:30-5 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

'The Language of Prairie Dogs' lecture by Con Slobodchikoff 
Weds., Oct. 26 @ 3:15 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

'The Language of Food' talk and demonstration by Viktorija Todorovska + McCraw Helms Writing Awards Presentation 
Thurs., Oct. 27 @ 3 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

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Homecoming Block Party
Sat., Oct. 29 @ 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | Alumni Lawn (in front of Old Main), ASU, Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2010

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Mon.-Fri., Oct. 25-29 @ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

Vernissage: Meet the Artists
Tue., Oct. 26 @ 3:30-5 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

"Language in a Digital Age" Lecture by James Gee + McCraw Helms Writing Awards Presentation 
Wed., Oct. 27 @ 3:15-5 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

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A Visit by Lucy Hawking 
Thurs., Oct. 28 @ 9-10:15 a.m. | Language and Literature 12 (LL 012), ASU, Tempe campus 

Homecoming Block Party 
Sat., Oct. 30, 12:30 p.m. | Alumni Lawn (in front of Old Main), ASU, Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2009

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Mon.-Fri., Oct. 26-30 @ 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

Vernissage: Meet the Artists 
Mon., Oct. 26 @ 3-5 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316) ASU, Tempe campus

'Dust Storm': Emeritus Series Lecture by Roger Murray + McCraw Helms Writing Awards Presentation 
Wed., Oct. 28 @ 3:15-5 p.m. | Language and Literature 316 (LL 316), ASU, Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party 
Sat., Oct. 31 | Alumni Lawn: English Booth at Piper Writers House (PWH), ASU, Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2008

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Mon.-Fri., Nov. 10-14 (CLOSED 11/11 for Veteran's Day) @ 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., daily | Language & Literature Bldg Rm 316 (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

Gallery Vernissage: Meet the Artists 
Mon., Nov. 10 @ 3:15 p.m. | Language & Literature Bldg Rm 316 (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

'Out of the Pocket': Bill Konigsberg Reading and Book Signing 
Mon., Nov. 10 @ 6:30 p.m. | College of Design North Auditorium (CDN 060), ASU Tempe campus

(A)Wake for Milton
Weds., Nov. 12 @ 12 Noon-2 p.m. | Memorial Union Gold Rm (MU 207), ASU Tempe campus 

'Medieval Edens: Sex, Death, and Power in Paradise': ACMRS Distinguished Lecture by Alastair Minnis,
Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English, Yale University

Thurs., Nov. 13 @ 7 p.m. | Memorial Union Pima Room (MU 230), ASU Tempe campus

Midnight in the Garden 
Fri., Nov. 14 @ 6:30-10 p.m. | University Club, ASU Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party 
Sat., Nov. 15--12:30 p.m. | Piper Writers House (PWH), ASU Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2007

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Mon.-Fri., Oct. 22-26 @ 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily | Language & Literature Bldg Faculty Lounge (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

Sherman Alexie: A Lecture, Reading & Booksigning 
Mon., Oct. 22 @ 7:30 p.m. | Neeb Hall (NEEB) 105, ASU Tempe campus

Vernissage Gallery Opening 
Tues., Oct. 23 @ 4 p.m. | Language & Literature Bldg Faculty Lounge (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

'Sustainability': 2007 Western States Rhetoric & Literacy Conference 
Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 25-27, ASU Tempe campus

A Night in the French Quarter 
Fri., Oct. 26 @ 6:30-10 p.m. | University Club (UCLUB), ASU Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party + CLAS Bookfair & Art Walk 
Sat., Oct. 27 @ 4-7 p.m. | ASU Alumni Lawn in front of Old Main (along University Dr). Bookfair takes place adjacent Piper Writers House (PWH), ASU Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2006

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Art & Archives Gallery 
Mon.-Sat., Oct. 16-21 @ 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Language & Literature Bldg Faculty Lounge (LL 316), ASU Tempe campus

English Department Follies! 
Fri. Oct. 20 @ 6:30-10 p.m. | University Club North & Thoren Rms (UCLUB), ASU Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party, Bookfair & Art Walk 
Sat., Oct. 21 @ 10 a.m. | ASU Alumni Lawn in front of Old Main (along University Dr). Bookfair takes place adjacent Piper Writers House (PWH), ASU Tempe campus

Come Home to English 2005

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'The Creative Economy and the Liberal Arts'
Thurs., Oct. 27, @ 4 p.m.| University Club, ASU Tempe campus

Post-Lecture Gathering and Reception w/ Music by The Luckys
Thurs., Oct. 27 @ 5:30 p.m., University Club, ASU Tempe campus

Art & Archives Gallery 
Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 27-29 @ 8 a.m.-5 p.m., F 8 a.m.-Noon | Language & Literature Building Room 316 (Faculty Lounge), ASU Tempe campus

'The Play’s the Thing' 
Fri., Oct. 28 @ 7-10 p.m.| Memorial Union Alumni Lounge (MU 202), ASU Tempe campus

Homecoming Block Party + CLAS Bookfair & Art Walk 
Sat., Oct. 29 @ 12:30 p.m. | ASU Alumni Lawn in front of Old Main (on University Drive). Bookfair takes place at the adjacent Piper Writers House, ASU Tempe campus