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Storytelling is a tool that has been used cross-culturally for centuries as a means to teach lessons, express viewpoints and build communities.

Many historians have stated that this country was founded on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples and the Earth.

It was seeing herself reflected that made the college decision for Maria Walker.

Early in her academic career, Arizona State University alumna and former faculty member Laura Bush developed an appreciation for the power of memoirs and autobiographies.

A biomedical engineering student in Arizona, a designer in New York, a nonprofit professional in Canada and a high school student in Israel wouldn’t typically find themselves in the same plac

While some holiday traditions may be in jeopardy this year because of the pandemic, one small group of students at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus will celebrate an important Hispanic

Editor's note: This story is part of a series from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for National Book Month.

Editor's note: This story is part of a series from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for National Book Month. Read m

On October 1, Writing Programs in the Department of English at ASU hosted Jonathan Safran Foer, author of We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast for a

In April, Arizona State University’s Narrative Storytelling Initiative invited people worldwide to write a short story on what

White women have historically played a curious role in race relations in America, occupying dual roles as oppressor and the oppressed. 

Voted in by Congress on June 4, 1919, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920 and enacted into law on Aug.

As awareness of racial injustice has broadened this spring and summer, reading lists have been shared to help increase people's understanding of our nation's past and present — including one

Most of us find ourselves fully immersed in the digital age.

Last Saturday, about halfway through Part 1 of the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy’s two-part Impact

Editor’s note: While this article attempts to shed light on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting members of the disabled community, it is by no means intended to be comprehen

When Arizona State University Professor and inaugural Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos wrote his latest collection of poetry, he couldn’t have kn

Two Arizona State University professors are now among a prestigious class of poets that have been selected by the Academy of American Poets for fellowships made possible by the Andrew W.

In the midst of the recent COVID-19-related economic, social and academic upheaval, something profound occurred.

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Four ASU Department of English faculty are ushering in new, inventive work—no small feat in these unprecedented times. Releases include the U.S.

Coffee and college seem to be a perfect match.

During the spring convocation ceremonies on May 11, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor its best and brightest undergraduates from the social sciences, n

Arizona State University's May 11 commencement will celebrate many firsts and milestones: the university's first virtual ceremony because of the novel coronavirus, the first graduating cohort

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable

On Monday, May 11, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students from the social scien

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable

In the 50 years since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, the United States has moved from a focus on pollution to a broader awareness of how the ecosystem needs to be nurtured.

In a relatively short time, much has been written about the global cultural response to the COVID-19

Who wrote Malcolm X’s autobiography? The obvious answer is Malcolm X.

But, according to Keith Miller, it’s not that simple.

“Who cares if I fold up at my desk 
a heap of angry sorrow. Not any candidate
no ambassador. Sign a petition? Email some senators?
I make nothing happen.”

Although uncertainty abounds today, there is at least one thing you can count on: this fall 2020, edifying and mind-bending courses will be available to you from the Arizona State University Depart

Parents need strong social support because poor parenting not only damages children, but also leads to negative consequences for the larger community, according to a panel of experts who spoke at a

Editor's Note: To stave off the stay-at-home blues, Devoney Looser is also participating with other scholars and Janeites (including ASU alumna Amanda Prahl) in VirtualJaneCon, a free, on

The health of the Sun Devil community is a top priority at ASU.

The ASU Health Services website is Arizon

Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating the launch of recent work in several kinds of media.

Artistic expression has always been a catalyst for discussion in society.

Many prominent American writers of the last 50 years — including Alice Walker, Spalding Gray, Maxine Hong Kingston, Louise Erdrich, Tobias Wolff and Sandra Cisneros — have one noticeable career mil

Three women, three countries and hundreds of letters spanning five decades.

In Aristotle’s groundbreaking critical theory composition “Poetics,” comedy is one of several forms of literature.

Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating recent and forthcoming books and journals spanning a range of interests.

A stretch of the imagination is needed when picturing Jane Austen.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall

Many children in the U.S. grow up hearing holiday stories of Santa Claus bounding through the skies with a fleet of reindeer and a bundle full of presents.

On Dec.

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commenc

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On November 19, 2019, we celebrated the winners of our annual H

Four Department of English faculty members are celebrating new and forthcoming books and journals that showcase a wide array of research and creativity.

As long as there have been people, there have been stories. We tell stories to convey knowledge, to entertain  and to explain that which we do not understand.

A nuclear physicist, a high school student and three undergraduates find themselves sharing a table at Arizona State University.

African American actress Regina King is the star in an HBO adaptation of D.C.’s “The Watchmen,” premiering Oct.

If you’re Italian, you don’t miss Mama’s “red lead” on Sunday night.

Sometimes the best conversations are the ones where all we do is listen. And when it comes to communing with the environment, there’s a lot that can be learned.

Representation and inclusivity in modern American fiction are essential components of honest, accurate writing, novelist Jess Row told a crowd of faculty, staff and students at Arizona State

Witches, pagans and polytheists: They’re not seance-holding weirdos, tree-worshipping nudists or Stonehenge-dancing hippies.

We don't often think about medieval and Renaissance culture.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest and most diverse academic unit at Arizona State University.

Four Department of English faculty members are celebrating the publication of important original research.

Artificial intelligence algorithms have become pervasive in daily life, but should they? And what are the drawbacks and advantages of using machine learning?

Editor's note: July 3 marked the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year.

There’s a scene in Season 1, Episode 2 of FX’s acclaimed series "Pose" that chronicles the ballroom culture of New York City in the late '80s and early '90s, wherein one of the main characters, Bla

We all know the meaning of that blue decal with a stick figure person that hangs from rearview mirrors. What we probably don’t know is how to refer to the person it depicts.

Congratulations to 2018-2019 grads and award-winners in the Department of English!

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring

ASU English faculty, staff, students and alumni made waves on the local, state, and national scenes during National Poetry month 2019.

Roden Crater, a large-scale art installation of light and perception in northern Arizona, is seen by only a few hundred people every year.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.

Among the uninitiated, Phoenix might conjure less-than-savory thoughts of suburban sprawl, ecological challenges or a dearth of history.

The acronym DOWM is a trope many scholars of Western canon are familiar with.

During the spring convocation ceremonies on May 7, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor its best and brightest undergraduates from the social sciences, na

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commen

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commen

Arizona State University alumnus Dan Shilling considers himself a good example of somebody whose life was changed by the humanities.

Michele Clark studies invasive plant species, and her research could help save people from being attacked by tigers in a forest in Nepal.

Editor’s note: Winter is coming. As are spoilers.

Arizona State University's Emerge, a festival of futures, interweaves art, science and technology to explore the future in evocative ways.

In front of a sold-out crowd of 800 community leaders, business executives and ASU alumni on March 20, the 2019 Founders’ Day celebrated the founding of the institution by honoring ASU alumni

If you’ve returned from spring break in a panic because you haven’t yet made your fall 2019 class selections, we can help.

Today, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences boasts the most students, courses and — as of fiscal year 2018 — the most externally funded research expenditures at Arizona State University.

The final Open Door event introduced visitors to everything from rescue robots to healthy eating. 

The latest exhibit at ASU Gammage will feature the works from photographer Jim Bochenek.

In the midst of increasing chaos caused by climate change, from devastating hurricanes to deadly polar vortexes, the literary genre of climate fiction offers stories that capture our anxieties, bro

Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating the recent and/or imminent release of books.

As a global studies and linguistics double major, senior Karina Alonso has grown accustomed to learning about the world through her classes, her textbooks and her professors at Arizona State Univer

Talking, listening and connecting: They’re the three pillars of Arizona State University’s Project Humanities, and there were plenty of each to be fo

For many years, there existed among scholars of the medieval and Renaissance periods the old chestnut that those were the times before the concept of race existed.

For Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th and current Dalai Lama, his love of science began in childhood. Curious to know what made a mechanical watch tick, he took it apart and put it back together again.

With entire social media handles dedicated to the genre, today’s epic stories of animal connections enjoy an easy ride to internet fame.

Everyone has a story, and everyone has the voice to tell it.

On Tuesday, Dec.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. 

In recent years, talk of border security, child separation, caravans of migrants and building — or not building — “the wall” has dominated U.S. headlines.

Forget everything you thought you knew about drag. 

On November 1, 2018, we honored the winners of our annual Homec

Matt Bell knows the importance of a sense of place.

You may think of Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck as the lovable cartoon characters you grew up watching in Sunday morning cartoons.

“And so it stays just on the edge of vision,/ A small unfocused blur, a standing chill/ That slows each impulse down to indecision./ Most things may never happen: this one will.”

Female action heroes. Everyman poet-musicians. Fake news. Publishing YA lit. Saving the planet. Writing theft. A history of English.

Monsters exist across time and culture, from the infamous Count Dracula to the more obscure Filipina vampire creature, the Manananggal, who is said to sprout giant bat wings and fly through the nig

Just after 6:30 p.m.

"You're going to need a bigger boat."

"We're not in Kansas anymore."

"I'll have what she's having."

"Go ahead, make my day."

For the seventh year, the ASU English Department is recognizing a hard-working staff writer at Arizona State University who deserves public recognition with its 2018 ASU "Behind-the-Scenes Writer o

Capturing a big, complex idea in 60 seconds is not easy.

This fall, the Department of English at Arizona State University is getting another upgrade, and this time it’s personal. Rather, personnel.

"True awareness of mortality, when it comes, is a permanent revolution...."

Editor's note: Explicit verbal permission was given by Louise Wilson to publish photos depicting the Gitksan language.

Arizona State University played a major role in the first-ever Summit on the Research and Teaching of Young Adult Litera

The new issue of Accents on English, the Department of English at Arizona State University's annual newsletter, is now liv

Satirical or sex-obsessed? Self-hating or self-commentary? Of the many ways late author Philip Roth has been described and discussed, the word “complicated” is rarely challenged in debate.  

Most of us hope that our confessional emails to friends won’t wind up on the internet.

Innovation at Arizona State University often comes in the form of research, business ideas and technology.

Congratulations to 2017-2018 grads and award-winners in the Department of English!

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2018 commencement. 

ASU doctoral and MFA students in humanities disciplines were invited to compete in a Connected Academics Pitching Contest

Three Department of English faculty members and one alumna announce recent and forthcoming books of French poetry in translation, a Kindle version of Alcatraz island fiction, and pedagogy for teach

During the spring 2018 convocation ceremonies on May 8, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor their best and brightest undergraduates from the social scien

On April 3, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Congratulations to five faculty members in the ASU Department of English, whose volumes on animal studies, writing research, poems of the dead, and international student writing have been released

On March 13, English professor James Blasingame received an ASU Pat Tillman Veterans Center

Humanities studies and baseball? It’s not exactly an obvious pairing.

For historian Yasmin Saikia, Women's History Month is an opportunity to recognize all women, in addition to trailblazing historical figures.

Three Department of English faculty announce recent and forthcoming books centering on medieval optical science, Eastern European immigration, and verb meaning in English.

U.S. presidents have been political game-changers, prolific writers and social-policy pioneers. But did you know about the speeding and the cheerleading? 

Valentine’s Day can bring visions of roses and flowery language — or at least the Hallmark-card version. But poetry did not always serve the romantically minded.

This issue of Writing Notes, ASU Writing Programs' newsletter, features stories and notes about our new space.

Update: Venita Blackburn was named a finalist for the PEN America Literary Awards on Jan.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights icon, a beacon of light during a dark time in American history, and a defender of the poor, downtrodden and underrepresented.

ASU English faculty celebrate recent and forthcoming book publications on topics from gender and sexual politics to existential poetry to sixteenth-century court literature.

Three ASU English faculty members and an alum announce recent and forthcoming book publications.

On Tuesday, Dec.12, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students from the social sciences, n

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2017 commencement.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2017 commencement.

Once sworn to secrecy about their cryptic contributions to U.S. military battle, some former hidden heroes are now decoding the details of their efforts for historical posterity.

Thanksgiving brings us closer together, but our conversations across generations in a family can sometimes drive us farther apart.

Big questions about the nature of time and space and how they relate to mankind and the Earth have confounded some of the greatest minds since humans were capable of complex thought.

The 2016 election left many communities looking for better ways to communicate with one another, an issue that Arizona State University is working to improve for students on and off campus. 

Editor's note: This story is being highlighted in ASU Now's year in review.

Hacking can imply something negative: your identity stolen, your bank account emptied. Can it go the other way?

As an out-of-state, incoming first-year student to Arizona State University, Angelica Berner decided to attend an Early Start program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

At the beginning of the year, Arizona State University publicly launched

Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles of fall 2017 incoming ASU students.

Arizona State University’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing has appointed Regents’ Professor and Arizona’s inaugural poet laureate Alberto Ríos as the new director of the center. 

In pursuit of a career that embodied her appreciation for language, Arizona State University alumna Elizabeth Meadows became a speech-language pathologist at Kino Junior High School.

It was day three of ASU’s 2017 Inspire program, the weeklong camp that offers high schoolers from tribal nations in Arizona a taste of college life, and the Arizona State University Memorial Union’

Arizona State University’s Department of English is feeling a little pride in the name of Alberto Rios: the Regents' Professor's work is part of U2’s Joshua Tree Tour 2017.

The way Alberto Rios tells it, it’s like it was fated to happen: He was going to lead a public art project to celebrate South Phoenix, but he didn’t know how until “it occurred to me that we could

Hey ASU undergrads: is the class you wanted already full? Bored by your initial scan of course offerings? Here’s your chance!

Summer means graduation, vacations and — perhaps, most of all — blockbuster films.

On Wednesday, April 26, recipients of the 55th annual Gle

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2017 commencement.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2017 commencement.

Celebrity chef Nephi Craig, who made a guest appearance

Sha Xin Wei, the director of the School of Arts, Media and Engineering, will give a keynote speech at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (S

Updated: May 9, 2017

Horseback riding instructor by day and an author by night, Arizona State University alumna Brooke S. Passey has followed her bliss to find success and accomplish her dreams.

Who says studying English isn’t fun and games?

Women in recent generations have made remarkable progress in academia and the workforce — but there’s a lot left to do.

Linda Hogan (Chickasaw), a prominent poet, novelist, essayist and environmentalist, is the featured speaker in ASU’s Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Communi

A breakthrough is on the horizon for doctoral students and the dissertation process at Arizona State University.

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, several ASU English professors reflect on women who have made history.

Arizona State University is a massive engine that runs at warp speed, and a new initiative is inviting a group of campus leaders to look under the hood so they can keep it going decades into the fu

For five evenings over the course of February, the public was invited onto Arizona State University's campuses for Night of the Open Door to see what each ha

In anticipation of National Poetry Month in April, Arizona Poet Laureate and Regents' Professor Alberto Ríos and ASU Now photographers Charlie Leight and Deanna Dent are collaborating to create a "

Following the resignation of founding artistic director Jewell Parker Rhodes earlier this year, the Virginia G.

A roomful of teachers are huddled in groups around pages of text, hurriedly highlighting, circling and underlining certain words and phrases.

Searching for new ideas and unique experiences with the family in 2017?

Zoila Bardales Harris, a junior in ASU's W.P.

“Writing, in particular, is a very strong conduit for compassion, empathy and human connection,” said Jake Friedman, coordinator for ASU’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.

Three more Department of English faculty are celebrating the recent and forthcoming releases of their newest books and journals.

Indigenous arts collective Postcommodity — whose members include two Arizona State University alumni — has been selected to participate in the

During the fall 2016 convocation ceremony on December 13, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor their best and brightest undergraduates from the social sci

On Tuesday, Dec.

Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2016 commencement.

Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2016 commencement.

An ancient history professor with an upcoming lecture at ASU says it’s important to remember the past as we deal with mental health care in the present.

Leonard Cohen was never supposed to be a huge star. He was a failed poet and novelist before he tried his hand at songrwiting.

Each year, the Department of English CARE committee partners with St. Vincent de Paul to "adopt"

The ASU English Education Program has garnered several awards from the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALA

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s winning the Nobel Prize in Literature has many in the literary community up in arms, and the genre-defying Dylan himself remains mum on whether he’ll accept.

How do you break down cultural stereotypes? For two groups in the U.S. and Pakistan, it was through storytelling.

In many ways, the intersection of 48th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix is unremarkable.

Arizona State Univeristy's Institute for Humanities Research has appointed Jacque Wernimont as interim director of the institute's Nexus Lab for Dig

Most teens load up their smartphones with apps. 

Fifteen-year-old Ariana Sokolov doesn’t just use apps; she has already created five.

The striking landscapes that make up our national parks can inspire profound exclamations in even the most ineloquent of visitors.

For six centuries, Geoffrey Chaucer’s work has stirred continued re-examination, modern adaptations and fresh insight into English society in the 14th century.

As autumn looms and temperatures drop (at least for for most of the world), Arizona State University’s Frankenstein Bicentennial Project stirs to life wit

Nearly 1,800 undergraduates will call the ASU Department of English their academic “home” this fall.

Not everybody is a fan of sci-fi.

Podcasts have exploded in popularity.

Jewell Parker Rhodes writes children’s novels about tough subjects.

Samantha Winter grew up with Arizona State University in her backyard.

Some of the most significant turning points in history began with a compelling argument.

On May 5, 2016, the Department of English presented its annual event celebrating 2015-2016 graduates and award-winners.

Arizona State University has no shortage of high-achieving Sun Devils making their mark on the world — and being recognized for it.