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The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies is hosting an online peer-reviewed journal, known as the SHPRS Digital Humanities Journal, started by undergraduate students.
It has been nearly a decade since Louise Erdrich’s novel “The Round House” first told the story of Joe Coutts, a 13-year-old boy living on an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota who takes it upon hi
The innovative work of three ASU Department of English students is now in book form!
Anybody who has had the opportunity to hear Michael Eric Dyson speak will tell you how powerful an experience it can be.
In her novels, award-winning author and Arizona State University Professor Jewell Parker Rhodes often combines he
Sometimes, when you’re stretched to the limit and you think you can’t go on, all it takes to bring you back to a state of equilibrium is a calming voice — and a little poetry.
The humanities encompass everything from history, literature and creative writing to film and media, language and culture, philosophy, linguistics and religion.
When it comes to American history, ASU Foundation Professor Lois Brown believes no story is too small to tell.
There is a line in “Northanger Abbey,” Jane Austen’s satirical coming-of-age novel, that Devoney Looser thinks of often, whenever she is
A dispiriting job on Wall Street led Ayanna Thompson to the realization that she wanted to change the world more than she wanted a big
Retired movie producer Mark Wolfe didn’t always want to pursue a career in the filmmaking industry.
Author Colson Whitehead felt a responsibility to stick to the truth when he wrote the terrible events in “The Nicke
This January, Amanda Gorman’s stirring words at President Biden’s inauguration celebration ignited a love for poetry many Americans didn’t even know they had.
Five Department of English faculty are the proud authors or editors of recent publications, new and reissued.
Three recent graduates and a senior at Arizona State University have won prestigious fellowships offered by the U.S. Department of State.
As the turbulent summer of 2020 wound to a close, with the nation still reeling after the killing of George Floyd ignited a spate of Black Lives Matter protests calling for an end to systemic racis
Arizona State University’s Project Humanities will be recognized for excellence in education by the city of Tempe at
Arizona State University Director of Creative Writing and Associate Professor Matt Bell was faced with a challenge many educators experienced t
On Monday, Dec.
Three Department of English faculty announce recent and imminently forthcoming works of literary and cultural criticism.
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English announced the winners of two of its annual contests for 2020-2021.
On November 18, 2020, we celebrated the winners of our annual Homecoming Writing Contest with a virtual awards presentation and a reading from the students’ works.
Storytelling is a tool that has been used cross-culturally for centuries as a means to teach lessons, express viewpoints and build communities.
They are the best and brightest and have brought honor and distinguishment to their disciplines.
Many historians have stated that this country was founded on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples and the Earth.
When Arizona State University alumni reflect on their Sun Devil stories, they often remember the influential courses they took from The Coll
It was seeing herself reflected that made the college decision for Maria Walker.
Aya Matsuda, Arizona State University associate professor of applied linguistics, recognizes the need for her students to ga
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.
Three Department of English faculty have been, as of late, hard at work in “editing mode” and have been busy collaborating with others.
“The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”
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
Zombies have been scaring us with horrible table manners since the 16th century, but now they’re about to get an air of respectability.
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.
Raising children isn’t like it was in your parents' and grandparents’ generation.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for National Book Month. Read m
“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.”
— Octavia Butler
In 1767, nine chiefs from the Cherokee Nation were invited to New York City to view a performance of Shakespeare’s “Richard III.” Exactly what they thought of the play, rife as it is with themes of
2020 has been a year. While the nation may feel more divided than ever, it seems we can all agree on the unprecedented nature that this calendar year has brought us.
In April, Arizona State University’s Narrative Storytelling Initiative invited people worldwide to write a short story on what
Addressing present concerns in social justice, sustainability and technology, the Department of English at Arizona State University has recruited five additional faculty to its programs in film and
Three Department of English faculty are shepherding new and relaunched books to publication in late 2020. Recent and forthcoming titles include a celebrated poetry collection in a U.K.
White women have historically played a curious role in race relations in America, occupying dual roles as oppressor and the oppressed.
Arizona State University offers more than 800 fully accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs — not to mention more than 270 minors and c
The centennial of a landmark decision that affected half the United States' population will take place Aug. 18, 2020, as the U.S. Constitution’s 19th Amendment turns 100.
Voted in by Congress on June 4, 1919, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920 and enacted into law on Aug.
The new issue of Accents on English, the Department of English at Arizona State University's annual newsletter, is themed ar
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
Three Department of English faculty and a student announce extraordinary new work responding to the challenges, conflicts, contradictions, and crises of 2020.
It goes without saying that the benefits of scholastic endeavors go beyond the intellectual. They’re also a way that kids can learn social skills, develop literacy and master how to deal with life’
Last Saturday, about halfway through Part 1 of the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy’s two-part Impact
The Virginia G.
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
The practice of lynching was originally used against British loyalists. But after the Civil War it became a way of brutally suppressing the rights and agency of African American citizens.
When Arizona State University Professor and inaugural Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos wrote his latest collection of poetry, he couldn’t have kn
It's not a club that requires a monthly fee, a secret key or a password. All that’s required is a listening ear and a curious mind.
Graduation ceremonies recognize years of hard work, dedication, and often, no small amount of sacrifice on the part of students.
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.
Fully online for Summer Session B, 2020 ASU Department of English courses run the gamut from Shakespeare to Star Wars, spanning centuries (and galaxies) of knowledge.
In the midst of the recent COVID-19-related economic, social and academic upheaval, something profound occurred.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable s
ASU Department of English staff member Shauna Dranetz is being recognized for her outstanding work guiding undergraduate students toward academ
Four ASU Department of English faculty are ushering in new, inventive work—no small feat in these unprecedented times. Releases include the U.S.
Every student in Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University is talented and special in their own way.
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
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
The Environmental Humanities Initiative of the Institute for Humanities Research at Arizona State University is collaborating with the University of Texas Humanit
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.
“Take a risk: We can’t forget the future,” says Dr.
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.
For advice during the present COVID-19 crisis, we need look no further than Shakespeare: “Have patience and endure.”
“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.”
These are most precarious times.
COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. Almost everything we know has changed in a matter of weeks, including how we interact with others.
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
We get it. You want to be informed, but you’ve been in the house for days on end with nothing but coronavirus updates in all of your feeds and headlines. But now, you just need a break.
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
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
Cooperation is essential during a pandemic.
The ASU Health Services website is Arizon
Hot off the presses, three members of the Department of English announce the arrival (or near-arrival) of highly anticipated books.
Kicking off Women’s History Month this year is the 107th anniversary of the first large political march in Washington, D.C., the Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913, which took place March 3.
In front of a record-breaking crowd of more than 950 community leaders, business executives and Arizona State University alumni on Feb.
Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating the launch of recent work in several kinds of media.
Complete black. Then, out of the darkness, from underneath a pile of dirt in the center of the room, emerges Fargo Tbakhi, into the light, for all to see.
Artistic expression has always been a catalyst for discussion in society.
Love finds us all at different times and takes us to different places — just ask these Sun Devil faculty and alumni.
As the largest college at Arizona State University, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to more than 25,000 students.
The Faculty Women of Color Caucus at Arizona State University is pleased to welcome Menah Pratt-Clarke, a leader in institutional transformation in hig
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
The energy at Arizona State University's Katzin Concert Hall on Thursday night was mostly celebratory, sometimes solemn and decidedly female.
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 women, three countries and hundreds of letters spanning five decades.
Marlon James is a writer for a few reasons: It brings him joy. It allows him to address cultural erasure.
Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating recent and forthcoming books and journals spanning a range of interests.
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English announced the winners of two of its annual contests for 2019-2020.
A stretch of the imagination is needed when picturing Jane Austen.
Arizona State University Department of English President’s Professor Joni Adamson, an internationally renowned professor in environmental humani
It’s only fitting that the literature produced by citizens of a country predicated on the idea of personal and societal freedoms should reflect those deeply entrenched values.
As the sun rises on a new decade, Alberto Ríos is reminding us of how far Arizona has come and how much more there is to discover.
As the new year approaches, it's time for a look back at some of the notable Arizona State stories of the past decade.
But first, two caveats.
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.
Two Arizona State University faculty members have been named President’s Professors, adding to the growing list sinc
On Dec.
Arizona State University took great strides forward in 2019, cementing partnerships to further student access and success, facilitating groundbreaking scientific research and earning prestigious aw
Alyssa Orozco believes a healthy planet is a human right.
With 23 boundary-spanning departments and schools, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University offers some of the most interdiscipl
Four Department of English faculty members are celebrating new and forthcoming books and journals that showcase a wide array of research and creativity.
Hemingway. Salinger. Whitman. All legendary writers who once served in the military.
T’was the night after Halloween, when all through the town, the jack-o'-lanterns had dimmed and the candy been downed.
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.
For Superior Court Judge Michael Convey, leaving his native Chicago to attend college at Arizona State University started off as a chance to see a new part of the country.
Guising. Mumming. Souling. That which we call Halloween costuming, by any other name would it not still trick-or-treat?
African American actress Regina King is the star in an HBO adaptation of D.C.’s “The Watchmen,” premiering Oct.
This spring, the Department of English at Arizona State University wants you to plug in.
What awards course credit, builds your resume, provides hands-on experience and gives you the opportunity to travel the world?
Study abroad programs.
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.
Arizona State University marked a record first-year undergraduate cohort of nearly 14,00
Arizona State University has been one of the top producers of students who win the prestigious Fulbright award to travel overseas, and this year, the university has engaged even more people in the
True crime shows are beloved by many for their comprehensive (if not entirely accurate) portrayal of forensics investigations.
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
How do we think about the future during precarious times?
Witches, pagans and polytheists: They’re not seance-holding weirdos, tree-worshipping nudists or Stonehenge-dancing hippies.
Ahead of the wave, we’re sharing news of a virtual tsunami of new books on track to be released by Department of English faculty in October 2019.
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time for pride and reflection, celebrating millions of Americans who have positively influenced and shaped our society.
We don't often think about medieval and Renaissance culture.
Arizona State University’s Project Humanities has developed a reputation for its provocative and engaging programming.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest and most diverse academic unit at Arizona State University.
ASU faculty members are pretty smart — and we don't just mean being experts on carbon c
Four Department of English faculty members are celebrating the publication of important original research.
If you walk with Don and Alleen Nilsen through the well-manicured retirement community where t
With a literary oeuvre that includes 11 novels, several children’s books, plays, and even an opera, Toni Morrison long has been revered as one of the most accomplished and impactful writers in Amer
Editor's note: July 3 marked the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year.
Artificial intelligence algorithms have become pervasive in daily life, but should they? And what are the drawbacks and advantages of using machine learning?
Arizona State University history alumnus Kino Reed regularly teaches O’odham cultural studies and social studies at Salt River High School near Scottsdale, Arizona.
Editor's note: July 3 marked the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year.
Ayanna Thompson is the director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona State University. She is currently working on a collection of essays on Shakespeare and r
Fifty-six years ago, on a humid Sunday in early May, thousands of African American congregants walked calmly out of the New Pilgrim Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and headed toward the city
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
Four Department of English faculty members present innovative new work in various fields and formats: a journal special issue on politics and race; an edited volume of medieval and Renaissance conf
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.
The new issue of Accents on English, the Department of English at Arizona State University's annual newsletter, is now live.
In what is likely one of its most eclectic collaborations to date, last weekend several faculty from the Department of English joined A
Congratulations to 2018-2019 grads and award-winners in the Department of English!
Stacey McCreary first enrolled at Arizona State University in 1993 as a self-described “very young” 18-year-old.
ASU English faculty, staff, students and alumni made waves on the local, state, and national scenes during National Poetry month 2019.
Each spring, high school students across the U.S. declare their college decisions, a first major step in carving their future path, and it deserves celebration.
Roden Crater, a large-scale art installation of light and perception in northern Arizona, is seen by only a few hundred people every year.
Reflecting on her life’s journey as a writer — from having her mother create story books for her at a young age to being on the threshold of having her second book of poems published — Arizona Stat
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
On Tuesday, May 7, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students fro
Three Department of English faculty members introduce new, published work.
Arizona State University alumnus Dan Shilling considers himself a good example of somebody whose life was changed by the humanities.
When speaking with young writers, Chicana essayist, playwright and poet Cherríe Moraga has a perennial piece of wisdom — for an authentic voice, go home.
Michele Clark studies invasive plant species, and her research could help save people from being attacked by tigers in a forest in Nepal.
The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Arizona State University welcomes Eric H. Holder Jr.
Editor’s note: Winter is coming. As are spoilers.
From hip-hop to fashion and narrative art to indigenous urban pop culture: The seventh annual Phoenix Indian Center Youth
Arizona State University's Emerge, a festival of futures, interweaves art, science and technology to explore the future in evocative ways.
Some 1.7 billion people are speaking or learning English around the world today, a number expec
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
The ASU Alumni Association Founders’ Day awards program honors the pioneering spirit of the institution’s founders and celebrates the innovations of alumni, faculty members and supporters of one of
If you’ve returned from spring break in a panic because you haven’t yet made your fall 2019 class selections, we can help.
Three Department of English faculty members and one affiliate from the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies announce publication of important new books: an overview of modernist arts cul
Shiv Shah is a scientist first and foremost.
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.
Editor's note: This story is part of an ASU Now series celebrating the centennial of the Gr
The final Open Door event introduced visitors to everything from rescue robots to healthy eating.
An English master’s student, a business sophomore and an urban planning undergrad walk into a classroom. There is no punchline here, and they are all in the right place.
The latest exhibit at ASU Gammage will feature the works from photographer Jim Bochenek.
“What is the language we need to live right now?”
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
ASU Open Door welcomes visitors to campus locations, allowing the public access to spaces usually accessible only to ASU students – laborator
Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating the recent and/or imminent release of books.
The public lecture Oxford Professor Jonathan Bate delivered Tuesday night at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix, cheekily titled "T
A collection of miniature artist’s books and a limited-edition English translation of poetry by a child Holocaust victim are now available for reading and viewing at ASU Library.
ASU Library has announced that four Arizona State University students have been selected to attend three days of seminars and research at the Newberry Library
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
With the new year comes a chance to start over with a clean slate — an opportunity to learn something new, embark on an adventure and explore the unknown.
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
Arizona State University Professor Neal A.
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.
Combining the artistic space of a traditional residency with the teaching and professionalization of an academic fellowship, the Virginia G.
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.
A prominent British biographer, broadcaster, eco-critic and Shakespearean is visiting Arizona State University this spring to elevate further the university’s already top-ranked humanities research
The World Health Organization estimates roughly 47 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia. By 2050, that number is expected to almost triple.
From the dusk of the drive-in to the dawn of the login, America’s movie-watching journey has traversed a twisty plot of romance, drama, enterprise and disruption in the decades since the first “Aut
With entire social media handles dedicated to the genre, today’s epic stories of animal connections enjoy an easy ride to internet fame.
Three Department of English faculty members are ringing in 2019 by launching new books.
Everyone has a story, and everyone has the voice to tell it.
During the fall 2018 convocation ceremonies on December 11, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor their best and brightest undergraduates from the social s
On Tuesday, Dec.
The annual Tempe Writing and Cover Design contest, now in its fifth year, again invites ASU students from all majors and cam
In recent years, talk of border security, child separation, caravans of migrants and building — or not building — “the wall” has dominated U.S. headlines.
Margot Plunkett is a bubbly freshman studying English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Forget everything you thought you knew about drag.
During World War II, cartoons, posters and screwball comedies were just as deadly as panzers and Thunderbolts.
Judging by the success of Duolingo, Rosetta Stone and Babbel, tech-based language-learning is here to stay.
Santa Monica College is now the first California community college to host an onsite transfer services program manager from Arizona State University.
Arizona State University Associate Professor Natalie Diaz has been named the Maxine and Jonathan Marshall Chair in Modern and Contemporary Poet
Matt Bell knows the importance of a sense of place.
The Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a Hispanic tradition celebrated annually Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 in remembrance of lost loved ones.
You may think of Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck as the lovable cartoon characters you grew up watching in Sunday morning cartoons.
Five Department of English faculty members are launching three new books: a discussion of girls and science writing, a collection of sensual poetry, and an introductory text for humor studies.
“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.”
With whistles, pipes, toy pianos and automobile horns, Arizona State University’s orchestral contribution to the "Frankenstein" bicentennial celebration looks to be almost as piecemeal as Mary Shel
Female action heroes. Everyman poet-musicians. Fake news. Publishing YA lit. Saving the planet. Writing theft. A history of English.
Discarded pizza boxes. Empty energy-drink cans. Dozens dancing. And hundreds of people cracking, hacking and tapping away on laptops during a 36-hour marathon binge.
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
Single-use plastics — such as cups with straws, takeout containers and water bottles — are so common in our culture of convenience that we often don’t give them a second thought.
"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."
Three Department of English faculty members announce new and forthcoming volumes of recent work: an environmental humanities journal special issue, a discussion of algorithms (in Italian), and an e
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
Arizona State University Facilities Development and Management was busy during summer 2018 opening several new buildings and completing multiple facilities upgrades. Facilities Development an
Capturing a big, complex idea in 60 seconds is not easy.
The excitement in Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos’ voice when he tells a crowd of people gathered at a recent Changing Hands Bookstore event in Phoenix that he will soon become a gr
This fall, the Department of English at Arizona State University is getting another upgrade, and this time it’s personal. Rather, personnel.
With its emerging skyline, newly renovated stadium and continual growth, sometimes it’s easy to forget that Arizona State University’s Tempe campus sits on the ancestral homelands of American India
Arizona State University English Professor Devoney Looser has been named a Foundation Professor effective fall 2018.
"True awareness of mortality, when it comes, is a permanent revolution...."
Before she was the first lady of the United States, Laura Bush was a librarian, and in 1995 she founded the Texas Book Festival as a way of honoring Texas authors and promoting the joys of reading.
Editor's note: Explicit verbal permission was given by Louise Wilson to publish photos depicting the Gitksan language.
World-class scholar. Accomplished leader. True innovator. A major force. These are just several of the accolades Ayanna Thompson’s colleagues use to describe her.
This summer, four Arizona State University students participated in a five-week teaching assignment in São Paulo, Brazil.
Want to know more about the romantic lives of 18th century English women? Read a Jane Austen novel.
Arizona State University played a major role in the first-ever Summit on the Research and Teaching of Young Adult Litera
For individuals looking to build a career in the international field of English language teaching, the ASU Online master's degree program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
The new issue of Accents on English, the Department of English at Arizona State University's annual newsletter, is now liv
As Dorothy and the Scarecrow learned, sometimes nature talks back.
The figure of Robert F. Kennedy casts a long shadow, equally split between what was and what could have been.
Getting a bunch of high school students to show up for a poetry reading on a Friday afternoon in the summer is quite a feat.
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.
Arizona State University abounds with academics who are also authors — often prolific ones — and their publications range from research-backed guides to literary works to theoretical explorations.
Most of us hope that our confessional emails to friends won’t wind up on the internet.
In fall 2018, Arizona State University will begin offering coursework toward a new Health Humani
Innovation at Arizona State University often comes in the form of research, business ideas and technology.
They interviewed an award-winning journalist who had just returned from Syria. They learned how religious conflict ushered in the modern system of states from a political scientist.
Congratulations to 2017-2018 grads and award-winners in the Department of English!
To have Joni Adamson tell it, these are exciting times for the environmental humanities.
“I try to let myself be inspired daily by treating each new thing I learn as a treasure and by expressing my gratitude that I am able to be at a school like Arizona State University,” said Se
As another academic year winds down, Arizona State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is awarding faculty members who have gone far beyond expectations to facilitate scholarly
ASU doctoral and MFA students in humanities disciplines were invited to compete in a Connected Academics Pitching Contest
Update: The National Endowment for the Humanities named ASU English Professor Devoney Looser a Public Scholar on Aug.
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
Times sure have changed.
Young adult novels used to be about dealing with rites of passage like parents getting divorced, or dating and menstruation.
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
Author and Arizona State University alumna Adrienne Celt was once dubbed a liberal arts success story by her literary agent.
“And it's true,” Celt said.
On April 3, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Tuesday, May 8, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students from the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities
Arizona State University has become the 37th school to join the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Research Consortium.
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
The Juste family church tipi has been in service, helping heal the Salt River Gila community, for over 25 years.
On March 13, English professor James Blasingame received an ASU Pat Tillman Veterans Center
If academic units had patron saints, the Arizona State University English department’s would be Geoffrey Chaucer.
Humanities studies and baseball? It’s not exactly an obvious pairing.
A good book can transport the reader into a faraway universe filled with rich detail.
For historian Yasmin Saikia, Women's History Month is an opportunity to recognize all women, in addition to trailblazing historical figures.
Harvey Weinstein. Kevin Spacey. Bill Cosby. Rob Porter.
“Gunfire Erupts at a School. Leaders Offer Prayers. Children Are Buried. Repeat.”
Three Department of English faculty announce recent and forthcoming books centering on medieval optical science, Eastern European immigration, and verb meaning in English.
The 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" has ushered in a new creation — but it’s something entirely different than the familiar eponymous creature.
U.S. presidents have been political game-changers, prolific writers and social-policy pioneers. But did you know about the speeding and the cheerleading?
Researchers from across Arizona State University are coming together to analyze, preserve and revitalize historic materials found during the renovation of Park Central Mall in midtown Phoenix.
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.
Krista Ratcliffe’s first semester at Arizona State University began in a cloud of dust.
It almost sounds like the start of a joke: How do you get a staunch Republican and a left-leaning Democrat to have a civil conversation about Arizona politics? Sit ’em down for a meal.
This issue of Writing Notes, ASU Writing Programs' newsletter, features stories and notes about our new space.
In 2012, fresh off her first visit to the Sundance Film Festival through her internship with the f
Update: Venita Blackburn was named a finalist for the PEN America Literary Awards on Jan.
We all remember when the floor was lava, when we were schoolteacher to our stuffed animals, when we played detective to solve the mystery before dinnertime.
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.
Professor James Blasingame (English Education) just returned from Washington, DC, with a group of 15 teachers from around the world as part of a
ASU English faculty celebrate recent and forthcoming book publications on topics from gender and sexual politics to existential poetry to sixteenth-century court literature.
The 2018 Golden Globes went dark Sunday night, dressing to match the pall of sexual misconduct that has hung over Hollywood and beyond this past year.
Alonzo Jones has one of the best jobs at Arizona State University: associate athletic director for inclusion and championship life.
Who doesn’t want to lead a championship life?
Why should we go to space?
Three ASU English faculty members and an alum announce recent and forthcoming book publications.
During the fall 2017 convocation ceremony on December 12, 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.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.
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.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2017 commencement.
In the 1970s at the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Sandra Cisneros, Rita Dove and Joy Harjo were the only non-white students.
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.
Each year, the Department of English CARE committee partners with St. Vincent de Paul to "adopt" needy families for the holiday season.
Thanksgiving brings us closer together, but our conversations across generations in a family can sometimes drive us farther apart.
It started with a textbook.
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.
Associate Professor of English Jessica Early is the recipient of a Dean’s Humanities Fellowship from the ASU College of Liberal Arts and Scienc
Scooby-Doo, the animated character and series launched by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1969, is one of the most successful brands in entertainment history.
Three ASU English faculty, two alumni, and one student are celebrating the recent and forthcoming releases of new books of proverbs, stratospheric sci-fi, and second-language writing research.
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.
Myron Dewey (Newe-Numah/Paiute-Shoshone), an award-winning filmmaker, citizen journalist and educator, is the featured speaker in Arizona State University's Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture
So unusual was the 1918 influenza, which killed an estimated 3 to 5 percent of the world’s population, that its symptoms were often mis
Editor's note: This story is being highlighted in ASU Now's year in review.
All of Arizona State University celebrates when its students win prestigious awards.
Hacking can imply something negative: your identity stolen, your bank account emptied. Can it go the other way?
Since graduating with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing from Arizona State University, Amanda Ventura has been developing her writing style with a career in public relations and marketing whi
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.
Four Department of English faculty members announce recent or forthcoming publications of work on topics ranging from aphorisms to Shakespeare, from nineteenth-century spiritualism to an illustrate
Literature is rife with interpretations of home: There’s no place like it in the “Wizard of Oz”; the land Scarlett O’Hara lives on in “Gone with the Wind” is like her mother; Jay Gatsby’s is an opu
For nearly a dozen years, ASU’s Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture has prompted scholarly discussions on the role of cinema, media and music in society and has paid tribute to some of the 2
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles of fall 2017 incoming ASU students.
If, like Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, you want to see the sun blotted out from the sky and painted black, then you are in luck.
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.
Six alumni, who graduated from the largest and most diverse college at Arizona State University, have joined forces to create a renewed sense of pride in their alma mater.
Two Department of English faculty members announce recent publications of edited work: one, a multi-volume reference set; the other, a journal special issue.
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.
Arizona State University alumnus Matt Shindell found a way to bring all his interests together in a career many would rank high on their list of dream jobs: curating a collection at the Smithsonian
Any writer will tell you their craft is a mostly solitary one, requiring hours of time spent alone on reflection, execution and revision before a story finally emerges.
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’
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University welcomes five new administrators into leadership ranks.
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 latest in faculty books from the Department of English features algorithmic prose poetry, Frankenstein for STEM, a history of Jane Austen fandom, and an exploration of medieval English o
It’s not every day one’s name is mentioned in the same breath as the name Rosa Parks. It’s also not every one who has the honor of sharing that space with the late civil rights icon.
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
It wasn’t until her second year as a doctoral candidate at ASU that Tracey Flores first read Chicana author Gloria Anzaldua, and it changed her life: She remembers it as her first time reading stor
Hey ASU undergrads: is the class you wanted already full? Bored by your initial scan of course offerings? Here’s your chance!
Professor Devoney Looser in the Department of English at Arizona State University found her calling to encourage deep thinking and foster lifelong learning as an undergraduate at Augsburg College.
Summer means graduation, vacations and — perhaps, most of all — blockbuster films.
Congratulations to 2016-2017 award-winners in the Department of English!
As a way to highlight student achievement and inspire future outreach, Arizona State University's ASASU Council of Presidents sponsored the first-ever Students Shine contest this spring.
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.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2017 commencement.
Four Department of English faculty are celebrating the recent and forthcoming releases of their newest books.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2017 commencement.
On Tuesday, May 9, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students from the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities at th
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
Running an independent literary magazine and publishing house is a labor of love.
About 1 in 68 children have autism and face difficulties that range from socialization and communication problems to restricted and repetitive behavior. At ASU, efforts to better understand and hel
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.
Arizona State University has long been a leader in conservation, offering the first comprehensive degree on the concept through its School of Sustainability. The university has worked to engage ind
Who says studying English isn’t fun and games?
There are 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, 1 million with Parkinson’s and nearly half a million with multiple sclerosis. And with an aging U.S.
From finding a movie to watch on Netflix, navigating traffic with Waze or Google Maps, fine-tuning your household budget with apps like Mint, or finding a date on Tinder, we find ourselves relying
Women in recent generations have made remarkable progress in academia and the workforce — but there’s a lot left to do.
In the contemporary art world, exhibitions don’t get much more esteemed than the Whitney Biennial and
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
ASU professor Devoney Looser is leading a group of students through the stacks of Hayden Library, in search of old books that bear traces of the past.
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 has hit upon a new solution to help Native American men and boys overcome the host of obstacles that block the path to socioeconomic success for so many: Get outside the cl
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
From visiting one of the most beautiful Nordic cities, to exploring interpersonal relationships on beaches in Fiji, to understanding the integration of science and humanities in Italy, Arizona Stat
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
We’ve all heard of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X.
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 "
“Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film,” from director Sam Wainwright Douglas, will have its world premiere at The Museum of Modern Art’s 16th annual Documentary Fortnight film festival, in
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.
An award-winning professor in counseling and psychology, an international expert in linguistics, and a renowned authority in geographical sciences and urban planning have been named the Outstanding
These black students at Arizona State Universit
ASU and Tempe are offering up a taste of the Old West by hosting the Western POP Film Festival, which runs Wednesday through Friday at the Tempe Center for the Arts.
Shakespeare with a cast of black actors shouldn’t be a big deal, said actor Jonathan-David.
Searching for new ideas and unique experiences with the family in 2017?
The sixth annual ASU Prison Education Conference will bring together a broad coalition of e
Arizona State University alumnus Nick Lambesis pursued a master degree with one goal in mind: to teach humanities at the college level. But his path to success led him down a different route.
“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.
ASU professor Neal A. Lester has won several awards and recognitions throughout his academic career, and on Martin Luther King Jr. Day he’ll receive one that ranks right near the top.
Three more Department of English faculty are celebrating the recent and forthcoming releases of their newest books and journals.
Director Damien Chazelle’s hit musical “La La Land” has been nominated for 14 Oscars, tying the mark for the most in Academy Award history.
Three Department of English faculty and staff members are celebrating the recent and forthcoming releases of their newest books.
In Fall 2016, each of Sean Moxley-Kelly's English composition classes produced its own podcast.
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
We can all rest easier knowing what keeps Carolyn Forbes up at night.
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.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2016 commencement.
On Tuesday, Dec.
The city of Phoenix has selected its first community poet, appointing ASU lecturer Rosemarie Dombrowski, who welcomed the nod, saying poetry represents a “recognition of the human struggle and a ce
The Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC) has announced Arizona State University as its partner institution after a competitive, nationwide search.
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.
Hayden Library, which sits at the center of ASU’s Tempe campus, is the most visited library facility at Arizona State University, receiving more than 1.5 million visitors each year.
Leonard Cohen was never supposed to be a huge star. He was a failed poet and novelist before he tried his hand at songrwiting.
With a shrinking job market in tenure-track faculty positions, doctoral students in the humanities often must compete for alternative academic — known as “alt-ac” — careers, or even search fo
Each year, the Department of English CARE committee partners with St. Vincent de Paul to "adopt"
To explain why our planet is habitable, various different types of geoscientists studying Earth’s surface and its interior must work with each other and with communications scholars, say A
Operating out of the ENG 101/102: Indigenous Rhetoric at Arizona State University, and in partnership with Barrett Honors students, Project Communal Effort seeks to empower marginalized Indigenous
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.
Bobby Taylor closes his eyes and remembers the night he discovered Michael Jackson.
How do you break down cultural stereotypes? For two groups in the U.S. and Pakistan, it was through storytelling.
For Debbie Reese, cutting classes in high school was an opportunity to indulge her passions.
In many ways, the intersection of 48th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix is unremarkable.
Driven by a desire to succeed and make a difference in the lives of others, three distinguished alumni from Arizona State University have persevered to overcome obstacles and accomplish personal an
Arizona State Univeristy's Institute for Humanities Research has appointed Jacque Wernimont as interim director of the institute's Nexus Lab for Dig
The Department of English’s Community Engagement Committee announces opportunities for local giving this fall. The initiative is in two parts: food banks and “pet” projects.
Most teens load up their smartphones with apps.
Fifteen-year-old Ariana Sokolov doesn’t just use apps; she has already created five.
Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating the recent releases of their newest books.
From Bob Dylan’s 1964 folk rock anthem “The Times They Are a-Changin’” to Shepard Fairey’s iconic Obama “hope” poster to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash “Hamilton” to Allen Ginsberg’s anguished
Historically, works of fiction dealing with climate change have focused more on visions of the future that include Mad Max-type dystopian societies, starved for resources, on the brink of collapse.
The striking landscapes that make up our national parks can inspire profound exclamations in even the most ineloquent of visitors.
ASU professor Martin Matustik discovered at the age of 40 that he was the child of a Holocaust survivor.
For six centuries, Geoffrey Chaucer’s work has stirred continued re-examination, modern adaptations and fresh insight into English society in the 14th century.
Sex, profanity and violence: Two of the foremost experts on censorship in young adult literature say that no other topics are more likely to get a book banned.
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
A new book by English education doctoral student Jason Griffith has just been released: From Me to We: Using Narra
Sports mascots, music lyrics, Halloween costumes, hairstyles, face paint: Arizona State University professor Neal A. Lester says cultural appropriation can take many forms.
Nearly 1,800 undergraduates will call the ASU Department of English their academic “home” this fall.
One institute, two academic units and four schools within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University are welcoming new directors and chairs.
Professor Aaron Baker, whose scholarship focuses on representations of social identity in American cinema and who was the former head of A
A year after a devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, the country still faces a lengthy path to recovery — both structurally and emotionally.
Research in the ASU Department of English crosses boundaries and our faculty are engaged in work across the university as well.
ASU professor Neal A. Lester says one of the worst things about becoming homeless can be the loss of one’s humanity.
Jewell Parker Rhodes writes children’s novels about tough subjects.
Curly Hopkins, Texas Pickles Franklin and Fat Bad Boy King sit contemplating their next verse in a classroom on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.
Samantha Winter grew up with Arizona State University in her backyard.
Arizona State University's Institute for Humanities Research has announced the appointment of Cora Fox as interim director, following the departure of director Sally Kitch on July 1.
Professor Aaron Baker, a film and media studies specialist, has been named Interim Chair of the Department of English at ASU, July 1, 2016
Speculative fiction stories have the power to take abstract, contentious policy debates about humans and their changing environment and turn them into gripping, visceral tales.
Some of the most significant turning points in history began with a compelling argument.
Two hundred years ago, in the early morning hours of June 16, Mary Shelley found herself possessed by a waking dream in which she “saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the
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.
Norman Dubie, Arizona State University Regents’ Professor of English, was awarded the 2016 international Griffin Poetry Prize for his collection "Th
Arizona State University's 5th Annual Prison Education Conference was hosted by the Prison Education Awareness Club (PEAC) and the Department of English.
Most pre-dental undergrads don’t conduct research on Malcolm X. But most pre-dental undergrads aren’t Sarah Syed.
Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who received honors and support for their continuing work this summer and next fall.
“I too am not a bit tamed — I too am untranslatable;
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.”
The Department of English at Arizona State University announces spring 2016 winners of graduate and undergraduate awards, scholarships and fellowships.
We are deeply saddened to report that our colleague, Debra Schwartz, died while on a solitary camping trip in Oak Creek Canyon, an activity she embraced "to enjoy peaceful nature in a poetic kind o
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2016 commencement.
During the spring 2016 convocation ceremonies on May 10 at 2 p.m.
As the academic year comes to a close, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognizes exceptional faculty members who have gone above and beyond to educate the next generation of scholars.
On Tuesday, May 10, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest-achieving students from the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities at t
The final tallies are in and once again the ASU Forensics (Speech) Team can report outstanding success at this year’s American Forensics Association’s National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIE
Students in Instructor Kyle Wilson's ENG 102 course have created Project Communal Effort and as part of American Indian Culture Week at ASU are raising funds for needy families.
When she was a child, Nicole Lemme’s father would take her to see an old mining town in northern Arizona that he used to visit when he was young.
Recent advances in biotechnologies, such as the completion of the human genome project and genetic editing, have not only raised ethical questions about their use and effects on humans, but also un
At a large, state-run medical facility, a young woman’s reproductive fate has been determined.
El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Día) at ASU has launched a campaign through ASU's Pitchfunder platform, which provide
His was the loneliest and most unlikely voice in rock and roll, with a posthumous career to die for.
The Navajo language is dying, and Manuelito Wheeler wants to change that.
People in the Arizona State University community who won Fulbright awards this year are living abroad and studying subjects ranging from virus engineering and flamenco guitar to a World War II resi
Nearly every Fulbright grant winner who spends time abroad faces challenges with a new language.
Those who work in developing countries face other issues as well.
Maureen Goggin is spending her Fulbright year in Austria, researching a little-known source of needlework done by women.
Immersion in another culture can change a person.
For writer Allegra Hyde, the year she is spending in Bulgaria will also likely affect her art.
The U.S. prison system is retreating from an era of force and punishment and is starting to think once again about education and rehabilitation programs.
Who was Nick Salerno? Many would say: a generous soul who changed the Valley of the Sun and ASU for the better.
Patience is a virtue. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Time and tide wait for no man.
A high school principal, a judge and a former prisoner walk onto a college campus …
The hallway on the sixth floor of the G. Homer Durham Language and Literature building looks more like a movie theater than a place of academia.
Sometimes getting even the most exciting news can be anticlimactic. (Curse you, caller ID!)
Language is complicated. Anyone who has tried to use high school French to navigate the Champs-Élysées can tell you that.
Mark Lussier, chair of the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University since June 2013, has announced he will step down from the position effective
Have you ever Wikipedia’d a topic to settle an argument? Ever made a donation to help victims of a disaster? Or sipped “fair trade” coffee at Starbucks?
Students in China are eager to learn about American culture, and Arizona State University is part of a project designed to meet that need.
Arizona State University is a training ground for many new forms of expression in fiction, including in the popular Young Adult (YA) genre.
In this Nov.
On Friday, October 9, 2015, the Americanist Reading Group hosted an Archival Faculty Talk by Keith Miller and Eric Wertheimer, scholars in the field of American Studies and Department of English fa
The Prison Education Programs and the Prison Education Awareness Club (PEAC) announce a book drive for the Arizona State Prison in Florence.
Despite studying English every year since kindergarten, Chang Liu realized upon arriving in Arizona last August that she could not properly speak the language.
The United States is a young country, but it still has its fair share of history.
On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, the Department of English hosted Jeffrey N.
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2016.
How do we classify texts produced by undocumented authors who no longer identify as Mexican, yet have no officially recognized status in the United States?
In the age of the 24-hour news cycle, where quick soundbytes and images out of context dominate the online realm, rhetoric rules.
“Big data” sounds like it could be a pretty boring topic, maybe not something you want to bring up during a dinner party.
Never let it be said that we didn’t “show up.” The list of awards, recognitions, and “best ofs” from 2015 features a slew of outstanding work by ASU Department of English faculty and alumni.
updated 1/28/16
It’s a fight to the finish for most graduate students at the end of their programs, their defenses looming on the horizon.
Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a time to reflect on the struggles for equality and freedom in America. It's also a day to recall our various connections to the holiday's namesake.
Lori Alvord, Chief of Surgical Services and a practicing general surgeon at Banner Health Page Hospital, spoke on Thursday, Oct.
Hands go up in a crowded ASU lecture hall when a social justice course instructor asks who has ever experienced prejudice.
Arizona State University’s Department of English has no shortage of talented alumni and faculty, as is evidenced by the latest crop of novels, short-story collections, memoirs and poetry to come ou
The Creative Writing Anniversary Gala celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Creative Wr
A team of faculty and students based in ASU’s Department of English has been awarded a Changemaker Central $1,500 Woodside Community Ac
During the fall 2015 convocation ceremony on December 15, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor their best and brightest undergraduates from the social sci
Several Department of English students were named College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Students Leaders at a special reception at Manzanita hosted by CLAS Dean Patrick Kenney on Nov. 13.
Does the holiday season put you in a reflective mood? Will winter break give you some unstructured time to jot your ideas and stories down? Is “become a published author” on your bucket list?
Decades ago the word “bootleg” carried an outlaw connotation.
British biographer and scholar Sir Jonathan Bate comes to ASU on Nov.
Nick Salerno tells people that he grew up in the dark.
The Department of English Homecoming Writing Contest celebrates the creative and scholarly writing of undergraduate students within the ASU Department of English (English and Film and Media Studies
Editor's note: This story is being highlighted in ASU Now's year in review.
The Department of English's Community Engagement Committee (a.k.a.
Angela "Angie" O'Neal, who received her PhD from the Department of English at ASU in 2007, has been named the inaugural Joan Alden Speidel Chair in English at Shorter University, located in Rome, G
Civics education is not just for aspiring political scientists.
“And what is the use of a book,” asked Lewis Carroll’s Alice, moments before tumbling down the rabbit hole, “without pictures or conversations?”
The Arizona State University Department of English Community Engagement Committee presents:
Beowulf is the kind of guy who leaves an impression.
Do you remember where you were when you first read or were exposed to some incarnation of the Old English epic poem?
Some of us are Type A people; we plan our days down to the minute and make decisions based on a practical system of weighing pros and cons.
And some of us are daydreamers.
Valley newcomer Stacey Kuznetsov recently discovered a rather unconventional way to meet new people: fermented salsa parties.
It has been more than a century since women first called for the right to equal pay — yet they still make only 77 cents to a man’s dollar, according to 2012 data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
This summer President Barack Obama became the first sitting president of the United States to visit a federal prison, touring one in Oklahoma.
Two prominent thought leaders and authors from Europe bring a close to the Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series for 2015.
Today the White House announced the creation of a nationwide “CubeSat competition” that partners high school students with leading universities for the development and operation of small space sate
Arizona State University’s resident Jane Austen expert, Devoney Looser, busts the myth of “sexy Mr. Darcy” in a recent piece for London newspaper The Independent.
Editor's note: Leading up to Homecoming, we'll be running several stories a week on ASU alumni.
It took a 60-year journey from Europe to the United States and back to bring Emmerich Kálmán’s musical comedy "Arizona Lady" to the ma
This week, three members of an indigenous artist collective called Postcommodity will install the largest-ever bi-national land art piece on the U.S.-Mexico border.
It’s only a few hours into the second annual Hacks 4 Humanity hackathon on Saturday, Oct.
What do an Arizona State University-Starbucks business student in Washington state, a sustainability research collaboration in Germany, and seven English classrooms on the ASU Tempe campus have in
Growing up in a tiny town on the Navajo reservation, Laura Tohe relied on comics, fairy tales and books to stimulate her mind — even if that meant a four-hour round-trip drive to the nearest librar
