accents on english | fall 15-winter 16
volume 19, issue 1
It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.
—Native American proverb
local lore: stories, meanings, signs, speech
Mystery Doors, Feathered Revenants, and Mummified Senators: Legendry from the Dark Heart of Hayden's Ferry
Larry Ellis
Stories Are Good for You: Students Present at American Folklore Society Meeting
Larry Ellis
A Word from the Editor
Alberto Ríos
from the chair
A Usable Past
Mark Lussier
upcoming events
alumni feature
'Erin Go Bragh' with Adrienne Leavy
Sheila Luna
Deconstructing 'Repellent Fence' with Cristóbal Martínez
Kristen LaRue-Sandler
Libyan Student Perseveres Amidst War, Strife to Earn Degree
Sheila Luna
student stories
New BA in Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies Lets Students Have Their Say
Kayla Bruce
Exploring Romania's 'Living Literature' Key to MA Student's Success
Dana Tait
It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.
—Italo Calvino
research & engagement
Dialogue on Dialogue: Recap of FemRhet 2015
Maureen Daly Goggin / Shirley Rose
Pakistani Women Scholars Visit ASU
Dana Tait
Emotional Appeal: IHR Fellows Cora Fox and Brad Irish
Dana Tait
RED INK Journal: Preserving, Promoting an Indigenous Voice
Meghan Bacino
comings & goings
New Academic Advisor: Athena Andriakos
Sheila Luna
Who Are Mentors, If Not Gatekeepers of the Mind?
María Isabel Alvarez
Upon Her Retirement, A Farewell to Jeannine Savard
Ernesto Abeytia
word lovers' corner
A Riddle of Signposts
Alberto Ríos
Crossword: Arizona Places and Trivia
Alberto Ríos
editorial staff
Accents on English 2.0 is produced by the Department of English at Arizona State University.
Executive Editors: Alberto Ríos, Kristen LaRue-Sandler | Web Editors: Kristen LaRue-Sandler, Bruce Matsunaga
Copy Editors: Sheila Luna, Stephen McDonough, Sarah Saucedo
Newsletter Committee: Alberto Ríos (Chair), Meghan Bacino, Larry Ellis, Kristen LaRue-Sandler, Sheila Luna, Dana Tait
There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.
—Ursula K. LeGuin
about the masthead image
A story in every quadrant: This quaint and colorful bird's-eye view of the Phoenix area is from an 1885 lithograph by C. J. Dyer, published by Schmidt Label & Lithograph Company. It now resides in the Library of Congress in the public domain.