Congratulations to Abbie Lemmon, who has been named a recipient of the 2012 Maize and Blue Award. The Maize and Blue, the most prestigious honor given by the University to graduating seniors, is awarded to a select group of graduating seniors who have a GPA of 3.75 and exhibit both exemplary academic achievement and service
Workshop on Applying to Graduate Programs
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 (3:45-4:45 pm) Tuscola Room, WSW Hosted by Dr. Lippert Thinking of doing a Master of Fine Arts, or a Master of Arts in the humanities? Attend the workshop to learn about planning and strategic tips for successful applications.
Megan Breidenstein and #umflintboo
Our Megan Breidenstein has a post on the University Relations blog about creating a Twitter-fiction scary story. Read it. /universityrelations/2012/11/16/umflintboo/
Seniors – Register now for your ENG 400 seminar!
If you are an English major and a senior, you need to take ENG 400, the capstone seminar. The department is offering two sections this coming Winter 2013 semester: ENG 400-01, “Research in Creative Writing” Monday, 5:30-8:15, Prof. Carpenter ENG 400-02, “Shakespeare’s Theory of Drama” Tuesday, 5:30-8:15, Prof. Kietzman There are still seats available in
Winter 2013 graduate courses
ENG 319/522-01: Spenser and Milton: Radicals Making a Tradition (Kietzman) TR 12:30-1:45 pm Edmund Spenser and John Milton are the two greatest writers of epic in English during the Renaissance. Both men were also politicians who tried to influence public affairs through their writings. Spenser was born only a few years before the beginning of
“What Would Moses Do?”: Some Notes on the “Mysteries” of Teaching
I have always loved the early-modern use of the word “mysterie” to denote “a craft, art, trade, or profession.” It is, in fact, the second definition of the word in the OED where we learn that it began life describing ministerial occupations like the priesthood (Chaucer), matured through use to include all trades—hangman included
Qua call for submissions
Qua, the University of Michigan-Flint’s literary and fine arts journal, is now accepting submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for our Fall 2012 issue. We invite submissions from Flint community members as well as University of Michigan-Flint students. Writers’ Guidelines: Qua accepts submissions of original, previously unpublished fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from University
Additional MA course: ENG 538 (Wright and Hurston)
We have an additional graduate-level literature course for Fall 2012: Dr. Alicia Kent’s ENG 538 – Topics in American Literature since 1900. The seminar, which focuses on Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston, will meet with ENG 400 on Wednesdays (4:00-6:45 pm). Course Description ENG 538 – F12 To register for the course, please contact Dr.
Why Majoring in English Isn’t a Waste of Time
Many thanks to Eva Sandoval, writing in Matador: The question people usually ask the English major after “What are you going to do with that?” is generally “Does it pay?” It’s an appallingly rude question. My suspicion has long been that the question arises out of the asker’s need to comfort themselves that selling out
Wrapping up Winter 2012
Congratulations to the Class of 2012! We’re proud of your accomplishments and we hope that you’ll stay in touch with us. Let us know where you’re headed in the comments section. Here are just a few highlights of our graduating students: Roger Austin (MA in English Language & Literature) was accepted to the PhD program