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Meet Assistant Professor Douglas Kearney

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The award-winning poet is working on essays, poems, a libretto, and PhotoShopped "sampledelica.."

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Meet Assistant Professor Kathryn Nuernberger

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Our new assistant professor is working on a collection of essays about historical figures accused of witchcraft.

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Frankenstein at 200!

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English presents a series of events in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's innovative novel

Great News! Minnesota Supports New Home for English

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Governor Mark Dayton signed the 2018 bonding bill, ensuring funding for the renovation of Pillsbury Hall for the Department of English. What's next?

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Coming Attractions in English

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Ten reasons the future looks amazing!

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New Pages Summer 2018

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Update your summer reading list with books from faculty, alums, and students!

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MFA News 2017-18

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Publication and award updates from our creative writing students and alums!

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New Book by Patricia Hampl

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The Regents Professor publishes her sixth memoir, a reflection on daydreaming.

21 Years of the MFA in Creative Writing

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Celebrating the program's coming of age.

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Sprengnether with New Book on Freud

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Retired professor finds his biography not consistent with his theory

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Upcoming Events

October 23, 2018

Frankenstein at 200! Monster Readings

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In 1818, 20-year-old Mary Shelley published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This fall, the Department of English marks the book's 200th anniversary with public readings, screenings...

October 30, 2018

Yiyun Li Reading

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Yiyun Li is the author of the collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, which won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award. She's also published two...

November 5, 2018

Frankenstein at 200! The Monsters of Beowulf

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In 1818, 20-year-old Mary Shelley published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This fall, the Department of English marks the book's 200th anniversary with public readings, screenings...

November 15, 2018

Julie Schumacher: The Shakespeare Requirement

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Julie Schumacher, Professor of English and winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, will read from and discuss her new novel, The Shakespeare Requirement. The novel takes place at...

November 29, 2018

Patricia Hampl: A Celebratory Reading

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The Department of English presents a celebration of Minnesota's own award-winning memoirist, author of such pioneering and acclaimed works as The Florist's Daughter, A Romantic Education,...

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