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Frankenstein at 200!

Great News! Minnesota Supports New Home for English

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Learning by Doing, Thanks to Leyasmeyers

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August 23, 2018 to September 3, 2018

Join CLA at the Minnesota State Fair

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Visit us if you’re heading to the Great Minnesota Get-together. College of Liberal Arts departments and researchers will be in the U of M Central Crossroads building and the Driven to...

September 25, 2018

Frankenstein at 200! Silent Monster Movies

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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...

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Students at the Bell Library reading room

Making Pillsbury Hall a Home for English

Auyoung Named McKnight Land-Grant Professor

Major of the Month: Marah Walker

Listening to the Wind: Alum Dr. Jeff Todd Titon

Uneasy Lies the Head: Grad Student Marc Juberg