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September 25, 2018

Frankenstein at 200! Early 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...

September 26, 2018

Patricia Smith Reading

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The Creative Writing Program presents poet Patricia Smith. Smith is the award-winning author of eight critically-acclaimed books of poetry, including Incendiary Art (Triquarterly Books,...

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Big Ten English Departments Launch Emerging Scholars Series

From Archive to Prison: Grad Student Research

English Works: From Words to Performance

We Are Liberal Arts: Lara Rubbelke

Are You Our New Professor?

On Purpose: Portrait of English

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Frankenstein at 200! Early Monster Movies

Patricia Smith Reading