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Reading. Thinking. Being. Becoming. Department of English @ Northern Illinois University

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Some love for Dr. @NewmanAmyL!

https://t.co/ZqXIHVCrgV

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Wow look at what our students are doing!

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I love this TikTok that my student @itsjust_fatimah made for her final ENGL 200 project, which was to interact with a text in a creative way. She chose @KieseLaymon's Heavy. @NIUEnglish #books #memoirs #remotelearning

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Registration Link:

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Heads up NIU:

Forward Together: Celebrating NIU’s Native American Past, Present, and Future
11/12, 3:00-4:00 PM

Dr. Melissa Adams-Campbell (English) & Dr. Natalie Joy (History) will discuss their recent collaborations to draw awareness to Northern Illinois' Native peoples 1/3

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by crafting a Land Acknowledgment for NIU as well as researching NIU's former Native American student organization, N.A.T.I.O.N.S., for a virtual exhibit about the group's important events & activism within the greater DeKalb area. This is an NIU 125th Anniversary event. 2/2

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The position is 10 hours per week for approximately 10 weeks during fall 2020 semester, with a stipend of $1,000. To apply, send Dr. Jennifer Gray ([email protected]) a cover letter, a brief resume, and at least one writing sample. References may be requested. 2/2

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Hey NIU students, check it:

Paid Undergraduate Research Assistant Position, Fall 2020

The undergraduate research student will work on a project on diversity and communication for direct care workers (DCWs) with Drs. Jennifer Gray and Jinsook Kim. 1/2

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We are continually striving to make English an even more inclusive and welcoming place to study and learn; we are so glad that you are a part of our dynamic community. 3/3

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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! The English Department has adopted a statement of support for NIU's Black, Indigenous, and People of Color students, faculty, and staff approved by a majority vote of English employees. 1/3

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We want you to know that with this statement we are offering more than words. We are committing to action. In the attached document, you can read the statement for yourself and check out the list of previous & current actions that support our BIPOC and other diverse students. 2/3

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We want you to know that with this statement we are offering more than words. We are committing to action. In the attached document, you can read the statement for yourself and check out the list of previous & current actions that support our BIPOC and other diverse students. 2/3

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Hey everyone! The Doubletake Dance company and spoken word performer Zara Lawler interpreted @NewmanAmyL's poem "Howl" at the premiere of The Higher Ground Arts Festival!

https://t.co/5wCKYNoYuw

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Our Professor Einboden has a great piece up at Lit Hub from his book Jefferson’s Muslim Fugitives: The Lost Story of Enslaved Africans, their Arabic Letters, and an American President. #books #academiclife #Learning

https://t.co/WW2mXjU6rC

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@NIULibrary has curated and made live "Just Give Me My Equality: A Look at Protest Music Throughout History," a terrific online exhibit including featured items, reading lists, featured songs and playlists.

https://t.co/IPVRw0Z5VJ

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Hey students, NIU's English Department is offering social justice reading and viewing recommendations. Graduate Director Dr. Scott Balcerzak suggests Fruitvale Station (2013), directed by Ryan Coogler.
https://t.co/39CSMivVG4

#socialjustice #education #Reading #Viewing

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Hey students, NIU's English Department is offering social justice reading recommendations. Ph.D. student and graduate teaching assistant Maggie Scanlan suggests Resmaa Menakem's My Grandmother's Hands.
https://t.co/8Ei80DvzIN

#socialjustice #education #Reading

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Hey students, NIU's English Department is offering social justice reading recommendations. Dr. Adams-Campbell suggest Brene Brown's podcast for Ibram X. Kendiwill's reflections on our nation's history of racism. https://t.co/qzqriYRvVH

#socialjustice #education #Listening

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Hey students, NIU's English Department is offering social justice reading and viewing recommendations. FYComp instructor Kathy Zeek recommends 13th, a documentary about the prison-industrial complex. #socialjustice #education #Watching

https://t.co/elDPAaXQNT

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Hey students, NIU's English Department is offering social justice reading recommendations. Professor Betty Birner recommends Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, "chilling, eye-opening, and appalling...extremely well-researched and thorough." #socialjustice #education #Reading

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Hey students, NIU's English Department is offering social justice reading recommendations. Professor @BonomoJoe suggests John Edgar Wideman's Brothers and Keepers, a memoir about the profound effects of race on a community and family. #socialjustice #education #Reading