Department of English, University of Pennsylvania

@Penn's Department of English

A vibrant community with an award-winning faculty, a renowned graduate program, and a thriving undergraduate program.

[Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn]

Can you find the hidden date in this lovely ferial psalter? @LesEnluminures @PennEnglish @upennlib

[Africana Studies at Penn @AfricanaUPenn]

Pictures from the riveting lecture "Mortevivum: Photography and the Politics of the Visual” delivered by Kimberly J. Brown. @PennEnglish

#events #visualarts #photography #mortevivum #media #blacklife #blackwomen #blackmen #africanastudies #upenn

[Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn]

Freshman in my medieval literature class: "Free will is humanity's kryptonite." #teaching @PennEnglish

[Wolf Humanities Center @WolfHumanities]

Join us on January 29th for The Beauty of Choice with Wendy Steiner and Heather Love. Cosponsored by @kellywritershse and @PennEnglish. More details here: https://t.co/ZJ8QmQ92Ma

[Africana Studies at Penn @AfricanaUPenn]

On February 5, 2025, see Kimberly J. Brown explore ideas from her captivating book "Mortevivum: Photography and the Politics of the Visual (On Seeing)." Register today for this event on Penn campus! https://t.co/RTMo61eJEa @PennEnglish @kjuanitabrown

[Wolf Humanities Center @WolfHumanities]

Cultural critic and Professor Emerita of English Wendy Steiner returns to Penn January 29th to read from her book, The Beauty of Choice: On Women, Art, and Freedom, a dazzling new account of aesthetics grounded in female agency.

[Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn]

#Chaucer @PennSAS @PennEnglish

[The Penn Libraries @upennlib]

This Friday 10am-1pm, check out a student-curated pop-up exhibit about Frances Steloff, who founded the influential Gotham Art and Book Mart in the 1920s. https://t.co/dcwKJoSAi5

[Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish]

THE WALLACE TALES 📖🖋️

Check out this fabulous feature on David Wallace, Judith Rodin Professor of English, in the Fall/Winter 2024 print edition of OMNIA, from the School of Arts & Sciences!

🔗 https://t.co/nSmU84Tjkj

[Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn]

@Penn Summer Abroad in #London
https://t.co/YJxg8mkZQT
Apply today! Spread the word!

20 #collegestudents
+ 10 London shows 🎭
+ 2 Penn courses 📚
+ 1 medieval castle 🏰
+ 1 trip to Cambridge 🚣‍♀️
+ so much more...

= 5 weeks of Penn summer abroad!

[Alicia Meyer @_aliciameyer]

More on #shakespeare and a pair of gloves!

https://t.co/f2nRB8T2Q2

[Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn]

Penn Alumni and friends: Sign up for my (virtual) lifelong learning lectures in Feb/March 2025!

Topic: Animals in Medieval Literature, Art, and Thought
@upennlib @Penn @PennSAS @PennEnglish @Pennalumni #animals

https://t.co/vrpH7o6u8p

[Wolf Humanities Center @WolfHumanities]

*Fellow spotlight*
Jacob Myers is a PhD candidate in English at the University of Pennsylvania and a 2024-25 Doctoral Fellow at the Wolf Humanities Center. He specializes in global Anglophone literature and the history of the life sciences, medicine, and public health.

[The Penn Libraries @upennlib]

In a class taught by Becky Friedman, students study pamphlets, works on the occult, testimonies from witch trials, and modern representations of witches, examining the transition of witchcraft from object of persecution to taboo-shattering entertainment. https://t.co/mlROgrae7u

[Penn Arts & Sciences @PennSAS]

An invaluable resource co-created by Prof. @ZacharyLesser of @PennEnglish for scholars of English Renaissance theater gets a revamp thanks to support from @PennPriceLab. Take a look at DEEP 2.0. https://t.co/GDlRudJvOC

[Penn Arts & Sciences @PennSAS]

Every day is Halloween in a class focused on the occult, taught by Becky Friedman of @PennEnglish. Students study historical texts and various materials linked to the occult, including a dagger used in old productions of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. https://t.co/imEItjrxKb @Penn

[Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish]

Calling all Penn English majors and minors!

Interested in studying abroad at King’s College London next Fall? Join us for an info session over afternoon tea to learn more.

First session today!

[Department of English, University of Pennsylvania @PennEnglish]

Dr. Alicia Meyer, GR’22, is featured in Penn Today! Read all about her research on a pair of gloves rumored to have been Shakespeare’s, now held in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts @Penn!
https://t.co/6rEaQxQiF3

[Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn]

I'm excited to direct this fabulous #London @Penn study abroad program next summer with @whitneytrettien and @pdecherney. Ideal for undergraduates who love #theatre. Students from other institutions are welcome to apply.
https://t.co/YJxg8mkZQT