English@Wellesley

The English Department offers a wide range of courses in English, American, and world literatures; film; literary theory; & creative writing.@Wellesley College.

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We hope you can join us!
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A wide-ranging review of Dan Chiasson's "revelatory" new book, Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People's Politician and the Transformation of One American Place (Knopf), out on Feb. 3.

https://t.co/aX4k5m7qTM

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A fun time was had by all at the Fridays@4 event last week, on similes.

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Fridays@4 kicks off on Oct. 17th with Laura Goode, "How to Be a Writer." How do you convince an editor, agent, or gatekeeper that your idea is compelling, relevant, and deliverable? Join this free session with Stanford Public Humanities’ Laura Goode to find out!

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BERNIE FOR BURLINGTON: The Rise of the People's Politician (Knopf, 2/03/26), with an astonishing cover by Alison Bechdel

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One of the things I love about my job is putting together Black writers who’ve never met in conversation with each other.The idea is to pair an established writer with a debut/emerging author & seeing the magic happen! @PemiAguda & @nkjemisin were wonderful together

[Chipo Dendere @drDendere]

An entire wall dedicated to the incredible @Wellesley Professor Yvette Ndlovu @Lisa_teabag. I f you haven’t read her books - you must NOW. She writes in the tradition of Sarungano. I get scared easily but even I read & enjoyed her latest book. So proud!

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It was standing room only at yesterday's roundtable discussion on literary criticism and close reading with Jonathan Kramnick of Yale University, author of the important recent book Criticism and Truth: On Method in Literary Studies, moderated by Yoon Sun Lee and Dan Chiasson.

[Yvette Lisa Ndlovu (Publishing Updates Only) @Lisa_teabag]

Drinking from Graveyard Wells is shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Award!Previous winners include Carmen Maria Machado,Stephen King🤯I’m incredibly honored for my work to be considered. “The Lottery” was a formative text for me.congrats to all nominees🫶🏾thanks @KentuckyPress

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How does the framework of race inform medieval studies today? What is the role of objectivity in the study of the Middle Ages? Listen to @Podcast_MMA_MAA's conversation with
@ProfCWhit and other editors of the recent edition of Speculum:
https://t.co/fkaxArr8sD

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A National Poetry Month event with Tavi González!

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@ProfCWhit began studying race-thinking in medieval English in the early 2000s. At the time, it was considered a niche and radical topic. Now, Speculum Magazine's most recent issue is themed "Race, Race-Thinking, and Identity in the Global Middle Ages.” https://t.co/jB7slp0w86

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Kiya Watson, English and Creative Writing major, directed "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" written by Katori Hall. Before the last performance, Kiya made an impassioned plea for Black Creatives at Wellesley to come together from all across campus to showcase their immense talents

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Thanks to all who came out today to New Yorker writer Jiayang Fan's moving reading and conversation about identity, food, and writing.

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Together with the History Dept., we hosted two novelists who read from their new books: Saskya Jain Geeta, Rahman at Championship Point, and Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero.

[Cord J. Whitaker @ProfCWhit]

It’s out! Race, Race-Thinking, and Global Middle Ages. Speculum | Vol 99, No 2. Speculum’s FIRST EVER issue on #race, and—take it from me—the articles are pure 🔥 @MedievalAcademy⁩ ⁦@Wellesley⁩ https://t.co/1ooxvT48gD

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According to associate professor Alison Hickey, "Reading and writing poetry are actually critical parts of thinking about things like climate change.” She challenges her students to reimagine their own ways of relating to the natural world. Read more: https://t.co/ux6sW2rmxI