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 Calendar of Events

Gail Marten Lecture Series Genderations Luncheon with Dr. Donielle Lovell
  • Location: HCIC Multipurpose Room
  • Time: 11:45am
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Department Meeting
  • Location: Zoom
  • Time: 3:15pm
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Visiting Writers Series Memoirist Erin Keane
  • Location: Cherry Hall 125
  • Time: 7:00pm
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Welcome to the WKU Department of English!

 

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We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement
The WKU English Department stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and those who seek to do meaningful and transformative antiracist work. African American and Black diasporic writers have long turned to literature to tell their stories and draw together their communities, testify to the brutality of systemic racism and white supremacy in the United States and the former colonies, and galvanize social change. At a time when we are called upon to deepen our understanding of the complex workings of racism and white supremacy, literature by Black writers is a critical tool in the anti-racist toolbox. It also provides powerful narratives of love, hope, and resilience in the face of great adversity – narratives that are necessary for the long struggle for racial justice that lies ahead of us.  
 
But reading is not enough. WKU English commits to turning all the tools at our disposal—reading, writing, teaching, communication, and thinking through the study of language, literature, and culture from diverse voices and perspectives—to the work of building a WKU community more inclusive of our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students, faculty, and staff and to the fight for social and racial justice.

 

English Department News and Events

 

Productive Conversations: How to Showcase Your Skills After College
Productive Conversations: How to Showcase Your Skills After College

Mar 21st, 2023

The Professional Writing Club held a meeting over Zoom on March 7th to talk over resumes and interview skills with current students. The club is organized by Dr. Angela Jones, but...

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The Importance of Poetry: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Visits WKU
The Importance of Poetry: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Visits WKU

Mar 2nd, 2023

On February 27th, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón came to WKU on behalf of the PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series to do a reading of her poetry and to lead a poetry workshop....

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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Reads at WKU Tonight
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Reads at WKU Tonight

Feb 27th, 2023

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón will be speaking TONIGHT 2/27/23, at 7pm!...

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The English Depatment's Faculty photo, Fall 2019.

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Dr. Elizabeth Winkler, Professor Rick Thompson, Kimberly Nessler, Mary Johnson, Dr. Alex Poole, Professor Jessica Folk, Dr. Dawn Winters, Dr. Trini Stickle, Professor Megan Miller, Dr. Merrall Price, Dr. Sandra Hughes, Dr. Kelly Reames, Dr. Wes Berry, Dr. Niko Endres, Dr. David Bell, Dr. Alison Langdon, Professor Tim Brotherton, Dr. Angela Jones, Dr. Tom Hunley, Dr. Gillian Knoll, Dr. Cheryl Hopson, Dr. Marla Zubel, Dr. Alison Youngblood, Dr. David LeNoir, Professor Terry Elliott, Dr. Deborah Logan, Dr. John Conley, Dr. Ted Hovet, Professor Marya Turley, Dr. Daniel Liddle, Professor Debra Hays, Professor Felicia Stinson, Dr. Rob Hale, Professor Trish Jaggers, Dr. Jane Fife, Dr. Dawn Hall, Dr. Judith Szerdahelyi, Professor Fabian Alvarez, Dr. Jane Olmsted, Dr. Dale Rigby. 

 

 

 

 

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