Student Actor in Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12th, 2009 by Tammy – 3 Comments
(Cris contributes today’s post announcing the exciting production of Macbeth. Break a leg, Cris!) read more »
Archive for November, 2009
Special Topics Course for Spring
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11th, 2009 by Tammy – 4 Comments
Goethe in Italy by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbien (1787)
Edited to add this special update: LIT 390: Topics German Literature fulfills the ‘ethnic or world literature’ requirement for the English Major — another great reason to take this course!
The Ghosts of Capstones Past, Present, and Future
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9th, 2009 by Tammy – 4 CommentsQuestion: I was curious about the spring Capstone course. Does the topic change every year? If so, what was the topic last year? Is there any hint of what the topic might be in 2011? read more »
Gulp…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9th, 2009 by Tammy – 8 Comments
For some strange reason, my beloved and I were watching the cult classic The Exorcist last night…
…when, suddenly, our front door blew wide open!
Pretty weird, huh?
Now I’m afraid of my daughter.
Writing a Novel
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6th, 2009 by Tammy – 5 Comments
- William Blake. Fiery Pegasus. 1809.
Question: What I’m really wondering is how long it took for you to write your novel? I know it’s still making the publishing pitch rounds out there, but when did you begin working on the book in earnest and how long did it take you to finish? Did you edit it yourself or are you waiting for a contract first?
Ah, the life of a writer…. For those of you who don’t know it, I recently finished a Young Adult (YA) novel and I’m hoping that it’ll be published some day.
It took a while to write. In some ways, I’ve been waiting thirty years to write this book, but I had to get through pesky things like college and graduate school and finding a job first….. read more »
Wondering Wednesdays
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4th, 2009 by Tammy – 6 Comments
Welcome to the English blog’s first Wondering Wednesday! The first Wednesday of each month shall be devoted to testing the public alert sirens….and writing in with all your burning questions about life at the university, advising issues, concerns about writing, fears about employment, or anything else vaguely related to literature / academia / graduate school / programs / writing / advice that you happened to be wondering about.
Dr. Durant will set her cat team of experts to work on uncovering the answers!
So what are you waiting for?? Post a question!
Spring 2010 Registration
Posted in Uncategorized on November 2nd, 2009 by Tammy – 5 CommentsIt’s that time of year again! Here are the offerings in the Literature and Language Department for Spring 2010. Questions about your English Major requirements? Make an appointment right now to see your advisor. See the Links in the sidebar to the right for a link to the English Major requirements. read more »
