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September 15, 2020Plot Twist and Pandemics: Author Katherine Kimball ’17 on Finding Opportunity in Crisis
Katherine Kimball, who graduated in 2017 from Texas A&M with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in English, is used to rolling with life’s punches.
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August 20, 2020A Story Waiting to be Written
Every College of Liberal Arts student has a story waiting to be written, as proven by former English major Kathi Appelt.
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July 6, 2020Two TAMU Professors Elected Into the Royal Historical Society
English professors Margaret Ezell and Donald Dickson were elected as fellows for the United Kingdom's foremost historical organization, Royal Historical Society.
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June 5, 2020What to Read During Pride Month
In celebration of Pride Month, the College of Liberal Arts asked English Ph.D. candidates Justin Rogers and Landon Sadler for reading recommendations. The list they composed is both fun and compelling, and reading their selections is something which can be done safely during a global pandemic. Happy reading, and Happy Pride!
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February 19, 2020A Chat with Elizabeth Acevedo
Author and poet, Elizabeth Acevedo, will discuss her novel, The Poet X, as a part of the Brazos Valley Reads initiative. We sat down with her and had a chat about her books and her creative inspirations.
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February 14, 2020Love’s labor is not lost with Shakespeare
William Shakespeare — poet, playwright, and perhaps love guru — is known worldwide for his literary genius. Two academics in the Dept. of English examine how Shakespeare portrayed love and how relevant that portrayal is to us today.
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February 4, 2020Brazos Valley Reads – 2020
The Department of English at Texas A&M University is pleased to present the 2020 book selection for Brazos Valley Reads: Elizabeth Acevedo
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January 29, 2020Birds of a Feather Study Poe Together
“The Raven” is the poem that made Edgar Allen Poe famous in his lifetime, published 175 years go this month. Department of English's Jennifer Wollock recently published research on a surprising issue arising from the poem — plagiarism.
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November 19, 2019Digital Future for New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare
The College of Liberal Arts announces that its Center of Digital Humanities Research is the new home of the New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare series from the Modern Language Association.
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October 18, 2019National Book Month: Women in Book History
October is National Book Month, and the College of Liberal Arts will be celebrating all month long! This week we look at Women in Book History, and re-share the story of two doctoral students that received a MLA honor for their project, Women in Book History Bibliography.