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  • Andrew Neylon on his Trip to New York City for the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
    April 9, 2013 by

    Last summer, English professor Dr. Rai Peterson headed an immersive learning internship with several Ball State undergraduate students. The seminar, which spanned two semesters, focused on building a 5-year marketing plan for the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis. The students worked on a number of areas for the Library including archival research, film, and […]

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  • Tricia Johnson Recommends “Superman: Red Son” by Mark Millar, art by Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunket
    April 5, 2013 by

    In the latest installment of our “Recommended Reads” series, undergraduate student Tricia Johnson, a senior majoring in English Literature, recommends Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar with art by Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunket. As a new reader of comic books, I’ve already been confronted by some of the stigmas that accompany the genre. I’m a frequent bus rider […]

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  • New Faculty Profile: Jason Gladstone
    April 2, 2013 by

    Last semester, the Ball State English Department began a short series to celebrate and profile our newest faculty members. This week, the department continues the series of new faculty profiles by featuring Dr. Jason Gladstone. Continue reading below to see Dr. Gladstone’s interview conducted by English graduate student Craig Schmidt and don’t forget to see past profiles […]

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  • First Friday Series: Mike Palmquist
    April 1, 2013 by

    The Writing Program’s final First Friday event of the semester is this week. And it’s an exciting one! Renowned Rhetoric & Composition scholar and author Mike Palmquist will visit to give two talks: a lecture on book publishing and a workshop on research writing as a rhetorical act. The event will take place this Friday, April […]

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  • Jen Banning Recommends ‘The Penelopiad’ by Margaret Atwood
    March 29, 2013 by

    Jen Banning graduated summa cum laude from Ball State University with majors in history and anthropology in 2010.  She is currently pursuing an M.A. in general English with a focus on creative writing. In the latest installment of our “Recommended Reads” series, Jen recommends The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. As a history and anthropology undergrad-turned-English grad student, I […]

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  • Graduate School for Creative Writers
    March 26, 2013 by

    Last week, Associate Professor Cathy Day convened a panel on graduate school for creative writing majors. This panel, featuring creative writing faculty members Jill Christman, Cathy Day, Sean Lovelace, Michael Meyerhofer, and Matt Mullins, addressed common questions and concerns that prospective creative writing graduate students have. Follow the link below to see Cathy’s original post, “Graduate School for […]

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  • In Print Interview: Marcus Wicker, Poet
    March 18, 2013 by

    Marcus Wicker is this year’s poet for the In Print Festival of First Books, which will be on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week! His debut collection of poems, Maybe the Saddest Thing, was selected for the National Poetry Series and published last year by Harper Perennial. Below, Wicker discusses his book, inspirations, and writing experiences among other topics […]

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