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Month: February 2019

  • Film Festivals, Published Projects, and More!
    February 28, 2019 by

    This February was full of good news— from published articles to film festivals. Read on to learn more! Faculty Prof. Molly Ferguson published her article, “‘I retract that bit…’: Hypermasculinity and Violence in Martin McDonagh’s films” in Literature, Interpretation, Theory for the first of two special issues with the theme “Violent Feelings”. Prof. Michael Begnal […]

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  • 100 Years of #BSUEnglish
    February 26, 2019 by

    By Cathy Day If Ball State is celebrating its 100th birthday, then so is the English department. We’ve been here from the beginning. The story of #bsuenglish is a microcosm of the story of the humanities in higher education. To tell that story, I spent a day digging around the Digital Media Repository at the […]

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  • #BSUEnglish and the Career Search
    February 22, 2019 by

    We’re back with another Retweet Rapport! See how a bunch of introverts rocked the networking scene at the career fair this week. Stay tuned for who won the #bsuenglish Tweet of the Week! First, we got ourselves geared up for the career fair. Without the careers class, I wouldn’t be doing half of what I’ve […]

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  • #BSUEnglish and the Stories We Love
    February 15, 2019 by

    We’re back with another Retweet Rapport! Take a look at what we talked about during #LoveStories week and see who won the #bsuenglish Tweet of the Week! We talked about the opportunities that come with an English degree. Good to know! #bsuenglishworks https://t.co/D5H6MJ462m — Rachel Haywood (@Rachel_Marie_96) February 12, 2019 So much great advice from […]

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  • 7 Stand-up Specials to Keep You Warm This Winter
    February 14, 2019 by

    By Grace Goze Let’s be real, #bsuenglish. Whether or not you’re used to the cold or you shiver at the slightest breeze, winter gradually destroys your soul without much warning. However, the biting winds and salted sidewalks shouldn’t prevent you from bundling up inside and treating yourself. I recommend a good laugh — and probably […]

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  • Immersive Learning Opportunity: Makerspaces
    February 12, 2019 by

    Are you interested in collaborative work and local history? Professor Laura Romano is instructing a semester-long immersive learning course about makerspaces and their value in cities in the wake of an industrial decline. Makerspaces are collaborative, community spaces that extend typically inaccessible resources to a larger population.

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  • #bsuenglishworks: What’s in a Degree?
    February 12, 2019 by

    By Marisa Sloan Welcome back to our careers class, English majors! So now that we’ve established that you need to find what you want from a career rather than mold yourself into one, it’s time to address the obstacles to finding that fulfillment. There is no linear path Whether you’re relatively early in your college career […]

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  • #BSUEnglish and the Meaning of Life
    February 8, 2019 by

    We’re back with another Retweet Rapport! We’re talking about our faculty and students successes, and the power of English majors. Stay tuned for who won Tweet of the Week! Let’s start with successes! Agreed. Such great people. We @bsuenglish are lucky. https://t.co/rEoyGXwmok — Jill Christman (@jill_christman) February 7, 2019 Kinda geeking out at the CADMA […]

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