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Kaveh Akbar shares songs of recovery and rediscovery

April 12, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

One of the most celebrated young poets on the scene visited Ball State this week. Kaveh Akbar, a professor at Purdue University and author of the poetry collection Calling A Wolf A Wolf, read from his book and from some new work before a large, rapt crowd in a tightly-packed AJ 175 on Tuesday, April 10. […]

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Skills in the city, or how I discovered my career path in the Big Apple

April 10, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

Natali Cavanagh is a senior creative writing major. Last semester, she ventured to New York to do two publishing internships as part of the NY Arts Program. After graduation, she will be working as a publicity and marketing intern for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. In this guest post, she describes her work at a journal […]

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Immersive Opportunities: Gain Hands-On Experience!

April 5, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

Are you wondering how you can get more involved in the department? Do you want to spice up your class schedule next year? Consider one of our many immersive learning classes! Immersive learning courses provide students with hands-on, real-world experience in their field of interest. Previous courses have included Storytelling and Social Justice, where students […]

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Short Film Corner with Rani: Gowanus 83

April 3, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

I really love this 2011 short film, Gowanus 83. At eleven minutes, it is a great example of using genre in short film. It uses the tropes and genre conventions of a gangster film while making them fresh through comedy and specificity of character, plot, and world. I admire the dialogue in this film. Reminiscent […]

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Sigma Tau Delta: Your Next Chapter

March 29, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

What is Sigma Tau Delta? Sigma Tau Delta is an international English honor society with over 900 active chapters in the US and abroad. The organization is open to all English majors and minors, including undergraduate and graduate students. Ball State started its chapter in the fall of 2017 with 15 members. Our chapter focuses […]

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In Print Editor: Kristen Elias Rowley

March 25, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

This week, the Ball State creative writing program will host its annual In Print Festival of First Books, a two-day event featuring a reading and panel discussion by writers who have just published their first books, as well as an editor from a small press or literary journal. In anticipation of this event, we have […]

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In Print Author: Nick White

March 20, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

At the end of this month, the Ball State creative writing program will host its annual In Print Festival of First Books, a two-day event featuring a reading and panel discussion by writers who have just published their first books, as well as an editor from a small press or literary journal. In anticipation of this […]

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Black Panther: Professors’ Cut

March 18, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

Prof. Emily Rutter teaches African American literature and Prof. Pat Collier teaches film studies in the English Department. We brought them together for a conversation about Black Panther, which, just over a month after its debut, is the seventh highest-grossing film in U.S. history. PC: Hi, Emily! Before we talk about the film itself, I’d like […]

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New musical by BSU profs revisits King assassination, Kennedy speech

March 15, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

“Dear Bobby: A Musical,” written by BSU English professors Angela Jackson-Brown and Peter Davis, will debut on Thursday, March 22 at the IndyFringe Basile Theatre in Indianapolis. Prof. Jackson-Brown is the author of the novel Drinking from a Bitter Cup, the upcoming poetry collection House Repairs, and the plays Black Lives Matter (Too), Anna’s Wings, […]

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Madisen Ray Petrosky: succeeding with “a positive attitude and a well-written sentence”

February 27, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

Madisen Ray Petrosky graduated from BSU with a BA in English Literature in 2011. After attending the University of Denver Publishing Institute in 2012, she started a career in social media management and nonprofit marketing. She’s managed #GivingTuesday campaigns, website redesigns, and lots of hashtag holidays. She recently took a position in Public Relations. In this […]

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