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  • Mapping Literature (and Family History)
    April 14, 2019 by

    By Dino Ljubijankic Yes, you need to take your Senior Seminar, ENG 444. You’re an English major and if you want to graduate, you gotta do it. I know that the amount of reading, writing, and research required in these courses is a little daunting.  But maybe you’re interested in an English class that’s a […]

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  • Centennial Poem Winner…and a Reading!
    April 11, 2019 by

    We are thrilled to congratulate graduate student Lindsey Dirksen as the winner of the Ball State Centennial Poem Contest for her poem “100 Year Glide.” She is a second-year MA student in English with a focus in creative writing. She loves all genres of writing, but works primarily with poetry. She’s published her work in […]

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  • One #BSUEnglish Day
    April 7, 2019 by

    It’s #OneBallStateDay, and the English department wants to thank our community for continuing to give back so that we can fly forward. Your gifts are used for lots of different purposes, and if you’d like to help us continue our good work, here’s where you can help. Consider donating to the Ball State English General […]

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  • Why a Professional Writing Minor is Right for You
    March 26, 2019 by

    By Laura Weldon Are you interested in picking up a minor but aren’t sure which one to choose?  If you want to develop strong written communication skills that employers value and learn how to create content for a variety of audiences, then a minor in Professional Writing and Emerging Media is for you.  The versatile […]

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  • River Teeth Finds New Home at Ball State
    March 20, 2019 by

    After twenty years at Ashland University in Ohio, River Teeth will now be housed in the Department of English at Ball State University. What is River Teeth? River Teeth is a portfolio of literary editing projects anchored by one of the top literary nonfiction magazines in the country. It includes a bi-annual, print magazine (River Teeth: […]

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  • In Print Festival of First Books 2019
    March 17, 2019 by

    General Information For over a decade, the Ball State Creative Writing Program’s In Print Festival of First Books has brought authors who’ve just published their first book and a literary editor/publisher to campus for a two day event featuring a reading, classroom visits, and a panel discussion/Q&A on literary editing and publishing. This year’s festival, […]

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  • Dr. Sharon Lynette Jones: Angela Davis and the Power of Protest
    March 14, 2019 by

    In honor of Women’s History Month, African-American studies scholar Dr. Sharon Lynette Jones will visit Ball State University on Tuesday, March 19 from 5-6pm in the Letterman Building (LB) 125. Dr. Sharon Lynette Jones will share her current research on renowned scholar Angela Davis through her presentation,“Angela Davis and the Power of Protest: Exploring the […]

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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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