Ball State English Department

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Category: New Faculty Profile

  • Meet Prof. Brianna Mauk
    September 28, 2017 by

    Brianna Mauk earned her BA in Technical Writing from Eastern Kentucky University. She earned her MA in Rhetoric and Composition at Ohio University in Athens, OH, and she earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Writing at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. Brianna specializes in new media, especially social networking, and researches the […]

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  • Meet Prof. Morgan Leckie
    September 26, 2017 by

    Morgan C. Leckie comes to us from Miami of Ohio’s graduate program in Composition and Writing, by way of California. Her research is on digital feminist rhetorical practices and reproductive justice advocacy. She will be teaching first-year writing and professional writing, including Jacket Copy Creative, our department’s immersive learning class that functions as our in-house […]

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  • Meet Prof. Sreyoshi Sarkar
    September 21, 2017 by

    Sreyoshi Sarkar comes to us from Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her doctoral degree in Postcolonial literature and media from George Washington University D.C. this past summer. Dr. Sarkar specializes in South Asian studies, gender, and eco-criticism, and has published works in journals like Commonwealth Essays and Studies, South Asian Review, and Green Letters Journal. She will […]

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  • Meet Prof. Kat Greene
    September 19, 2017 by

    Kat Greene earned her BA in graphic design and Master’s degrees in journalism and English here at Ball State University. She’s currently working to complete her PhD in rhetoric and composition. She will be teaching classes in the Writing Program. Check out her website.  When are your office hours? My fall office hours are MWF […]

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  • Meet Prof. Kathryn Ludwig
    September 14, 2017 by

    Kathryn Ludwig comes to us from Purdue University, where she earned her Ph.D. in English, specializing in twentieth-century American literature and Jewish philosophy. She has also published articles on the topic of the postsecular in contemporary literature and is an officer for the American Religion and Literature Society. She will be teaching courses in composition […]

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  • Meet Prof. Ben Bascom
    September 12, 2017 by

    Ben Bascom, a specialist in early and nineteenth-century American literature, comes to the English Department from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he recently finished a dissertation on early U.S. life writings. His research and teaching combine a queer studies approach with material text methodologies to reimagine the relation between archive and canon. His […]

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  • Meet Prof. Angela Cox
    September 7, 2017 by

    Angela Cox comes to us from the University of Arkansas, where she received her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition. Her research is on definitions of genre and popular fantasy media. She will be teaching English 103 this semester.  What are some of your hobbies or interests? I like to dabble in pretty much anything creative that […]

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  • Meet Dr. G Patterson!
    November 7, 2016 by

    How would you describe your perspective on teaching? Whatever class I teach, I really like to focus on social justice. For example, a professional writing class doesn’t seem like it would have anything to do with social justice, and yet, in my classes students are working with campus groups and nonprofits to make a difference in […]

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  • Meet New #bsuenglish Faculty Member Aimee Taylor!
    October 28, 2016 by

    Aimee Taylor earned her Bachelor’s in English at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio. She went on to complete her Master’s at Marshall University in West Virginia, and she is currently working on her dissertation for her PhD in Rhetoric and Writing at Bowling Green State University. This semester, she is teaching ENG 103: Rhetoric and Writing. How would you describe […]

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