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  • Emily Scalzo
    September 1, 2015 by

    John Joseph Adams is fairly well known in science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction literary communities for his anthologies. Several are on my ever-growing to-read list, but when I first heard about Other Worlds Than These: Stories of Parallel Worlds, it made the top of my list. I was not disappointed. Difficult to classify in […]

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  • Kathryn Gardiner
    August 26, 2015 by

    Kathryn Gardiner graduated from Ball State’s Telecommunications program in 2001, and went on to earn her MFA in Screenwriting and Film Studies from Hollins University in Virginia in 2007. This year, she’s teaching three sections of ENG 310 and one section of ENG 410, our Screenwriting and Advanced Screenwriting classes.  How would you describe yourself […]

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  • Dr. Megumi Hamada recommends “THE SCIENCE OF READING”
    May 29, 2015 by

    The Science of Reading (2010), edited by Snowling and Hulme, is a volume in the series Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology, published by Blackwell. This volume offers comprehensive coverage of most of the recent research in cognitive and linguistic processes involved in reading. For those who are fluent readers, reading seems to happen without much […]

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  • Alum Matt Gonzales on Dr. Lauren Onkey
    May 22, 2015 by

    A New Series We’re starting a new series here at #bsuenglish: O Captain! My Captain! Maybe you recognize it as the title of this Walt Whitman poem? Maybe you recognize the phrase from the pivotal scene of Dead Poet’s Society? https://youtu.be/X6y2Y9i5Sj0 In this series, we want alumni to talk about a transformative educational experience they […]

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  • Good News for April 2015
    May 13, 2015 by

    In the latest installment of the “Good News” series, the Ball State English department highlights the accomplishments of our faculty and students up through the month of April.  Yes, we’re a little late. Finals are tough! Faculty Drs. Frank Trechsel and Carolyn Mackay have each received a sizable fellowship which will allow them to do a […]

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  • Meet Your New Faculty Members!
    April 29, 2015 by

    Come fall, there will be new faces in the halls of Robert Bell. Here are three of them! Poetry: Dr. Katy Didden Katy Didden grew up in Washington D.C., and has lived in many cities across the U.S., including Seattle, Chicago, St. Louis, and Eugene.  She holds degrees from Washington University, the University of Maryland, […]

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  • Good News for March 2015: Grad Student Edition
    April 6, 2015 by

    Every year, so many BSU English grad students do cool stuff, like give public presentations, run media projects, and receive scholarships. We want to use the Good News post for March to honor these expectation-exceeding individuals. To learn more about our amazing graduate programs, check out our website! Shane Lanning He attended Navigating Normativity: Queering Institutions and Challenging Inequality […]

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  • Good News, February 2015
    March 2, 2015 by

    In the latest installment of the “Good News” series, BSU English highlights the accomplishments of faculty and students through the month of February. The Writing Center hosted a two-day fundraiser, “Poets for Hire,” to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank in Muncie. On February 12 and 13, Ball State students and faculty wrote approximately 75 […]

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