On Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 6 pm in Scales 102, the Department of English will host a film screening and discussion in celebration of Thomas H. Pritchard Professor of English Eric G. Wilson’s study of John Boorman’s Point Blank for the British Film […]
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Cultural theorist and poet Fred Moten will be a featured guest of The Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series and the Wake Forest University Interdisciplinary Arts Center this fall for two special events: a Poets’ Theatre presentation on Wednesday, September 13, and a night of […]
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On Wednesday, April 19, members of the English department gathered in the Magnolia Room for our annual awards reception to honor the outstanding work of our majors, minors, and graduate students. The award recipients are listed below. The Robert N. Shorter Medieval Prize: Ashley Simon […]
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Associate Professor of English Jennifer Greiman will present a talk on her new book titled Melville’s Democracy: Radical Figuration and Political Form on Tuesday, April 4, at 5:00 pm in the ZSR Auditorium (room 404). You can access a description, reviews, excerpts, and purchasing options […]
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Performance artist, poet, writer, and visual artist Ronaldo V. Wilson will visit Wake Forest for a residency at the Gallery February 13-22, 2023. His residency is part of the gallery’s “Ad(d) Hoc” spring 2023 programming. Wilson will use the Gallery as a […]
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Poet Laura Jaramillo will visit Wake Forest on Wednesday, January 25, at 5:00 p.m. in Hanes Art Gallery in Scales Fine Arts Center for an interdisciplinary poetry reading and art talk with WFU art professor Jose deVera. This event is free and open to the public. […]
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The Dean Family Series invites scholar Dana Luciano to give a talk for faculty, staff, students, and the public on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. in DeTamble Auditorium (A110 Tribble Hall). “Freedom’s Ammonite: Blackness, Geomorphology, Worldmaking”This talk centers on the speculative geological thinking […]
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Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s Poet Laureate, will visit Wake Forest University on Thursday, September 29, to meet with students and give a public poetry reading. Part of the Edwin G. Wilson Speaker Series, this event is sponsored by Department of English, ZSR Library, the […]
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The Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series will present renowned poet, essayist, theorist, and scholar Charles Bernstein on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 5 p.m. in the Porter Byrum Welcome Center. A book signing and reception will follow. This event is free and open to the […]
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Poet, essayist, and labor-environmental activist Rodrigo Toscano will give a reading at 5 p.m. on September 7, 2022, in Hanes Art Gallery. This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the William R. Kenan Jr. Professorship in the Humanities and […]
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