Department Events
- Voices across America Presentation September 26Elizabeth Hanks will visit campus on September 26 from 3 to 4 PM to give a presentation in Greene Hall room 239. This presentation introduces the design, sampling, and data collection of a new corpus of spoken American English: the Lancaster-Northern Arizona Corpus of Spoken American English (LANA-CASE). The goal of the project is to […]
- Poet-Trees: A Reading of Work by Wake Forest University Poet-ScholarsThursday, November 2, 5pm, The Autumn Room, Reyholda Hall. Sponsored by the William R Kenan, Jr Professorship in the Humanities
- The Dean Family Speaker Series presents Christopher Freeburg and Michael Snediker – “What Aesthetics Matter” – October 18, 2023
- Poetry Reading with Michael D Snediker and Cole Swensen – October 19, 2023ZSR auditorium (404) October 19th 5 pm FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
- Scholars Christopher Freeburg and Michael D. Snediker to give Dean Family Series talks on October 18The Dean Family Speaker Series has invited American literature scholars Christopher Freeburg and Michael D. Snediker to visit Wake Forest University on October 18 & 19, 2023. On October 18, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the ZSR Library Auditorium (ZSR 404), Freeburg and Snediker will each give a public talk about their work followed by […]
- Eric G. Wilson “Point Blank” Film Screening & Book TalkOn 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 Institute’s distinguished BFI Classics Series. A reception and book signing […]
- Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series hosts Fred Moten & friends for Poets’ Theatre & Reading Sept. 13-14Cultural 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 Poetry Readings & Performances on Thursday, September 14. Both events […]
- Student Scholarships and Awards for 2022-2023On 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 H. Broadus Jones Shakespeare Prize: Rachel Thomas Bashir El-Beshti Prize […]
- Book talk with Prof. Jennifer Greiman: Melville’s DemocracyAssociate 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 on the Stanford University Press website. Description from Stanford […]
- Ronaldo V. Wilson to give a poetry reading Feb. 15 as part of residency in Hanes Art GalleryPerformance 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 venue for performances, events, exhibitions, and interactions, including a free […]