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Reporting by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Few writers stir such mixed emotions as Shakespeare. His devoted fans — often called Bardolaters — speak passionately about their…
As spring semester moves forward and summer creeps closer, students begin to look beyond the next assignment on their to-do list; whether post-graduation job searching or seeking a summer…
You’d never expect it from the hallway, but for many weeks an otherwise unassuming lecture hall has had a secret identity. Alongside more conventional lectures and classes, a group of students,…
Most people think they know what a vampire is: a pale, fanged figure dressed in a black cloak, or perhaps an appealing, misunderstood, and eternally attractive suitor. We encounter vampires…
The Department of English is thrilled to welcome Sofia Racevskis as our new administrative assistant! Although her position is new, Racevskis is no stranger to…
When thinking of classes concerning climate change and sustainability, it can be easy to default to typical STEM classes, but Thomas Davis, associate professor of English and affiliated faculty at…
Reporting by The Ohio State University Libraries.
When you think about cookbooks, you might picture well-loved family recipes or dog-eared pages passed down through generations…
“Everything is Frankenstein,” Senior Lecturer Calvin Olsen exclaims. “Everything is made of smaller parts that are pieced together that somehow work and eventually do something.” …
When Sophia Wood graduated from high school, she had two personal goals in mind – attend a Big 10 University and graduate debt free.
Thanks to Ohio State Mansfield (and her financial…
This article was orginally posted on The Ohio State Mansfield site. English 3264: Monsters Without and Within is offered on all Ohio State Campuses, varying by campus and…
From chart-topping songs to box office hits and best-selling books, everyone is looking to get a little taste of romance. To date, romance novels remain the highest-grossing genre worldwide, but…
On July 1, 2024, the Department of English welcomed Professor Elizabeth Hewitt as the new chair, succeeding Susan Williams’ term. Hewitt holds a PhD and an MA from Johns Hopkins University and a…
In the spring of 2021, Amrita Dhar and Dr. Amrita Sen of the University of Calcutta co-led a seminar, “Shakespeare in the ‘Post’Colonies,” at the…
Every year the Department of English invites a distinguished speaker of national or international reputation to speak about a topic relevant to the disciplines of the Department of English at the…
For an entire week in the summer 30 students from high schools in Columbus City Schools, charter schools in the city of Columbus, and students in public schools across Ohio got a taste of what…
Associate Professors David Adams, Pranav Jani and Professor Ryan Friedman have been named as members of The Global Arts + Humanities Discovery…
Consider this scene from a folktale: “Four animals sit in a circle in a grassy field: a donkey, a cat, a dog, and a rooster. A banner above them reads ‘Too old ... too weak ... too slow.’ The…
Dr. Carlos Gabriel Kelly González has always been passionate about video games. He just never expected to be able to study them for a living, not until he joined the English…