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Welcome to the University of Scranton English and Theatre Blog. Here we post the most current new related to our English and theatre department at the University of Scranton. You will hear that we study Chaucer, Shakespeare, Julia Alvarez, Lighting Design, the Rhetoric of 9/11, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poetry, Creative…Continue reading “Featured Content”

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Visiting Assistant Professor Joins the University’s English & Theatre Department

Dr. Iheoma Nwachukwu joined the English & Theatre department as a Visiting Assistant Professor and began teaching for us this…

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University Alumn Publishes Book

Congratulations to University of Scranton Alumn, Elizabeth Polishan (’17) on the publication of her first book, “A Little Book of…

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Dr. Madeline B. Gangnes joins the University’s English and Theatre Department

Dr. Gangnes joined the English & Theatre department and began teaching for us this Fall semester. She conducts research and…

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“No matter who you are and no matter what you’re doing, the things that we write and read actually affect who we are and the world around us. They not only show us what’s happening in our own lives and what’s happening outside in the world, but they actually show us that we do have an impact. So if that’s not motivation enough to be an English major, I don’t know what is.”

Dr. Bille R. Tadros, Assistant Professor of English

Faculty News…

Applying to College Shouldn’t Be Like Being on “The Bachelor,” Says Dr. Kraus

24 Sep 2015
Our own Prof. Kraus has just published an op-ed about what he sees as the over-pressurized business of applying to college. It's like being a contestant on The Bachelor, he suggests,…
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Friedman’s Article on Coriolanus Appears in Shakespeare Bulletin

23 Sep 2015
My latest article, entitled "Let me twine / Mine arms about that body": The Queerness of Coriolanus and Recent British Stage Productions, just appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of…
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Lindsey Pelucacci reflects on her Scranton education

3 Sep 2015September 3, 2015
We're understandably proud of Lindsey Pelucacci, (BA, English, 2015), and her recent discussion of her experiences at a succession of Jesuit schools shows why. As a student at Scranton Prep,…
Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing

The “War for Talent” in Tech Has Moved to the Humanities, Says Forbes Editor

3 Sep 2015
George Anders of Forbes argues at length that the "second wave" of the technological revolution is upon us and that it is the humanities-educated rather than the technical-educated who are most responsible…
Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing

An Argument for the Usefulness of the Liberal Arts in the Tech World

30 Aug 2015
Dartmouth Professor Cecilia Gaposhkin has written an op-ed for The Washington Post that traces the historical reasons for getting a liberal arts education and identifies why liberal arts majors continue…
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It wasn’t easy being green!

10 Jul 2015July 10, 2015
It's here!!! Our very own filtered water dispenser! Available only on the first floor but...coming soon to a hallway near you?... RL Facilities Czar/McDade CLP
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English Minor & Lit Mag. Editor Chris Kustera Staying at ‘the U’ to Earn M.A. in Chemistry

9 Jul 2015
Chris Kustera (BA 2015) may have double-majored in BCMB (Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology), but he also found a way to make the English department home. He not only earned a…
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Recent Graduate Ladelyn McConnon Getting Started in P.R. & Music Education

6 Jul 2015
Ladelyn McConnon, who's just graduated with a major in English, reports that she is already employed in a variety of different ways. As she writes: "I am employed with Futura…
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Outstanding Paper Award for Dr. Grettano and Prof. Witek

4 Jul 2015July 4, 2015
“Teaching metaliteracy: a new paradigm in action” published in Reference Services Review has been selected by the journal’s editorial team as the Outstanding Paper in the 2015 Emerald Literati Network…
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Prof. Archer To Give Public Reading June 23

18 Jun 2015June 18, 2015
Amye Archer, director of the Writing Center and instructor in the First-Year Writing Program will read from her recent work on Tuesday, June 23 as part of the Maslow Salon…

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