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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

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Dr. Grettano and Library Prof. Witek named LIRT Top 20 for 2014

17 Jun 2015
Assistant Professor and Director of First-Year Writing Teresa Grettano and Associate Professor and Public Service and Information Literacy Librarian Donna Witek announced that their co-written article, "Teaching metaliteracy: A new…
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English Major & Blogger Catie Bombard Reflects on Her First Year

15 Jun 2015
Suddenly a sophomore, English major Catie Bombard has written the final post of her blog for the school year. As she says: It is unbelievable to think that back in…
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Camille Reineke, Theatre Alum, to Make Directorial Debut at Scranton Cultural Center

15 Jun 2015
University Player/Theatre Minor Alum Camille Reineke will be making her directorial debut at the Scranton Cultural Center's Creative and Performing Arts Academy production of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley,…
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Theatre Alum Catherine Fischer Working in Post-Production for Major Film & Advertising Firm

15 Jun 2015
University Player/Theatre Major Alum Catherine Fischer just wrote to say that she has gotten a new job as a post-production PA (Production Asst.) at MPC (Moving Picture Company), a company…
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English Major Elizabeth “Lizzy” Polishan Publishes Short Story in National College Literary Magazine

15 Jun 2015
Elizabeth Polishan, a rising junior English major, has recently had her short story, "Welcome to Worship," published by Mangrove, a national college literary magazine published out of the University of…
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Friedman Coriolanus Article Published

1 Jun 2015June 1, 2015
I just wanted to let everyone know that my latest article, entitled “The Hurt Roman: Homoeroticism, Intimacy, and Fratriarchy in Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus,” just came out in Literature/Film Quarterly. If…
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One Med School’s Commitment to Accepting English & Humanities Majors

28 May 2015
Mt. Sinai Medical School in New York City has had a special admissions program designed to recruit English and humanities majors for almost 30 years. As a recent article describes…
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English Alum Joe Koivisto Wins Grad of the Year as Master’s Student at Catholic University of America

18 May 2015
We're proud to boast that Joe Koivisto (BA, English 2010) has just been named Graduate of the Year by Catholic University where he completed his Masters in Library and Information…
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Local Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta Elects New Officers

13 May 2015May 13, 2015
After our May 10 induction, Mu Omicron chapter members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, elected officers for the next academic year.  Lizzy Polishan and Alex Wasalinko are…
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Celebrating Plato, Women’s Studies, and the Poetry of Simon Ortiz

13 May 2015
  When Sigma Tau Delta members Lindsey Pelucacci, Maria Cleary, Lizzy Polishan, and Alex Wasalinko first read this year's Common Reader--Simon Ortiz's book of poems, From Sand Creek--they wanted to discuss…

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