Celebrating 50 Years in Anderson House

Anderson House has become an icon of the English Department since it was first purchased by Clark University over fifty years ago.

Panel Including Dr. Senquiz Discusses “Passing”

March 18, 2022

Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Kourtney Senquiz sat on a panel March 15 as part of Boston College’s screening of Rebecca Hall’s movie “Passing.” The group was invited to a virtual screening March 14 and brought back for the panel discussion the following day. Senquiz, who is currently working on a transcript on the ideas of…

The Rare Book Open House

December 9, 2022

The Goddard Library’s Archives and Special Collections opened its doors to visitors Wednesday, November 16th at 10:00 AM for the annual Rare Book Open House, where each of Prof. Neuman’s student archivists presented a rare book—and its charming idiosyncrasies—from the Jonas Clark collection to visiting students and faculty. I’ve had the privilege of meeting with Prof.…

Clark University’s Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta Used Book Sale

December 2, 2022

On Wednesday, November 30th, from 1:30-3:30pm in the Academic Commons of the Goddard Library, Clark University’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honors Society, set up at the pop-up to station their used book sale. A wide variety of books were sold from The Way to Cook by Julia Childs to The Adventures…

Professor Ousmane K. Power-Greene’s “Truth and/or Fiction?” Panel

November 11, 2022

CW: Discussions of racism, antisemitism, and violence On Wednesday, November 2nd at 12:00 PM, students and faculty gathered in the Higgins Lounge in Dana Commons for “Truth and/or Fiction? Faculty discuss fictional depictions of the history of racial violence.” The event celebrated the publication of Professor Ousmane K. Power-Greene’s debut novel, The Confessions of Matthew Strong.…

Queer Comedy Presents: “The Lesbian Avengers and the Possibilities of Queer Feminist Humor”

November 7, 2022

CW: brief discussions of sexual, racial, and homophobic violence as well as some “citational swearing” On Thursday, October 20th at 4:30pm, Kristen Leng, an associate professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at UMass Amherst, gave her first public talk since the pandemic on her current paper in progress about the Lesbian Avengers and their…

Chowder Fest Fall 2022

October 24, 2022

In the early evening of Wednesday, October 19th at 5:00pm, the English Department hosted its annual celebration “Chowder Fest” back in English House for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fall of 2020, the celebration was held over Zoom, and in the fall of 2021, the event was hosted…

Robin Tran’s Stand-Up Comedy Show at Clark University

October 17, 2022

CW: racism, depression, suicide Robin Tran visited Clark University for the second event in the “Queer Comedy Presents” series organized by Professors Elizabeth Blake and Rox Samer. If you are interested in getting to see her in action, the stand up comedian was recently featured in That’s My Time with David Letterman, and her Instagram…

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