Wendy Chen’s “Their Divine Fires” by Brian Ngyuen Wendy Chen, author of the poetry collection Unearthings, the novel Their Divine Fires (which came out this past Spring on May 7th, 2024, with Algonquin Books), and a book-length translation of Song-dynasty woman writer Li Qingzhao called The Magpie at Night (forthcoming from Farra, Straus & Giroux…
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Reflection on Vandana Singh’s Chapbook Reading and Workshop
By Ursula ZiaVandana Singh’s reading and workshop on November 17th granted us listening participants to an amorphous network of possibility in fiction. Through language, Singh ravels and unravels threads of science and society on multiple scales. Her abstract and interdisciplinary work is grounded in a few concrete representations of objects that funnel out of complex…
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Chowder Fest Fall 2023
By Daniella ZollerNearly 100 people gathered for the English Department’s annual “Chowder Fest” celebration on November 7th at 5:45pm. This was the largest attendance that the English House has had for this event in years! Audience members were seated all throughout the house, gathered around eating, while listening to the wise words of our speakers.…
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Nuoc 2030 Screening and Talk
By Christina Rose WalcottOn October 24th, Professor Steve Levin and the Higgins School of Humanities invited Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh known as Minh Nguyen-Vo to Clark University for the screening and talk-back of his film, Nước 2030 which was released in 2014. Professor Levin opened the screening with an introduction about Minh Nguyen-Vo. “Minh was…
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Sigma Tau Delta Fall 2023 Induction
By Christina Rose WalcottOn Tuesday evening at 6pm in English House, the English Department welcomed their new inductees into the Alpha Chi Xi Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta at Clark University. The ceremony was widely attended by many students, faculty, and friends. Professor Justin P. Shaw opened the ceremony by speaking to the audience about…
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Spring Fling 2023 at a Glance
Drawing an eventful semester to a close, the English Department’s annual Spring Fling event was held at the Anderson House on Tuesday, May 2nd. The event opened with a light breakfast curated by Paula Connors which preceded the presentation of awards and recognitions by chair, Professor Meredith Neuman. First, plaques were presented to the beloved…
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Refleksioner om | Reflexiones sobre | Reflections on “Across Languages: A Writers’ Roundtable”
By Cassie MayerIn spite of the snowy weather, “Across Languages: A Writers’ Roundtable” co-sponsored by the English Department and the Higgins School for the Humanities a part of the Language, Literature & Culture department’s Speaker Series on March 14th was a vibrant interpersonal exchange of individual yet intertwined voices. Elizabeth Torres AKA “Madam Neverstop”, Colombian-American…
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Black Panther & Wakanda Forever Critical Analysis Panel
By Christina Rose WalcottOn the afternoon of March 1, 2023, students and faculty members gathered in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons to listen to a panel moderated by Mia Davis ‘24, an English and CYES double major, with Dean of the Faculty and Professor of English Esther Jones, Professor of English Justin Shaw, and…
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Students Uncover Origins and Motifs of Horror in Ari Aster’s Midsommar
By Cassie MayerAt the second annual celebration of Women in Horror Month’s Student Panel event, two students presented historical-cultural inspirations and motifs in Midsommar, which follows a dysfunctional relationship’s trip to a remote commune in Sweden to celebrate a midsummer festival. Theo Mitterando ‘24 presented his paper “Reflections: Unification & Division” which focuses on the…
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Clark’s Poets and Writers Reading Series Event Featuring Cameron Awkward-Rich
By Jordan HolleyCW: Brief mentions of violence, trauma On Friday, February 10th at 4:30 PM, students and faculty gathered in the Fireside Lounge at Dana Commons for the Clark Poets and Writers Reading Series event featuring Cameron Awkward-Rich. The reading began with a statement by Associate Professor of Creative Writing and founder of the Poets…
