By Izzy Simoes“These fruits are not just figures.” In English professor Elizabeth Blake’s book Edible Arrangements: Modernism’s Queer Forms, she delves into how modernist writing about eating explores questions about bodily and literary pleasure, drawing on both food and queer studies. On February 19th, Blake delivered a talk in Dana Commons to discuss said topics,…
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Clark U in Collaboration with The Worcester Review: Meet the Editor, Phil Lemos
By Daniella Zoller One of our amazing creative writing professors, Phil Lemos, has recently been selected as the new editor for The Worcester Review (TWR). His involvement with The Worcester Review is a big step for both the students and the faculty here at Clark, and we are thrilled to have such a prestigious opportunity…
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Featuring Ursula Zia: “Root Kinetics” and The Monstrous Lullaby
Daniella ZollerThis past August, Ursula Zia, a senior at Clark University, worked on their artist book Root Kinetics at the Center for Book Arts in New York. Ursula is double majoring in studio art and environmental studies, along with a minor in creative writing. They received funding to work on this project through the Steinbrecher…
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Dr. Spencer Tricker’s Summer Research Reflection
By Dr. Spencer TrickerPlease read Dr. Tricker’s reflection below about his research this summer in Los Angeles. Among his many exciting activities, he was the keynote lecturer at a conference. … This summer, I spent five weeks at the Huntington Library in LA as an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation short-term fellow. While there, I worked…
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Professor Lisa Kasmer Teaches Queer Victorians in England
By Professor Lisa KasmerThis past summer, the study abroad program Advanced Studies in England (ASE) in Bath, England chose my seminar Queer Victorians to be part of their course offerings. It was exciting to teach Queer Victorians, which explores the way in which Victorian writers address queer sexuality and marginalized gender identities, in the country…
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Napier Scholar 2023
By Mia DavisOver the past few months, I have had the opportunity to pursue more in-depth engagement with the representations of Black womanhood and motherhood in texts. I was curious about what the depictions of Black women by Black women writers said about the experiences of Black women. Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a particularly powerful…
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Writing for Your Life: Celebrating Jake Seliger
By Genie GiaimoDear Clark English community, We share a lot of good news on the Next Chapter, and of course, sometimes sad news as well. Today, we are sharing a post written by Genie Giaimo (BA ’06, MA ’07), which readers might find very hard as well as moving. I offer my deepest gratitude to…
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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…