Engel publishes on Melville's "Bartleby"
Professor Engel has contributed to the critical volume The Birth and Death of the Author: a Multi-authored History of Authorship in Print (Routledge, 2020).
Knight School - A Medieval Podcast by Claire Crow C'21
A new Sewanee student run podcast bringing you weekly doses of the medieval world with guest appearances from experts and scholars.
Prof. Jennifer Michael Wins 10th Annual Frost Farm Prize
The Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, NH, and the Hyla Brook Poets today announced that the winner of the 10th Annual Frost Farm Prize for metrical poetry is Jennifer Davis Michael, for her poem, "Forty Trochees."
Claire Crow (C'21) Wins Dissertation Prize at Oxford
Sewanee English major Claire Crow (C'21) recently won the Proxime Accessit prize for her dissertation on women in the literature of the Middle Ages while studying abroad at Oxford University this spring.
Prof. Engel featured on NPR's "Academic Minute"
The English department's own Bill Engel will be featured on NPR's "Academic Minute"
Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder Play Reading
Professional actors will read from Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder’s play, Looks Like Pretty, on Sunday, Feb. 23rd, at 4 P.M. in the Tennessee Williams Center.
Poet Jennifer Michael Reads @ The Blue Chair
Our own Dr. Jennifer Michael will read from her latest published collection of poetry, "Let Me Let Go" in downtown Sewanee at The Blue Chair.
Prof. Engel - An Essay Collection and NPR's "Academic Minute"
Professor Engel just signed a contract with Cambridge University Press for a collection of essays on Memory and Mortality in Renaissance England. He also will appear on a new NPR show called "The Academic Minute".
Our Majors at Oxford
English majors Bramwell Atkins and Claire Crow enjoy a visit to the Cotswolds while studying at Oxford this Spring 2020 semester.
A Post-Baccalaureate Job Opportunity with the School of Letters
The School of Letters is pleased to announce a Post-Baccalaureate Tennessee Williams Fellow position for a Sewanee graduate, thanks to generous funding from the Walter E. Dakin Memorial Fund.
The American Shakespeare Center Comes to Sewanee
The American Shakespeare Center’s 2020 National Tour comes the University of the South from February 6-February 8, 2020.
Prof. Engel Presents at Shakespeare Conference in Paris
On January 10, 2020, Professor Engel represented Sewanee at the Société Française Shakespeare in Paris, with a paper on “The Tug of Memory: Shakespearean Backstories.”
BRAMWELL ATKINS AWARDED RESEARCH GRANT
Bramwell Atkins, a current junior double majoring in English and Classics, has been awarded a Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Study Abroad Research Grant to support his independent research while abroad in Oxford, England next year.
Hastings Hensel Poetry Reading
Hastings Hensel will give a poetry reading in Gailor Auditorium on Thursday, December 5, at 5 p.m. A reception and book signing will follow the reading.
George Eliot: A Bicentennial Celebration
On November 22, 2019, Sewanee’s English department celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Victorian author George Eliot.
Wilson's New Novel "Nothing to See Here"
Sewanee Professor of English and acclaimed author Kevin Wilson has just published a new novel, "Nothing to See Here".
Una Mannion, C’87, Signs Publishing Deal with Faber & Faber
This week Sewanee graduate and author Una Mannion, C’87, signed a major publishing deal with Faber & Faber.
Attorney Sarah Owings, C’03, Speaks to Students on Immigration Law
On Monday, November 11, 2019, Atlanta-based attorney Sarah Owings C’03 spoke to students about her work on the frontlines of immigration law and practice.
"Let Me Let Go" by Professor Jennifer Michael
Sewanee English Professor and Department Chair Jennifer Michael has a new poetry chapbook now available for sale!
Prof. Craighill Publishes Poetry
Sewanee Professor of English Virginia Craighill has published three poems in the most recent issue of THINK: A Journal of Poetry, Fiction, and Essays.
