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2017 Southern Regional Composition Conference
Consider submitting to the 2017 Southern Regional Composition Conference. Details can be found below: Theme: Access and Agency Proposal Deadline: February 1, 2017 (Those who submit their proposals by December 1st will receive notification regarding their status by December 15) Panel Length:Panels will be 50 minutes each Two person panel: 15-20 minutes each Three person…
CFP–(Re)imagining Humanities Teaching
Consider submitting a proposal “(Re)imagining Humanities Teaching” conference being held on June 8-10, 2017. Details can be found below: Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis until December 15, 2016 or until all session slots are filled Session Length: Each 45 minute session will include the work of two or three people.…
Rhonda Cooksey to Present at the American Folklore Society and South Atlantic Modern Language Association
MFA student Rhonda Cooksey presenting two papers at conferences this semester! In October, she will present “Folk Healing Communities in the Ozarks” at the joint meeting of the American Folklore Society and the International Society for Folk Narrative Research. And in November, she will present “Abject Other in 18th Century Eastern European Folklore and Gothic…
Article – Interview Regarding the Shakespeare’s First Folio Experience with Professor Joan Dean
The interview consists explains how the UMKC English department partnered with the Kansas City Public Library to create a unique and engaging experience for the visitors coming to view the rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Professor Joan Dean explains how the new “Shakespeare and The First Folio” class prepared them for the knowledge and…
Professor Boisseau’s Poetry to Appear in 2016’s Best American Poetry
The English department is excited to announce that Michelle Boisseau’s poetry has been selected for Best American Poetry 2016, available now on Amazon. More of her work can be found on the Poetry Foundation’s website.
RSVP Conference Lecture Videos
Lecture by Mary L. Shannon at the Nelson-Atkins Museum September 9, 2016 Video of Mary L. Shannon’s Lecture Dr. Mary L. Shannon is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Roehampton, London, where she is newly-appointed having held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship there for three years. She is the author of Dickens, Reynolds and…
Grad Student Describes Life as an Intern at UMKC’s ‘New Letters’
Each semester, New Letters, UMKC’s literary journal, offers internships to students that provide hands-on publishing experience, including publication management, copy editing, manuscript evaluation, grant development, writing and market research, and creative writing. MFA student Colleen Boyd recently wrote about her experience completing the internship this spring: One of the best experiences I’ve had in grad school…
Michelle Boisseau, UMKC Alums to Read at Writers Place
On Friday, May 13 at the Writers Place (3607 Pennsylvania), UMKC English professor Michelle Boisseau is reading with UMKC alum Chun Ye at 8 p.m. Boisseau is celebrating the release of her fifth book, Among the Gorgons, which won the Tampa Review Prize. The Riverfront Series reading will be preceded by the UMKC MFA Class…
English Undergrads Gain Recognition at Research Symposium
At the 16th Annual Symposium of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship, UMKC English undergraduate Rachel Hoffman was awarded the Arts & Humanities Presentation of Distinction for her poster, “Getting Mouthy: The Displayed Authority of Dr. Katherine Berry Richardson.” Additionally, Alex Peuser, a student in Nicole Higgins’ discourse class, took third place in the competition for the Social Justice Award,…