College Awards (05/08/08)
English department members won 3 of 5 College Awards: Gary Totten (Research), Betsy Birmingham (Service),
Kristina Caton (Graduate Teaching Award). Read more.
Department Awards (05/08/08)
The annual English department awards went to Michael Tomanek (Graduate Teaching Award), Kristina Caton
(Graduate Paper Award), and Betsy Birmingham (Vogel Teaching Award). Read
more.
Scholarship Awards Announced (05/05/08)
English department scholarships for 2007-08 have been awarded to undergraduate and graduate students. Read more.
Matchie Active as Professor Emeritus (4/25/08)
Last fall Tom Matchie, Professor Emeritus of English, taught a class in the F-M Communiversity entited
“The Later Novels of Louise Erdrich. This spring he presented a paper at the Native American
Literature Symposium at Mystic Lake, MN, on Erdrich’s new novel The Plague of Doves entitled
“New Wine in Old Flasks.” This summer his article “The Function of the
Grotesque in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks” will appear in a volume entitled Louise
Erdrich: New Essays in Criticism to be published by the Edward Mellen Press, United Kingdom,
and edited by Brajesh Sawhney of Kurukshetra Univ., India.
Seminar: Northern Eclecta seminar, April 30th, 3:30
Northern Eclecta, NDSU’s literary journal, is scheduled for release in May, 2008.
This seminar will discuss the process of producing a literary journal. Many contributors will also be
present to read and talk about their works. Read more.
Local Foods Film Series, April 13, 20, and 27
"What Will We Eat?" "Broken Limbs" and "My Father's Garden" will show consecutive Sundays, starting at 2:30 PM in 219 Minard Hall, NDSU Main Campus. Read more.
Linguistic Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota, Sept. 25-27, 2008.
The LCMND will host its annual conference Sept. 25-27, 2008 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Proposals and inquiries are being accepted by conference chair Alan MacDonell. The Conference website has a copy of the call and will post updates.
Red River Conference on World Literature, April 17-19, 2009
The Red River Conference on World Literature has a tradition of high-quality papers informed by contemporary literary theory and criticism and we welcome voices from across the globe. The CFP is available; January 12, 2009 deadline.