Temple Department of English

Congratulations to all of our English students finishing their degrees this semester! We can’t wait to see what you do next. #templeuniversity #templeenglish #englishmajor #englishdegree

In a recent interview with Temple English Prof Cara Blue Adams, acclaimed writer Caoilinn Hughes (@CaoilinnHughes) reflects on the challenges of balancing creative work and day jobs, being a monotasker, and the benefits of working slowly. Read here: thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-…

English majors intern in all sorts of interesting places! This semester, Sam Hough (‘25) worked with the Alumni & Development Office in Temple’s Fox School of Business. Swipe to read about Sam's experience! Interested in doing an internship? Connect with stan.mir@temple.edu.

Ray Epstein (English/Communication and Social Influence, '25)  was recently named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most prestigious international academic award available to Americans. Congratulations, Ray! news.temple.edu/news/2024-11-1…

Next Friday, 12/6: Check out a performance from Temple’s Babel Poetry Collective at PhilaMOCA! Stick around for games, a DJ set by Yngfu, and an open mic. Tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/the-lateish-…

Next Weds, 12/4! Share your work and connect with fellow writers over a slice of pizza at our winter open mic hosted by Hyphen Lit Mag!🎤 #templeenglish #templeuniversity #englishmajor

A late congratulations to Srimati Mukherjee, who was accepted as a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome this past summer!

English Prof Shannon Walters was awarded a 2024-25 Regional Faculty Fellowship from the Wolf Humanities Center (@wolfhumanities). Congratulations, Shannon! Read more about Shannon’s project here: wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/fellows/shanno… #disabilitystudies #rhetoricandwritingstudies

English faculty! Curious about teaching at @templeunivjapan? English and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Prof Brad Windhauser shared a bit about his experience of gearing up to teach at TUJ in the Faculty Herald. Read more here: tufacultyherald.org/2024/10/14/fro…

English majors! Show employers how you apply your in-demand communications skills through an internship this spring in English 3085: Career Internship. Contact stan.mcdonald@temple.edu to get started! #templeuniversity #englishmajor #phillyinternships

Next Tues, 11/19! The Public Humanities in an Age of Austerity: A Forum 5-7:45 PM Mazur Hall 007/821 RSVP here! forms.office.com/r/27kqsBMqVA #templeenglish #templeuniversity #publichumanities #englishphd #englishmajor

Temple’s graduate student-run lit mag TINGE (@tingemagazine) is taking submissions until next Friday, Nov 15th! Submission guidelines can be found here: tingemagazine.submittable.com/submit #templeenglish #templeuniversity #englishmajor #tinge #litmag #poetry #fiction

Next Weds, 11/13: Temple's Creative Writing MFA program is hosting a Zoom info session! Learn about our program and applying to it, as well as about grad studies in creative writing in general. Register at bit.ly/temple-mfa-inf… #creativewritingmfa #phillyfiction #phillypoetry

New for spring! ENG 2505 Survey of Science Fiction. Dig into sci-fi classics like Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein; I, Robot by Isaac Asimov; and Babel-17 by Temple Prof Emeritus Samuel Delany. Contact your advisor to register! #templeuniversity #sciencefiction

The Philly Zine Fest is back on Temple’s campus next Saturday, 11/9! Sponsored by @templelibraries. Free and open to the public. More info here! phillyzinefest.org Flyer art by Alex Smith. #templeuniversity #phillyzinefest2024

Next Thursday, 11/7! A reading with Dinaw Mengestu, fiction writer. Free and open to the public. More info here: liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/depa… #englishmajor #fictionreading #phillyfiction

It’s essential for English majors – the communications professionals of the future – to build critical skills to navigate a world where AI is transforming the written word. This spring, develop your AI literacy in ENG 2831: Literacy and Society. Contact your advisor to register!

Can the writing style of a ransom note be used to identify a suspect? How do we know if someone has consented to a vehicle search? Can an implication count as a refusal? This spring, consider these questions in ENG 3824: Forensic Linguistics! Contact your advisor to register.

Interested in environmental lit and ecocriticism? Consider picking up The Age of Loneliness, an essay collection by Laura Marris about humans’ relationship to ecological loss. A review by @TempleMFAinCW prof Cara Blue Adams is out now in @bombmagazine! bombmagazine.org/articles/2024/…

English majors! Unsure on how to turn your love of the written word into a fulfilling career? Start thinking about the possibilities this spring in ENG 1801: Career Seminar for English Majors! Contact your advisor to register. #templeuniversity #templeenglish #englishmajor