English @ JMU

You're invited! Furious Flower Poetry Center is thrilled to announce the poetry reading of their Assistant Director (and JMU English professor), L. Renée at the Highlands Room (Festival) on Thursday, November 10 at 5 P.M and virtually on Facebook Live.

At its meeting last weekend in Minneapolis, the Sixteenth Century Society elected Dr. Mark Rankin to its governing Council, to serve a three-year term which begins Jan. 2023. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Rankin and editors within the JMU English department. The article, "The Lost Network of Elizabeth Barton", written by Genelle Gertz and Pasquale Toscano, has received recognition for being the year's best article in Reformation.

Have a happy Halloween!

“English majors can do anything. No matter which job I've been in, my favorite people have been English majors.” — Rosie Grant Q&A interview: jmu.edu/news/english/2…

A few events are coming up for Dr. Sofia Samatar's new book The White Mosque. Some are virtual, and one is in person at our own Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg! Note the different time zones: Nov. 1 is at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, and Nov. 8 is at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

Congrats, Dr. Mollie Godfrey. Her article, "Race, Space, and Celebrating Simms: Mapping Strategies for Black Feminist Biographical Recovery," has been published in a/b: Auto/Biography Studies! Co-authored with Seán McCarthy from WRTC. ow.ly/e6VO50Lj5TO

Congratulations, Dr. Mookerjea-Leonard! Her article, "Ventriloquizing Femininity in the Poetry of Radharani Devi" in South Asian Review. The article was published on Oct. 14 and highlights the "feminine" writing style of Radharani Devi. ow.ly/j2FO50Lh10Q

We appreciate our professors' years of JMU service!

Oscar Wilde would have been 168 today.

Check out this upcoming open mic, sponsored by Word Is Born Writers Society!

Dr. Mark Rankin talks about his years of research on the most influential English religious book after the Bible itself, Foxe’s “Book of Martyrs.” Check out the interview here: ow.ly/fP4r50L8bOS

We're excited to announce JMU English alum, Liz Ferguson, has a recently published chapbook, "I Never Leave Lost Teeth Under My Pillow" Read the JMU English Q&A interview here: ow.ly/kQ3b50L5PMM

We're excited to announce JMU English alum, Liz Ferguson, has a recently published chapbook, "I Never Leave Lost Teeth Under My Pillow" Learn more about her writing advice and book here: ow.ly/gpjw50L1ngH

Congrats to Dr. Dennis Lo for his podcast segment, "The Vanishing Countryside", being featured on With Good Reason. The segment covers Lo's relation to Taiwan's science and technology park. ow.ly/YsKR50KVKn2

Congrats, Dr. Brooks Hefner, for his book, "Black Pulp: Genre Fiction in the Shadow of Jim Crow", being selected for the short list of the Modernist Studies Association Book Prize! msa.press.jhu.edu/prize/shortlis…

Every day is a day for poetry!

Dr. Heidi Pennington's class enjoyed one the last days of summer outside of Keezell Hall. Fall is coming in a matter of days!

Welcome! Kat will be working directly with JMU English's Marketing Specialist, Angela Carter. We can't wait for you to see all the projects we're working on!