MSU English Dept

A Conversation with Rebecca Hector (English, 2003), Host of All Things Considered on Michigan Public. Learn about Rebecca's formative experiences at MSU, her career pathway, and finding her voice through Public Radio. Register here: msu.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/189…

Thursday, January 22nd between 1-3pm in Wells B342. Brittany Atkins will be presenting her paper, “Dig our graves first”: On Hauntology and Spectral Return in Black Atlantic Horror Cinema." The paper investigates the manifestations of hauntology in Black Atlantic horror cinema.

Looking for something to do over break? Check out this free event in Detroit! If you like filmmaking, or are looking to learn something new, make sure to stop by! More information can be found at the City of Detroit website: detroitmi.gov/news/film-detr…

Now on display through February 6th, Europe and Empires of the East — Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals — Encounters and Exchanges, 1400-1800, examines the Renaissance as a global phenomenon. Co-curated by Professor Emerita Jyotsna G. Singh and Curator of Rare Books Tad Boehmer.

On Friday, Nov 21, Aram Mrjoian will deliver a literary reading in celebration of his debut novel Waterline! In this deeply moving debut, set in Michigan, East Lansing, and Ann Arbor, a close-knit Armenian American family grapples with the aftermath of losing one of their own.

Listening to Water: Ekphrasis & Generative Writing on Ecologies, Land, and Livelihoods NOV 14, FRIDAY 3-4PM MSU BROAD ART MUSEUM

It's Spooky Season! Learn about writing and watching horror through a queer lens on October 29th, in the Multicultural Center room 1015/1020 from 6-8 PM

Just compiled this video for the TCBA (Tri-County Bicycle Association, Lansing, MI) & DALMAC fund to thank them for the grant funds to help a bunch of MSU students avoid bike theft! @msupolice @facilitiesmsu @MSULiveOn @MSU_Sustains @michiganstateu

Friday, October 3, 3PM-4:00 PM | Wells Hall B210 Join the celebrated comics artist Jaime Hernandez as he discusses how he sustains a creative practice, collaborates with family, and creates memorable characters who change their readers’ perspectives.

On September 25th, join the Indian writer, producer, and educator Zara Chowdhary for explorations of her debut memoir, The Lucky Ones, a personal account of her experience as a sixteen-year-old during the 2002 communalist riots and anti-Muslim pogroms in Gujarat.

On October 2nd, Join us for an in-depth conversation with Jaime Hernandez, co-creator of the groundbreaking comic series Love and Rockets! Seating is limited! Come early to ensure that you have a spot!

Join author Blaire Morseau for a conversation on Mapping Neshnabé Futurity, a work that illuminates how Potawatomi stories, cosmologies, and ancestral knowledge shape visions of sovereignty across skies, lands, and waters.

Mark your calendars for September 30th! Our 2026 University Studies Now Series will kick off with speaker Alexander Manshel, on the topic of “High School English and the Making of American Readers”. Taking place in Wells Hall, B342 at 4 PM.

Looking for a summer class? This Summer Session II ENG/WS 153 will be available to take as an asynchronous course. Check out more info on the Office of the Registrar website or email Professor M. Rodríguez Vázquez at rodri985@msu.edu

Live! Lit! has moved locations! Celebrate some of the creative work made by MSU undergraduates at the Arena Theater at the MSU Auditorium on April 18th, 2025!

Dear writers, colleagues, and friends Every year at LIVE! LIT! we gather to celebrate some of the most magnetic and inspiring creative work made by undergraduates at Michigan State University. Call for Musicians! Reach out if you’d like to perform music of any kind at the event!

. @michiganstateu Professor @JulianChambliss shares about his work spanning areas like comics, digital humanities, and Afrofuturism, and how his research inspires a new generation of graduate students working with him via @thesnews. statenews.com/article/2025/0…

Interested in film and South Asian history? IS25-IAH-204 Political Cinemas of South Asia explores the social, political, and cultural history of South Asia through its cinema. Films will be analyzed as reflections of historical moments. Available this summer as a 7-week course!

The Italian play “Dentro (Inside): A True Story, If You Think So” will make its U.S. debut in March and comes to @michiganstateu March 20. The play and additional events at MSU will explore the effects of silence related to sexual violence and will provide space for discussion and support. Counselors from the Center for Survivors will be on-site at events. cal.msu.edu/news/u-s-premi…

“Techno is more than music; it’s a cultural movement that captures Detroit’s resilience and creativity,” said @JulianChambliss, Professor of @MSUEnglish and Val Berryman Curator of History with the @MSUMuseum, via @metrotimes. metrotimes.com/music/detroit-…