Faculty & Department News

2026 PhD Cohort Announced: Media Ecology

Rachel Canning — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:10:36 +0000

2026 PhD Cohort Announced: Media Ecology Rachel Canning Mon, 06/30/2025 - 14:10

ɫ��ֱ�� English is embarking on a new kind of PhD that is collaborative, experimental, and that affords students a chance to work closely with each other and with faculty.We are introducing a “Media Ecology” lab and team-taught courses where PhD students work with faculty and one another to map, theorize, and develop dissertation specialties via intensive mentoring, reading, and co-writing and -publishing in the lab. We offer competitive funding packages, along with excellent teaching and networking opportunities. Students will work with established academics and professionals in the fields of their interest.

What are “media ecologies”? If “ecology” refers to the relationships between humans and the more-than-human,mediaecology takes its cue from manuscripts, archives, as well as printed and digital environments to consider how text technologies and material infrastructures shape readers and their worlds. Conversely, readers perceive the material world through the lens of media. In addition to asking traditional questions in literary scholarship like “What does the text mean?” we theorize texts as occupying an ecological niche, suggesting that both medial form and its content occupy a symbiotic and competitive relationship with other texts. Like capital itself, text is always in motion and always innovating. The field of cultural production shifts, morphs, combines, and mutates. We are seeking students interested in both environmental and media studies. We encourage those working in any literary period, with interests anywhere from medieval manuscripts to AI.

For more information, click Prospective Students above.

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Fashion - A Creative Writing Program Event

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:34:53 +0000

Fashion - A Creative Writing Program Event Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/04/2024 - 11:34

September 26, 2024

6-8pm

Center for British and Irish Studies

Gwen Grewal: https://www.gwengrewal.com

Shahidha Bari: https://www.shahidhabari.com

Elisabeth Sheffield: https://www.elisabethsheffield.com

Jeffrey Deshell: https://www.jeffreydeshell.net

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Statement on Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Political Speech

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:09:07 +0000

Statement on Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Political Speech Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 11/08/2023 - 16:09

Amidst the heightened violence in the Middle East, we are aware of hate speech and harassment in our campus community. We stand against Islamophobia and antisemitism. We stand against the suppression of political speech in all its forms. We recognize the pain that our students and colleagues are experiencing. We understand that many members of our community feel particularly vulnerable right now. The Department of English strives to foster a community of care and critical thinking where we can exchange ideas in a safe way. We seek to create an open space for dialogue, even in the most intense situations.

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Black History Month Guest Speakers

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:33:42 +0000

Black History Month Guest Speakers Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/17/2023 - 13:33

Professors Yogita Goyal https://english.ucla.edu/people-faculty/goyal-yogita/ and Cherene Sherrard-Johnson https://cherenesherrard.com/about/

will be visiting our campus on Friday, February 24^thas part of Black History Month. This event is co-sponsored by the CAAAS (The Center for African and African-American Studies).

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Spring 2023 Creative Writing Program Events

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:25:21 +0000

Spring 2023 Creative Writing Program Events Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/13/2023 - 11:25

February 10, 2023: Reading Series - Ramona Ausubel

CBIS at 4:00pm

March 13, 2023: Reading Series - Sarah Gerard

CBIS at 6:30pm

March 17, 2023: Women & Gender Studies Queer Lit. Festival

WGST Cottage

April 6, 2023: Reading Series - Alexander Kleeman

CBIS at 6:30pm

April 20, 2023: Reading Series - Carolina Ebeid & Jeffrey Pethybridge

CBIS at 6:30pm

April 27, 2023: Reading Series - MFA 3rd Years

CBIS at 6:30pm

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An Evening with Alison Bechdel

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:39:23 +0000

An Evening with Alison Bechdel Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/31/2022 - 10:39

When: Thursday, November 17, 2022 @ 7:00 pm
Where: UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom (1669 Euclid Avenue ɫ��ֱ��, CO 80309)
Cost: $2.50 with a student ID, $7.50 without
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-alison-bechdel-tickets-451040834277

Event Details:
Creator of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Dykes to Watch Out For, Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama, The Secret to Superhuman Strength, and the now-famous “Bechdel Test,” Alison Bechdel is one of the most important graphic novelists working today.
Please join us for a talk and a book-signing event.
Alison Bechdel visit has been generously supported by the ɫ��ֱ��'s Department of English, Graduate School, College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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ɫ��ֱ�� Emeritus Faculty Member Paul Levitt's Reading of Berlin Revisited

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:55:24 +0000

ɫ��ֱ�� Emeritus Faculty Member Paul Levitt's Reading of Berlin Revisited Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/31/2022 - 08:55

The Department of English invites you to a reading of Paul Levitt’s new novel Berlin Revisited.

Witnessing his mother’s trial for exposing fellow Jews to the Nazis, Baruch Posner swears never to return to Germany. As he reflects upon his exodus from Berlin to Cuba and then to America, he yearns for his father and the lovely Gemma Rosselli, his former companion in the underground. Where are they now? A letter, via the Red Cross, reaches him in New York. From Gemma, it draws him back to Berlin to join her in exploring the newly opened Nazi archives, which hold information about their parents. What’s more, in the cellar of his former living quarters, the Hotel Bogota, he finds the source of his mother’s downfall.

The reading and refreshments are free.

Date: Thursday, November 10

Place: Koenig Alumni Center

Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm

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Creative Writing Program Reading Series: Kathleen Woods, Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes, Loie Rawding

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:40:14 +0000

Creative Writing Program Reading Series: Kathleen Woods, Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes, Loie Rawding Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/03/2022 - 11:40

October 6, 2022 at 6:30pm

The Center for British & Irish Studies (M549)

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Creative Writing Program Reading Series: Peter Gizzi

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:21:50 +0000

Creative Writing Program Reading Series: Peter Gizzi Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/19/2022 - 11:21

September 22nd, 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m

Center for Community (C4C) Flatirons Meeting room (N301)

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English Department Graduation Ceremonies Spring 2021

Anonymous — Thu, 06 May 2021 13:46:05 +0000

English Department Graduation Ceremonies Spring 2021 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 05/06/2021 - 07:46

Undergraduate Students

Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 10am Mountain Time - https://virtualgrad.marchingorder.com/colorado/278/iv

Graduate Students

Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 10am Mountain Time - https://virtualgrad.marchingorder.com/colorado/278/iv

Zoom Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 11am Mountain Time - https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/92227861601

Visit our Commencement page for more information.

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Faculty & Department News

2026 PhD Cohort Announced: Media Ecology

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Fashion - A Creative Writing Program Event

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Statement on Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Political Speech

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Black History Month Guest Speakers

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Spring 2023 Creative Writing Program Events

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An Evening with Alison Bechdel

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ɫ�����ֱ�� Emeritus Faculty Member Paul Levitt's Reading of Berlin Revisited

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Creative Writing Program Reading Series: Kathleen Woods, Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes, Loie Rawding

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Creative Writing Program Reading Series: Peter Gizzi

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English Department Graduation Ceremonies Spring 2021

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students

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ɫ��ֱ�� Emeritus Faculty Member Paul Levitt's Reading of Berlin Revisited