Join Rob Nixon of Princeton University for his talk - The Less Selfish Gene: Forest Altruism, Neoliberalism, and the Tree of Life on Thursday, December 3 at 3 pm.
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Join Anne McClintock of Princeton University for her talk - Monster: A Fugue in Ice and Fire on Wednesday, December 2 at 3 pm.
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Our first faculty feature of the school year is Professor Kirby Brown! Professor Brown’s faculty feature reflects on National Native American Heritage Month, and issues regarding Indigeneity. Prof. Brown will also be choosing a book by an Indigenous author to giveaway to one of our followers at the end of this month — please stay tuned for more details!
Check out the whole feature on Instagram and be sure to follow to be eligible for the giveaway!
Mattie Burkert joins CAS as Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities. Originally from the Chicago, Illinois area, Burkert earned Bachelor’s degrees summa cum laude in Journalism & Mass Communications and English & American Literature from New York University. She finished her Master’s and PhD in English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Below are the links to the prerecorded talk:
Video:
https://english.uoregon.edu/files/rabbi-lerner-vidmp4
Audio:
https://english.uoregon.edu/files/rabbi-lerner-audiom4a
Sister Helen Prejean will give a talk - River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey on October 14, 2020 at 7 pm.
Below are the links to the prerecorded talk:
Video:
https://english.uoregon.edu/files/zoom0mp4
Audio:
Matt Sandler, author of The Black Romantic Revolution: Abolitionist Poets at the End of Slavery, Book Talk and Discussion Thursday, November 5th 12pm-2pm Zoom Link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/95909826273__;!!C5qS4YX3!QZqNZUpqXU8AsbGfcDC9sDJoehA47h5kmrKNOFy8_4b6TUwwjOv9bFjHfZUUXcdT$
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About Matt Sandler:
We're so proud of our incredible English undergraduates! Although the 2019-2020 academic year ended on a rocky note, we'd still like to honor our amazing students by highlighting their accomplishments for the year.
Class of 2020 Valedictorian
Anika Nykanen
The following students were involved with and/or inducted into the Alpha Tau Phi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society:
Anika Nykanen (President)
Cadaxa Chapman Ball (Vice President)
Jamie Agnew
Laura Aki
Jaden Barnum
stories by Jaden Barnum and Twila Neiwert
The English Undergraduate Organization (EUO) strives to connect students majoring and minoring in English as well as establish relationships with resources around campus, especially with professors! Our executive committee this year was made of Jaden Barnum, Cassie Cole, Anna Goodmaker, Chloe Muñoz, and Hailey Watt.
The University of Oregon is providing remote education for the entire fall term: https://remote.uoregon.edu/students
For questions about Fall 2020 courses, please contact your instructor. Contact information can be found on our website https://english.uoregon.edu/people/faculty
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