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Dr. Mattie Burkert

February 23, 2022

"Speculative Enterprise: Public Theaters and Financial Markets in London, 1688-1763"

  For many Asian Americans, graphic novels are way to explore history, fight racism

Graphic novels can have the same intimacy as diaries, one author said. “Issues of identity can be so emotionally fraught, so it makes sense to talk about them using a visual medium.”

From the NBC News article: 

By Steve Duin | For The Oregonian/OregonLive

EUGENE – It was a novel experience last Saturday, moving through a room where “journalism” is cause for celebration, not an anguished curse.

Earlier this year, the University of Oregon announced it would observe Veterans Day as a holiday, giving students, faculty and staff time to reflect on what this holiday means to them. 

With its roots in Armistice Day, which celebrates the end of World War I, Veterans Day in the U.S. honors military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces.  

To highlight the student-veteran experience in the English major at UO, UO English is featuring Michael Ogata (BA English 2021) who served in the U.S. Army before arriving at the University of Oregon. His story invites us all to reflect on the experiences of student-veterans. 

Delaney Dannert is an undergraduate at University of Oregon working towards her bachelor’s degree in English. This essay was originally submitted to the Advanced Composition: Style, Tone, Point of View class (WR423). 

“Oh, what are you going to do with that?”  

As new students experience their first writing courses of 2021, we asked Director of the Composition Program, Nick Recktenwald, about the focus of the department and how his leadership will shape the future of the program.