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The Department of English would like to congratulate Assistant Professors Corinne Sugino and Charles Athanasopoulos for both being recognized by the National Communication Association earlier this year!

Professor Sugino received the Scholar-Activist Award from the Critical and Cultural Studies Division and the Early Career Award from the Asian/Pacific American Caucus.

Professor Athanasopoulos received the New Investigator Award from the Critical and Cultural Studies Division and the Community Engagement Award from the Activism and Social Justice Division.

Read more about their recognition through the link in our bio! The headline "Assistant Professors Corinne Sugino and Charles Athanasopolous Awarded by the National Communication Association," accompanied by awardee headshots. by @osuenglish

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Join us in welcoming the newest members of the English Department! Visit the link in our bio for more information on each of them. New hires pictured: Ben Markey - Tenure Track Faculty, Zoe Bourdo - Front Desk, Macie Smith - Front Desk, Madeleine Carpenter - Front Desk by @osuenglish

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8 days ago

Happy Banned Books Week! Head to the library for your week of reading banned books, and maybe even pick up one of these staff recommendations from the Comm Team. What's your favorite banned or challenged book? A line-drawing of flames sits over a line of colorful books, with the accompanying text: Banned Books Week. Check out these banned book staff recommendations for your week. by @osuenglish

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11 days ago

Why are we still fascinated by Frankenstein and Dracula?

Literature and Culture of London: London's Monsters is a May 2027 program open to all majors, with particular interest for students in English, history, popular culture, communication, and the humanities.

Step into the eerie world of Gothic fiction and explore how two of literature's most famous monsters emerged from the anxieties of a rapidly changing world.

Based in London, you'll experience the city as both a classroom and a character, visiting locations connected to these iconic novels while exploring the darker side of Victorian Britain.

Join us Thursday, Oct. 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. in 160 Enarson Hall to learn more about the program, and check out the link in our bio for details. A group of students posing with thair arms making "O-H-I-O outdoors on a hill with panoramic view. The text below reads: "Study Abroad Info Session: London's Monsters. Tue, Oct. 20, 4 - 5 p.m., 160 Enarson Hall." by @osuenglish

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15 days ago

Join @osulibraries for their Banned Books Week event featuring classic American and British books that have been banned or challenged! The program will take place on October 7th in 150 Thompson Library and begin with selected readings from 1–1:30 p.m. After the readings, visitors can explore first and early editions from the Rare Books & Manuscripts Library collections until 3 p.m. This is a drop-in event, so you are welcome to arrive at any point and stay as long as you would like. For more information, check the link in our bio. Watercolor illustrations of books and a bookshelf titled "Banned Books Week 2026: America 250 Unbound: A Pop-Up Journey Through Challenged First Editions." Event details read "October 7. 150 Thompson Library. 1 - 3 p.m. Join us for a special event featuring classic American and British books that have been banned or challenged!" by @osuenglish

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16 days ago

Hey Undergrads, want to get more involved in the English Department? Consider these undergraduate student organizations to bring you into the fold!

EUGO (@osueugo) is the English Undergraduate Organization. They host all kinds of English-related events, from trivia nights to German Village Book Loft outings.

Mosaic Magazine (@mosaicmagazine.osu) is an undergraduate-run literary magazine open for submissions of writing or artwork. They also accept applications to be a part of their editorial staff.

Sigma Tau Delta (@sigmataudelta.osu) is Ohio State's chapter of the international English honors society, hosting fun events for all students.

To get more information on these organizations, head to the link in our bio. In front of a bookshelf, scraps of paper give informational text: "Get involved with the Department of English: EUGO (The English Undergrad Organization; Mosaic Magazine; Sigma Tau Delta." by @osuenglish

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17 days ago

Add a little magic to your week and join the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies tomorrow night for the first movie showing in their Magic & Witchcraft Film Series! "Spirited Away" follows ten-year-old Chihiro Ogino through her journey into a surreal spirit world. Imaginative, mystical, and visually stunning, this coming-of-age story is a great start for the series!

On select Wednesdays, the center will show classic films exploring the consequences of living in a world where magic can influence people's lives. These showings are FREE to the public with pizza and refreshments provided! A brief talk and Q&A session will follow each film.

For more details and to see the movie schedule for the rest of the semester, head to the @osu_cmrs website; link's in our bio! A still from the film Spirited Away set against a starfield, with text: Magic & Witchraft Film Series: Spirited Away, followed by a brief talk and Q&A session; pizza and refreshments provided. Free and open to all! September 30th at 7:00 PM, 180 Hagerty Hall. by @osuenglish

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19 days ago

Join us on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 pm for an evening with Professors Simone C. Drake and Molly Farrell in conversation at Prologue Bookshop!

Becoming Educated is Simone C. Drake’s engaging and bold memoir about race, class, gender, and the meaning of education in the urban Midwest, drawing on her own story as a Black girl attending recently desegregated Columbus public schools in the 1980s and 1990s.

In New World Calculation, Molly Farrell tells the story of colonial America as a testing ground for new ways of conceptualizing numbers, uncovering overlooked forms of numerical thinking to argue that colonialism and the rise of racial capitalism incited a struggle about what exactly a number is and what it can do.

Interested in learning more? Check out the link in our bio! Professional headshots of "Authors in Conversation" professors Simone C. Drake and Molly Farrell in front of their book covers: “Becoming Educated: A Midwest Story” and “New World Calculation: The Making of Numbers in Colonial America.” The following event details are listed below: "Thursday, October 1, 2026, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at Prologue Bookshop." by @osuenglish

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22 days ago

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, so visit your local libraries and get yours before the month is over! Whichever campus you're at, there's a library full of stories waiting for you. Check out some of our recommendations above! A piece of notebook paper reads: "National Library Card Sign-Up Month. Columbus students and staff can celebrate September by visiting any of these library systems! Columbus Metropolitan Libraries: columbuslibrary.org. Worthington Libraries: worthingtonlibraries.org. Grandview Heights Public Library: ghpl.org. Westerville Public Library: westervillelibrary.org. Southwest Public Libraries: swpl.org." by @osuenglish

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Join poet and scholar Kathy Fagan on September 24 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Gramercy books for the launch of her poetry collection, The Unbecoming, in conversation with fellow poet and New York Times bestselling author Maggie Smith!

The Unbecoming is Fagan's seventh poetry collection, demonstrating yet again her "special gift for putting into line and color the essential in-betweenness of being that makes up the majority of our days; the griefs and triumphs, the stings and sensualities, that live within mere seconds, moments that quietly coalesce to make up the weight of our lives."

Purchase your tickets now at the link in our bio–– and note that the admission fee is waived with purchase of The Unbecoming! Cover of "The Unbecoming" by Kathy Fagan with a subheading that says "in conversation with Maggie Smith." The space between Fagan and Smith reads "September 24, 2026. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Gramercy Books." by @osuenglish

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