English
Student Internship a Success
Maria Schmidt '12 is completing an internship at the Northland's NewsCenter in Duluth. An example of her work can be viewed on their website.
2011 Firethorne & Sigma Tau Delta English Picnic
Well, it’s that time of year again when the English department celebrates the end of the Spring semester. We’ve had an amazing year at Gustavus and Friday we celebrated all the English majors, Firethorne contributors and Sigma Tau Delta members. Here are some photos of the action. It was cold outside but scorching hot inside [...]
Anna George Meek reading
The English Department was fortunate to have poet and musician Anna George Meek visit Gustavus on Wednesday April 27th. Ms. Meek visited creative writing courses, was interviewed by Firethorne Journal, and gave a reading of her poetry, some from her book Acts of Contortion, winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry, plus her newer work. [...]
English 101: Reading in the World
Course Descriptions Eric Vrooman will be teaching Reading in the World: Crime and Punishment. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:30 to 1:20 in Vickner 302. The land of the free has the world’s largest prison population; over 2 million American currently live behind bars. This course focuses on the United States’ obsession with crime and punishment. We [...]
How to create an English portfolio
English portfolio
Sigma Tau Delta’s and the English Department’s Picnic and Firethorne Reading, Spring 2010: This is How We Do It.
Some pictures of the wonderful Sigma Tau Delta and English Department picnic and Firethorne reading.
Sue Leaf Reading
Join us at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 15 in the Interpretive Center to hear Gustavus alumna Sue Leaf ’75 read from her new book, The Bullhead Queen: A Year on Pioneer Lake. Described as a “Minnesotan Walden,” it is a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award in Creative Nonfiction.
English 101 Reading in the World
Book Burning: What makes Literature So Dangerous? Professor: Phil Bryant This course will explore the question of why literature incites people to ban, outlaw and burn it (often times burning the authors along with their books). We will read a wide selection of literatures from different countries, societies, historical periods, both past and present. We [...]
Photos from the Sigma Tau Delta 2009 International Convention
Six Gustavus students from the English honorary Sigma Tau Delta attended and presented papers at the Sigma Tau Delta 2009 International Conference. They all performed with excellence–and had a fun time, too, including meeting the keynote speaker, bestselling author Neil Gaiman.
