Department of English Language and Literature

2017 Archive

Nikky Finney honored with Ford Foundation Fellowship

Professor and poet Nikky Finney was one of 25 artists nationwide to receive the prestigious Art of Change fellowship from the Ford Foundation. The award supports creating powerful works that advance freedom, justice and inclusion.

Outstanding Undergraduates Recognized

The English Department is happy to announce the winners of the 2017 English Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships

On Roald Dahl's "Black Charlie"

Interview with Catherine Keyser in New York Times

David Greven Publishes Book on the Terminator Film Series

David Greven, Professor of English at USC, has published a book called Queering The Terminator: Sexuality and Cyborg Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2017). The book covers all of the films in the Terminator film series, beginning with James Cameron's landmark 1984 original, and also the television series The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

David Shields has new book from the University of Chicago Press

David Shields new book brings the history of American food to life through chefs, caterers, and restaurateurs of the past.

New Publication on Visualizing Ralph Waldo Emerson

Joel Myerson publishes vital new resource for Emerson studies.

Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional. No Limits.