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English Department

Lecture by Tarren Andrews: “Monstrous Property, or, Who Gets to Write an Epic Poem?”

  • Posted on November 18, 2022December 5, 2022
  • Rose Rugendorf

“x̣est sx̣lx̣alt p esyáʔ. lemlmtš Suzanne u Nick. Tarren łu i skwest. ci séliš u tl’ sinyelum. čnes npiyelsi x̣wl yetłx̣wasqt.” Dr. Tarren Andrews, postdoctoral associate at Yale University, began her lecture on Friday, November…

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English Department

Lecture and Master Class with Professor Katherine O’Brien O’Keeffe

  • Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
  • Matthew Maresca

Last Wednesday, the Center for Medieval Studies was joined for a lecture and master class by Professor Katherine O’Brien O’Keeffe (UC Berkeley – English) entitled “Error and Forgetting: On Judgement and Wandering Texts.” Professor O’Keeffe’s…

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Alumni

MVST Alumni Nathan Melson and Samantha Sabalis Present at the 2017 IUDC

  • Posted on May 6, 2017September 3, 2017
  • Kevin Vogelaar

This past 21 April, Bernard College hosted the annual Interuniversity Doctoral Consortium Medieval Conference.  Each year PhD students come from the various IUDC participant institutions to present some aspect of their research to their peers…

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English Department

Valentine’s Day Vernacular Poetry Reading

  • Posted on February 23, 2017
  • Kevin Vogelaar

This past 14 February, the Medieval Studies Department hosted their first Valentine’s Day poetry reading. In the spirit of the day, all selections discussed, in some capacity, the nature of love and its effect on…

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Alumni

Student Spotlight: David Pedersen Receives Teaching Position

  • Posted on December 19, 2016
  • Kevin Vogelaar

David Pedersen is a PhD candidate in English and Medieval Studies at Fordham University. His dissertation, “Anxiously Pursuing Peace: Defining and Defending Christian Faith in Texts of Old English Reflective Wisdom,” explores the unique questions,…

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English Department

David Smigen-Rothkopf and Liz Light Recount Their Time In York

  • Posted on August 13, 2016
  • Kevin Vogelaar

The Fordham-York exchange program was a wonderful experience full of challenges and inspiration! We’re two students at Fordham – Liz Light, a second-year PhD student in the English department who studies embodiment and gender in…

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English Department

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Albin

  • Posted on November 6, 2015November 13, 2015
  • Alexa Amore

Professor of English Andrew Albin has been awarded a dual appointment in English and Medieval Studies. This distinction recognizes Professor Albin’s scholarship in medieval aurality and literature and honors his contributions to Fordham’s Center for…

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