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Department of English

A composite image shows Thomas Gannon, associate professor of English and ethnic studies, and the cover of his book.

Gannon ties personal and Native history to nature in 'Birding While Indian'

August 4, 2023

Society & Culture

Prairie Schooner to celebrate 90 years of publication

December 5, 2016

Kwame Dawes

Nebraska Lecture to feature African Poetry Book Fund

November 1, 2016

Chigozie Obioma

Obioma reading, book signing is Nov. 1

November 1, 2016

Digital 'dream team' launches project to study 1 million novels

September 2, 2014

Andrew Jewell

Team to lead NEH-funded project to digitize Cather letters

August 27, 2014

Matthew Jockers (left) discusses with students at the Nebraska Literary Lab their digital projects examining the language of Willa Cather.

'Lit Lab' project collects digital Cather insights

April 1, 2014

drian S. Wisnicki, assistant professor of English, stands in front of a projected image of Dr. David Livingstone's 1871 diaries made readable using spectral imaging technology.

Wisnicki lights up the legend of Livingstone

March 23, 2014

Novelist, poet Abani to give public reading

March 17, 2014

Kwame Dawes

Dawes writes on the spirit of Sochi

February 10, 2014

Album inspired by Kooser’s poetry wins 3 Grammys

January 28, 2014