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"Another Look," which was founded by the English department and Creative Writing program launches its second year with Ackerley's, My Father and Myself. The evening will be moderated by Terry Castle, professor of English and author of…
Ian Watt came to the Stanford English Department in 1964, after teaching for a decade at the University of California, Berkeley, and serving briefly as a Dean at the new University of East Anglia. For younger members of the English faculty…
This summer saw a major transition in the administrative leadership of the English department, with the retirement of Dagmar Logie after many years of exceptional service as the department’s Administrative Manager. Dagmar began her career at…
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Drawing connections through 15 centuries of historical data, Kindred Britain reveals how an interconnected network of families influenced British history.
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The novelist Richard Powers will be joining the faculty of the English Department this Fall as the Phil and Penny Knight Professor of Creative Writing. A long-time resident of Illinois, Powers previously held the Swanlund Endowed Chair at the…