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Official Twitter of @ASU Department of English. Our vision is to prepare student-citizens to think, read, and write critically and communicate effectively.
Tempe, AZ
Joined September 2010
It's our 125th anniversary as an @ASU department 🔱 and we've been working on our pronunciation of the word "quasquicentennial." We hope you'll celebrate with us. 🎉. Info.: #ASUHumanities.🎥: @ashleyrenee_23
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🏵️ "Our hands in the dirt / Our wants at sea, vast and untameable. / My heart was still so eager then. ". From "Marigolds" by @ASU English professor @SafiyaSinclair. Watch Sinclair perform and discuss the poem @TEDTalks: #ASUHumanities.
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Poet Safiya Sinclair performs "Marigolds: A Letter to Wonder," an original poem she created for TED that explores memory, beauty and the fragility of life. After the poem, she talks with TED's Helen...
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Congrats 🎊 to @ASU Regents Professor of English Ayanna Thompson, @acmrs_asu director, who's been made an international @BritishAcademy_ fellow. See the full list of new fellows: #ASUHumanities.
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92 distinguished scholars have today been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
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RT @ASUTheCollege: Summer reading is here! Faculty from @asuEnglish shared their top reading picks, perfect for the beach, the porch or whe….
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(Non)Fiction Friday: "When I say this sonata 'speaks to me,' I mean it literally: a viola can sound so much like a human voice.". From @ASU English alum Andrea Avery's playlist for her novel "Visiting Composer." . Read more @largeheartedboy: #ASUHumanities.
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Thing # 596 you can do with an English degree: Become a partner in a drink & dining venture 🍸like @ASU alum Mat Snapp, executive VP of operations at Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment in Phoenix. Learn more @phoenixnewtimes: #ASUHumanities.
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Board the train and travel back in time with Platform 18's new menu. Here's what to expect.
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Not one, but *two* @ASU English faculty members' books are included @OprahDaily's list of the best nonfiction of the past 2 decades 😎: @MitchSJackson's "Survival Math" and @SafiyaSinclair's "How to Say Babylon.". See the full list here: #ASUHumanities.
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Because the truth is often stranger—and more fascinating—than fiction.
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We're hiring! Come teach @ASU English on the Tempe campus as a Faculty Associate; multiple positions open in our Writing Programs and in other department areas. Applications reviewed beginning in August. Info.: #ASUHumanities
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Have you seen "28 Years Later"? @azcentral critic @goodyk—an @ASU film & media studies alum—calls the film "a horror-movie coming-of-age story, absolutely bonkers and gory and at its heart an art film.". Read the full review: #ASUHumanities.
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Danny Boyle directs and Alex Garland wrote "28 Years Later," a sequel to '28 Days Later,' which redefined the zombie movie. Alfie Williams stars.
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🔍 @ASULinguists PhD student @ReaderNYC, a forensic linguist who focuses on retail security, wrote about the escalation of organized retail crime and ways to combat it. Learn more @SecInfoWatch: #ASUHumanities.
securityinfowatch.com
Retailers, law enforcement, and prosecutors form a united front against organized retail crime, signaling a national shift toward proactive enforcement.
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🌱 "She turns when I yell, surprised by the bluish knobs / growing from a tree I thought I wasted water on.". From "Postpartum Psychology (III)" by @ASU English alum @sasamsz. Read the poem @ShenandoahWLU: #ASUHumanities
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"Every time Austen makes the leap to a new media outlet, her legacy continues with an entirely new generation of readers & viewers, who connect with & react to her work in different ways.". —@ASU's @devoneylooser @JohnsHopkins Magazine: #ASUHumanities.
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As the world celebrates Austen's 250th birthday, scholars share what makes the patron saint of marriage plots more popular today than ever before
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Hollywood does a lot of recycling of material these days, which @ASU film professor @kevinsandler says is "really about having people reconsume what they love.”. Read more: #ASUHumanities.
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Our partners in Learning Enterprise are hiring! ☀️🌵. If you love English composition instruction & have a willingness to engage with learners in a virtual environment, this role is for you. More info. at the link below. #asuhumanities #asuenglish.
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🖥️ @ASU English major Reneé Moody works as a digital navigator with an ASU-led project that brings internet access and digital-skills training to underserved communities. Read more @asunews: #ASUHumanities.
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(Non)Fiction Friday: "Our creative writing efforts, in and of themselves, say 'pay attention to this!'". From an essay by @ASU English alum Lois Roma-Deeley. Read more @POETSorg: #ASUHumanities.
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The ideal creative writing workshop should provide a safe environment in which writers explore and experiment with various ideas, structures, and genres—and experience the support of serious indivi...
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RT @ASUTheCollege: This June marks the 50th anniversary of the film “Jaws” that helped instill a new fear of the ocean for generations to c….
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Now 50 years old, “Jaws” remains one of the most iconic monster movies of all time. To understand why, @asunews talked with film and monster scholars of @ASU English: @jeffreyjcohen (also #ASUHumanities dean), @ZarkaEmily and @kevinsandler. Read: 🏊🦈.
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In prep for our 125th birthday 🎂 we visited @ASULibraries to see what we could uncover in the archives. @ASU archivist Shannon Walker helped us and explained why it’s important to examine the past. Watch: #ASUHumanities 🎥: @ashleyrenee_23
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RT @ASUTheCollege: Studios like Disney and Dreamworks have been reimagining their animated hits for live-action reboots. Read what @asuEngl….
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According to @usnews's global university rankings, @ASU is among the top 100 in the world 🌍 for its arts and humanities programs, coming in at # 83. See the rest of the rankings: #ASUHumanities CC: @ASUTheCollege.
usnews.com
Get information on Arizona State University-Tempe at U.S. News. Find out where the university is ranked globally based on its academic reputation and research.
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