We’re joined this time by Dominik Heinrici, long-time UTC English faculty member and student. Dominik tells us about how he came to be at UTC, and shares with us his exciting work developing his popular class on medieval monsters! We talk about misconceptions about the medieval period, the role social media takes in creating panics, and the myth of the “digital native” along the way ..read more

This episode, we’re pleased to talk to Associate Lecturer Catherine Meeks Quinlan about her work developing and implementing our exciting new interdisciplinary Environmental Studies minor. For more information about the minor and how to enroll in these fascinating classes, please head to https://www.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/environmental-studies or reach out to Catherine at Catherine-Meeks at utc dot edu ..read more

On this episode of English Matters, we talk with Jo Kibble, a graduating senior in English, about the importance of proper naming, pronoun usage, and its significance to the transgender/non-binary community at large. Jo shares their experiences with the audience, and helps define an inclusive vision for UTC going forward ..read more

On this episode, we hear from author and UTC English Lecturer Andrew Najberg. Andrew talks to us about how he became a creative writing professor and how the teaching of creative writing differs from and mirrors other types of writing. Andrew also tells us about his own personal writing and publication process, and his inspiration for his forthcoming collection of poems, The Goats Have Taken Over the Barracks, available for pre-sale beginning November 23. You can see selected readings from the chapbook on Andrew’s Facebook page – and pre-order your copy from www.finishinglinepress.com Theme mu ..read more

In this episode, English department faculty Tiffany Mitchell and Beth Pearce discuss their process of teaching intersectional adolescent and YA literature in the UHON program, and how they hope to port those skillsets and questions into coursework in the English department. We talk about the value of adolescent literature when it comes to discussing tricky topics and ideas, as well as how a course like this can challenge instructors’ perceptions of the literature they teach. Additionally, Beth and Tiffany talk about the benefits of a team-teaching environment. Theme music, “Storybook,” generou ..read more

On this episode, UTC English instructor and alumna Jessica Miller (J. Kasper Kramer) talks about how UTC’s creative writing MA program poised her for success with her first novel, The Story that Cannot Be Told. Jessica tells us about the road from idea to publication, discusses why she was drawn to young adult fiction as a genre and how it’s more nuanced than some might think, and gives us a look forward to her next project, The List of Unspeakable Fears and why we like scary stuff. Theme music, “Storybook,” generously provided by Scott Holmes (scottholmesmusic.com ..read more

We’re joined this time by Dr. Karen Babine, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing. In a wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Babine shares intimate stories about the inspiration for her award-winning memoir, All the Wild Hungers (2019 Milkweed Editions). She tells us about her exciting course offerings in food writing and true crime at UTC, and also about her experiences managing UTC’s literary journal, The Sequoyah Review and her work with Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies. You can find out more about Assay at https://www.assayjournal.com ..read more

We’re joined this time by Marcia Noe, Professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at UTC, as she tells us about her new project, Three Midwestern Playwrights: How Floyd Dell, George Cram Cook, and Susan Glaspell Transformed American Theater, now out from Indiana University Press (link below). Dr. Noe tells us about her decades-long research process for this text, as well as the significance of the artistic community that grew from the collaboration of these three unique and influential creators. Pick up Dr. Noe's book at Indiana University Press. For more information about English a ..read more

This episode, we’re pleased to talk to Associate Lecturer Catherine Meeks Quinlan about her work developing and implementing our exciting new interdisciplinary Environmental Studies minor. For more information about the minor and how to enroll in these fascinating classes, please head to https://www.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/environmental-studies or reach out to Catherine at Catherine-Meeks at utc dot edu ..read more

We're joined this time by senior lecturer Russell Helms as he talks with us about his love of French Realism and its significance to his own creative process. Russell also talks to us about his new novella, Sympathy, and how he came to the unique idea at its core. You can find Helms' Sympathy at Solstice Publishing: https://solsticeempire.com/products.aspx?categoryid=521 For more information about English at UTC, visit https://www.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/english Theme music, “Storybook,” generously provided by Scott Holmes (scottholmesmusic.com ..read more