Santa Clara University English Department

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In a letter to the Santa Clara community today, President Kevin O'Brien S.J. announced that, in light of the COVID-19 trajectory in the Bay Area and California ...and in an effort to keep the campus and local communities as safe as possible, all classes this fall quarter will be offered remotely, with very limited exceptions. Further, on-campus housing will be restricted, as it was in March, to only those with demonstrated, emergency need. Read Father O’Brien’s message: https://www.scu.edu/kob/updated-decisions-fall2020/

Peter Riehl ('03) interviewed SCU English professor and poet, Claudia Monpere McIsaac. They talk about the writer's life and literature that has inspired and moved them. They finish with a close reading and conversation about the genesis and mechanics of Claudia's beautiful story, "All Sweet Things Float," published in 2003 by The Prairie Schooner. https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3zr7u-df5114

Please spread the word about our first-year writing contest! Deadline to submit is Friday, June 19th.

English majors and minors: please check your email for more information about our awards and graduation virtual event. Your families are welcome to attend and reflect with us as well. #scuenglish

NEW Course added for Fall 20 with Dr. Leuner: ENGL 68/WGST 56: Women and Literature: "Women's Prison Writing"! Sign up today!

Today, here’s a look at just some of the great books by Black writers our faculty will be teaching in major courses in fall 2020! #SCUEnglish The list: * Are Prisons Obsolete? By Angela Y Davis (Leuner Women’s Prison Writing) * Citizen by Claudia Rankine (Levantovskaya - Life Writing) ... * Beloved by Toni Morrison (Edelstein - Senior Seminar) * Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara (Jeffra New Forms of Creative Writing) See more

If you are looking to read some great books by Black writers, pick up one of these texts English department faculty are assigning to freshmen students in Critical Thinking and Writing (CTW) classes in fall 2020! #SCUEnglish Texts: The Color Purple by Alice Walker (Dr. Donegan) Passing by Nella Larson (Dr. Keener) ... Poems in Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phyllis Wheatley (Dr. Keener) Emergent Strategies: shaping change, changing worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown (Dr. Tremblay-McGaw) Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Dr. Michalski) See more

We wanted to share this list of resources curated by Marilyn Edelstein with assistance from other members of our department. Selected Articles, Poems, and Videos about the Murder of George Floyd and National Protests Arising as a Result (May-June 2020) https://www.nytimes.com//trump-george-floyd-coronavirus.ht ... https://medium.com//a-riot-is-the-language-of-the-unheard- Video from Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/watch Audre Lorde’s late 1970s poem Power that still resonates today: https://www.poetryfoundation.org//53918/power-56d233adafeb3 Gwendolyn Brooks’ 1990s poem Riot: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/p/58377/riot-56d23cb395a01 Reginald Dwayne Betts 2016 poem about the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice: https://www.poetryfoundation.org//when-i-think-of-tamir-ri A list of recommended books relevant to Black Lives Matter and anti-racism work: https://www.vogue.co.uk//a/black-lives-matter-reading-list Another list of recommended articles, books, and other resources relevant to recent events and anti-racism: https://medium.com//a-detailed-list-of-anti-racism-resourc (curated by Marilyn Edelstein, June 2, 2020)

Need another course in the fall? Still need your historically grounded before 1800 or British LCS course? Consider signing up for ENGL 147: Topics in British Literature: 18th Century Gothic Fiction. Dr. Garavel is offering this course on MW at 7:20 PM.

As teachers of English, we know the power of language to prompt social action and are committed to using that power and our own actions to pursue justice and redress systematic racism. We continue to grieve the violent losses of so many lives and believe #BlackLivesMatter. We join the voices of demonstrators and protesters that call for action against racial violence. #SCUEnglish #BroncosInSolidarity

Do you recognize our Dr. Edelstein as she grows up in these photos? As we start to share our advice and with our graduates, we want you all to remember how far you’ve come from your first days on this earth to even your first days at SCU! Graduation is a time of reflection and realizing how far you’ve come... with new friends, new knowledge, and a new place you’ve loved. Cheers! #scuenglish

The best part of any large celebration is the special surprise at the end. You may have thought we were finished sharing faculty photos yesterday but we like to keep a few surprises up our sleeves! Today’s special encores belong to Dr. Kirk Glaser and Dr. Theresa Conefrey! (Well, and Theresa’s twin sister!) Stay tuned for tomorrow’s reveal... #SCUEnglish