'Some enchanted quagmire'?
Is the musical 'South Pacific' - now a hit revival on Broadway - also a geopolitical allegory? That intriguing question is posed in a book by English Assoc. Prof. Tina Klein, according to the New York Times' editorial blog The Board
Ireland's Magdalen Laundries
English Associate Prof. James Smith needed the distance of living abroad to write his new book about the Irish women who suffered incarceration inthe Magdalen laundries. Irish Times
Focus on Asian-American film
A new Asian-American film series organized by English Assoc. Prof. Tina Klein is bringing New York filmmakers to campus to discuss their work. Boston Globe
After the Gloves Came Off
The ballad of one of the most potent, colorful partnerships (and epic breakups) in Boston sports - that of manager Norm Stone and world champ boxer John Ruiz - is played out by BC's Carlo Rotella in Boston Magazine.
More Department News
Undergrads:
Are you an English major interested in working more closely with faculty members and other majors to plan social and scholarly events? More...
The first issue of Epicenters, the online arts magazine, features new writing from several of our faculty members (Carlo Rotella, Robert Chibka, Elizabeth Kirschner, Paul Mariani, Kim Garcia, Maxim Shrayer, Ricco Siasoco), is advised by Professor John Anderson, and includes several English majors among its editors.
Graduate News
The graduate colloquium web site features papers and panels by graduate students and visiting scholars.
Early Modern Faculty and Students at the MA students' farewell brunch:
