Spring 2015 reading schedule January 23: Jane Hoogestraat 7 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater Born in South Dakota, Jane Hoogestraat was educated at Baylor and at the University of Chicago. Her work has appeared in such journals as Poetry, The Southern Review, DoubleTake, Image, Midwestern Gothic, and Crab Orchard Review. She is a professor of English at Missouri State … [Read more...] about Spring 2015 Readings Announced
The English Department’s own Dr. Ken Gillam and Dr. Shannon Wooden are receiving attention for their recent book, Pixar’s Boy Stories: Masculinity in a Postmodern Age. Boy Stories examines the depiction of male characters in fourteen of Pixar’s popular movies, including Toy Story, The Incredibles, and Cars. The book, which was released in April, was reviewed by SUNY scholar … [Read more...] about English Professors Tackle Masculinity in the Movies: A Look at “Pixar’s Boy Stories”