Carnegie Mellon University Department of English
@cmuenglish.bsky.social
Passionate about reading, writing, & culture since 1919.
Exploring the human dimensions of space exploration: CMU English will host the (In)hospitable Space Conference from 5/25-27, 2026 in partnership w/the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology + the European Astrobiology Institute. We're accepting submissions until 2/1. bit.ly/4oZQTy7
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Exploring the human dimensions of space exploration: CMU English will host the (In)hospitable Space Conference from 5/25-27, 2026 in partnership w/the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology + the European Astrobiology Institute. We're accepting submissions until 2/1. bit.ly/4oZQTy7
Our department, along with the @CenterPNP, is proud to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday by hosting a month-long read-along of Pride and Prejudice. Participants from all over the university attended the tea party kickoff.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our department, along with the @CenterPNP, is proud to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday by hosting a month-long read-along of Pride and Prejudice. Participants from all over the university attended the tea party kickoff.
Rachael Mulvihill, LCS PhD Candidate, was awarded the Kenneth M. Roemer Innovative Course Design award at the 2025 Society for Utopian Studies conference for her course, "Utopia in the Age of Neoliberal Affect: Fiction, Film, and Video Games." 👏 @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Rachael Mulvihill, LCS PhD Candidate, was awarded the Kenneth M. Roemer Innovative Course Design award at the 2025 Society for Utopian Studies conference for her course, "Utopia in the Age of Neoliberal Affect: Fiction, Film, and Video Games." 👏 @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social (1/2)
Presented in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, the department is pleased to welcome Cathy Linh Che and Paisley Rekdal for appearances open to the public on November 5 and 6.
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Presented in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, the department is pleased to welcome Cathy Linh Che and Paisley Rekdal for appearances open to the public on November 5 and 6.
Join us for the Center for Print, Networks, & Performance speaker series!
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us for the Center for Print, Networks, & Performance speaker series!
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Congratulations to Dr. James Wynn, recently promoted to full Professor. Wynn has been with the department since 2006 and serves as the director of the Rhetoric Program.
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congratulations to Dr. James Wynn, recently promoted to full Professor. Wynn has been with the department since 2006 and serves as the director of the Rhetoric Program.
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
Students from all over the U.S. attended this summer's Writing & Culture pre-college program. Our largest group yet spent a month working with a number of department faculty to explore effective storytelling.
The program will also be offered in 2026. Details here: www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
The program will also be offered in 2026. Details here: www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
August 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Students from all over the U.S. attended this summer's Writing & Culture pre-college program. Our largest group yet spent a month working with a number of department faculty to explore effective storytelling.
The program will also be offered in 2026. Details here: www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
The program will also be offered in 2026. Details here: www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
In this month's Dietrich College Faculty Spotlight, get to know Camille Rankine, a writer and assistant professor in our department’s Creative Writing Program.
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
June 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In this month's Dietrich College Faculty Spotlight, get to know Camille Rankine, a writer and assistant professor in our department’s Creative Writing Program.
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
“It’s been so fun to help them realize that research doesn’t have to be scary — and that we’re here to help them every step of the way.”
Read about how CMU Libraries staff supports the First-Year Writing Program.
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read about how CMU Libraries staff supports the First-Year Writing Program.
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
June 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“It’s been so fun to help them realize that research doesn’t have to be scary — and that we’re here to help them every step of the way.”
Read about how CMU Libraries staff supports the First-Year Writing Program.
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read about how CMU Libraries staff supports the First-Year Writing Program.
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
The first doctoral program of its kind, our new Ph.D. in Computational Cultural Studies trains students to combine historical, theoretical, and cultural scholarship with computational methodologies.
To learn more: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/english/academic-programs/computational-cultural-studies
To learn more: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/english/academic-programs/computational-cultural-studies
June 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The first doctoral program of its kind, our new Ph.D. in Computational Cultural Studies trains students to combine historical, theoretical, and cultural scholarship with computational methodologies.
To learn more: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/english/academic-programs/computational-cultural-studies
To learn more: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/english/academic-programs/computational-cultural-studies
After a fruitful decade of leadership, Dr. Andreea Ritivoi will pass the baton to Dr. Christopher Warren, who begins his term as English Department Head on August 1. Read more about Warren and his work here: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
June 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
After a fruitful decade of leadership, Dr. Andreea Ritivoi will pass the baton to Dr. Christopher Warren, who begins his term as English Department Head on August 1. Read more about Warren and his work here: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
A group of CMU undergraduates immersed themselves in the nation's capital, connecting with professionals and gaining real-world insights into careers in the humanities.
Read about the inaugural Humanities Trek, in a story written by our students!
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read about the inaugural Humanities Trek, in a story written by our students!
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
May 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A group of CMU undergraduates immersed themselves in the nation's capital, connecting with professionals and gaining real-world insights into careers in the humanities.
Read about the inaugural Humanities Trek, in a story written by our students!
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read about the inaugural Humanities Trek, in a story written by our students!
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Congratulations to senior Alison Zheng, whose project "Unraveling the Decline of Pittsburgh's Chinatown in a Post-Steel Society," the subject of an independent study with Professor Jeffrey Williams, has been selected by judges at Meeting of the Minds to receive a Dietrich Humanities Prize.
May 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Congratulations to senior Alison Zheng, whose project "Unraveling the Decline of Pittsburgh's Chinatown in a Post-Steel Society," the subject of an independent study with Professor Jeffrey Williams, has been selected by judges at Meeting of the Minds to receive a Dietrich Humanities Prize.
Distinguished scholar Dr. Jessica Restaino (Montclair State University) gave the talk “'Every Method's a Trap' (and I Feel Fine): The Rhetorical Magic of Becoming a New Subject" at the spring Rhetoric Colloquium.
Read the full story here: www.facebook.com/share/p/16V8...
Read the full story here: www.facebook.com/share/p/16V8...
April 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Distinguished scholar Dr. Jessica Restaino (Montclair State University) gave the talk “'Every Method's a Trap' (and I Feel Fine): The Rhetorical Magic of Becoming a New Subject" at the spring Rhetoric Colloquium.
Read the full story here: www.facebook.com/share/p/16V8...
Read the full story here: www.facebook.com/share/p/16V8...
Asst. Professor Dr. Nupoor Ranade presented at the recent Write the Docs Pittsburgh meetup. "Making AI Visible in Technical Communication" addressed one of today's most timely conversations: how technical communicators can navigate the evolving GenAI landscape.
Watch here: youtu.be/R7tZAQYwto4?....
Watch here: youtu.be/R7tZAQYwto4?....
April 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Asst. Professor Dr. Nupoor Ranade presented at the recent Write the Docs Pittsburgh meetup. "Making AI Visible in Technical Communication" addressed one of today's most timely conversations: how technical communicators can navigate the evolving GenAI landscape.
Watch here: youtu.be/R7tZAQYwto4?....
Watch here: youtu.be/R7tZAQYwto4?....
Nicole Tanquary, a Rhetoric Ph.D. candidate, is the recipient of the 2025 CMU Graduate Student Teaching Award.
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
April 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Nicole Tanquary, a Rhetoric Ph.D. candidate, is the recipient of the 2025 CMU Graduate Student Teaching Award.
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Eunji Jo, LCS Ph.D. candidate, has received the 2025 Dietrich College Graduate Student Teaching Award, which recognizes outstanding expertise in all areas of curriculum development, including classroom teaching and student mentoring.
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
April 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Eunji Jo, LCS Ph.D. candidate, has received the 2025 Dietrich College Graduate Student Teaching Award, which recognizes outstanding expertise in all areas of curriculum development, including classroom teaching and student mentoring.
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Read more here:
www.cmu.edu/dietrich/new...
Congratulations to Writing & Communication Lecturer Barbara George, who has been selected as one of the 2025-2026 Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellows at Carnegie Mellon's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation!
April 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Congratulations to Writing & Communication Lecturer Barbara George, who has been selected as one of the 2025-2026 Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellows at Carnegie Mellon's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation!
Join us and CMU Libraries for Week of Will (April 19–27), which includes a dramatic Macbeth reading, rare First Folio viewing, cupcakes, soliloquies, puppets & more!
On Tuesday 4/22, a dramatic reading of Macbeth will take place in Posner Hall.
🗓️ Details: pittsburghshakespeare.org
On Tuesday 4/22, a dramatic reading of Macbeth will take place in Posner Hall.
🗓️ Details: pittsburghshakespeare.org
April 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join us and CMU Libraries for Week of Will (April 19–27), which includes a dramatic Macbeth reading, rare First Folio viewing, cupcakes, soliloquies, puppets & more!
On Tuesday 4/22, a dramatic reading of Macbeth will take place in Posner Hall.
🗓️ Details: pittsburghshakespeare.org
On Tuesday 4/22, a dramatic reading of Macbeth will take place in Posner Hall.
🗓️ Details: pittsburghshakespeare.org
With a theme of "The Archive," and consisting of 63 presentations from 70 presenters representing 55 institutions across 13 countries and 24 states, the 5th Bridges and Borders conference was a success!
Read the full recap here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Jpr...
Read the full recap here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Jpr...
April 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
With a theme of "The Archive," and consisting of 63 presentations from 70 presenters representing 55 institutions across 13 countries and 24 states, the 5th Bridges and Borders conference was a success!
Read the full recap here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Jpr...
Read the full recap here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Jpr...
Prof. Ralph Vituccio’s latest film, Sisyphus Beach, will open the Ethnografilm Festival in Paris on 4/18. Ralph will present the film and lead a Q&A.
The film shows the chaotic, almost surreal world of Alang, India, where workers toil in extreme conditions in the world's largest shipbreaking yards.
The film shows the chaotic, almost surreal world of Alang, India, where workers toil in extreme conditions in the world's largest shipbreaking yards.
April 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Prof. Ralph Vituccio’s latest film, Sisyphus Beach, will open the Ethnografilm Festival in Paris on 4/18. Ralph will present the film and lead a Q&A.
The film shows the chaotic, almost surreal world of Alang, India, where workers toil in extreme conditions in the world's largest shipbreaking yards.
The film shows the chaotic, almost surreal world of Alang, India, where workers toil in extreme conditions in the world's largest shipbreaking yards.
Congratulations to Mauricio Ortiz Rousset, M.A. in Literary & Cultural Studies, recently awarded a $1,000 USD scholarship through the La Promesa Foundation, which supports academically talented Hispanic students in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region in their pursuit of higher education.
April 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Congratulations to Mauricio Ortiz Rousset, M.A. in Literary & Cultural Studies, recently awarded a $1,000 USD scholarship through the La Promesa Foundation, which supports academically talented Hispanic students in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region in their pursuit of higher education.
The Adamson Awards are presented for excellence in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, and are open to undergraduate students throughout the University community.
This year's ceremony will take place on Weds. 4/23, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., in Baker Hall 136-A, with featured reader Caryl Phillips.
This year's ceremony will take place on Weds. 4/23, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., in Baker Hall 136-A, with featured reader Caryl Phillips.
April 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Adamson Awards are presented for excellence in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, and are open to undergraduate students throughout the University community.
This year's ceremony will take place on Weds. 4/23, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., in Baker Hall 136-A, with featured reader Caryl Phillips.
This year's ceremony will take place on Weds. 4/23, from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., in Baker Hall 136-A, with featured reader Caryl Phillips.
Join us for Rhetoric's Spring Colloquium on Thurs. 4/17 from 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. in the Johnstone Room (Posner Hall 234).
Professor Jessica Restaino, Montclair State University, will present the talk "'Every Method's a Trap' (and I Feel Fine): The Rhetorical Magic of Becoming a New Subject."
Professor Jessica Restaino, Montclair State University, will present the talk "'Every Method's a Trap' (and I Feel Fine): The Rhetorical Magic of Becoming a New Subject."
April 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Join us for Rhetoric's Spring Colloquium on Thurs. 4/17 from 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. in the Johnstone Room (Posner Hall 234).
Professor Jessica Restaino, Montclair State University, will present the talk "'Every Method's a Trap' (and I Feel Fine): The Rhetorical Magic of Becoming a New Subject."
Professor Jessica Restaino, Montclair State University, will present the talk "'Every Method's a Trap' (and I Feel Fine): The Rhetorical Magic of Becoming a New Subject."
Assistant Professor @camillerankine.bsky.social helps to kick off Jazz Poetry Month 2025 at City of Asylum! She will read her work on Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m., in an event available in person or via livestream.
Free RSVP here: cityofasylum.org/program/jazz...
Free RSVP here: cityofasylum.org/program/jazz...
April 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Assistant Professor @camillerankine.bsky.social helps to kick off Jazz Poetry Month 2025 at City of Asylum! She will read her work on Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m., in an event available in person or via livestream.
Free RSVP here: cityofasylum.org/program/jazz...
Free RSVP here: cityofasylum.org/program/jazz...