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Official Bluesky account of the ASU Department of English. Our vision is to prepare student-citizens to think, read, and write critically and communicate effectively. We turned 125 last year! english.asu.edu/english-125

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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🏢(Non)Fiction Friday: "It turned out that infiltrating the Danube Institute just required online registration." From an essay by ASU English professor Brian K Goodman, subtitled "A Report from Postliberal Budapest." Read more in The Drift: ow.ly/G8iH50ZSsNZ #ASUHumanities
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The Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal Budapest
By Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With fall semester in full swing, let's meet a few ASU English faculty in the trenches. New, or new-in-their-roles are: Maeghan Bowman, Reza Dalman, Ayling Dominguez, Andrew Dana Hudson, Patti Jones, Kathleen McNamara, Cecilia Savala & Marlene Tovar. More: ow.ly/Cuil50ZTiKz #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another spring '27 ASU course for your consideration 🌍 CTE 310: Elements of Culture, Technology & Environment brings humanistic understanding to the four ancient elements 🌱🌪️🔥🌊 Taught via ASU Online + as an iCourse for campus students. Register/add to favs: ow.ly/bkrO50ZT9pW #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"ASU’s Jeffrey J Cohen, a self-described 'medievalist' and 'higher ed optimist,' says colleges will survive threats posed by the technology. And he says blaming students for being lazy or less dedicated than previous generations is hardly new." See gbhnews: ow.ly/bYU650ZSmW9 #ASUHumanities
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‘Cognitive surrender’: Are college students who use AI really learning?
Artificial intelligence is forcing colleges to reconsider what exactly they want students to learn — and how to measure it.
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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Fall, join us as we share the importance of experts in the humanities & social sciences. Why do we need more historians, anthropologists, philosophers, sociologists, religious studies scholars, literary scholars? It’s time to highlight their value — now more than ever.
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2026 ACLS Social Media Campaign Toolkit
ACLS invites scholars and advocates to make a case for disciplines and research in the humanities and social sciences on social media.
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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Congratulations to @asuenglish.bsky.social MFA alum @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social!
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here's a spring '27 ASU course that'll spark insight✨ ENG 240: Intro to Narrative Studies examines the power of storytelling, in all its beauty and danger. Taught by Brandi K. Adams (ASU Online) and Christine Holbo (Tempe campus). Register or add to favs: ow.ly/sR9K50ZSk19 #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧠 (Non)Fiction Friday: "Neurodiversity is the next frontier for studying human subjectivity at large." —From an essay by ASU English professor Bradley Irish, a historical neurodiversity researcher. Read more via TheNACBS: ow.ly/f6E950ZNrpK #ASUHumanities
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Historical Neurodiversity and British Studies
“In the last decade or so scholars in the humanities have increasingly begun to theorize how we might think about neurodivergence, and neurological difference more generally, in the historical past.”
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Coming spring '27 at ASU 🔍 Brilliant detectives, perfect crimes, unreliable witnesses, femmes fatale, criminal masterminds, spies, traitors, secret codes, hidden identities and more, in ENG 294: Mystery and Detective Fiction taught by Prof. Brian K Goodman. ow.ly/QtJ150ZQP3F #ASUHumanities
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ENG 294: Mystery and Detective Fiction | An ASU whodunit
Why do we love a good mystery? Is it because of the brilliant detectives, perfect crimes, unreliable witnesses, femmes fatale, criminal masterminds, spies, t...
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hope you can join the ASU Book Group on Sep. 24 to discuss cultivating spaces of belonging, navigating language policies, and exploring the U.S.-Mexico borderlands in “MeXicana Roots and Routes.” Noon, online and in Hayden Library. All welcome. Register: ow.ly/a7Z450ZQoma #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📣 ASU students 📣 Thinking about spring '27 courses? Here's one that's plug-and-play—FMS 100: Intro to Film & Media Studies. 🎞️ Learn media analysis skills (+ enjoy the homework!) on Tempe campus or ASU Online. Register or add to favorites: ow.ly/H2XB50ZQfJn #ASUHumanities CC: K. Morrissey
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You knew we taught writing … but did you know about culture, technology and environment?! 🤯 Find out how you can study what you love (education! literature! film! media! narrative! rhetoric!) in the Department of English at Arizona State University. Visit us at english.asu.edu #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
😶‍🌫️Fiction Friday: "Then one day, we woke and looked to the sky, and found his word written in the clouds: giant letters spelling out an enormous 'WHOOPS.'" ASU student Peter Hong has won a Pushcart Prize for his short story, "Golgori." Read a review: ow.ly/Rf2F50ZNu1w #ASUHumanities
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Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us at Piper Center in Tempe, AZ for a fab & fair cost four-part class: "From Memory to Memoir: Shaping Your Story through Creative Nonfiction" with Patricia L. Brooks. Learn more & register: piper.asu.edu/classes With @asuenglish.bsky.social
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#ASUHumanities students: Hit the ground running at the upcoming ASU Fall 2026 Undergraduate Career & Internship Fair with help from an interactive prep session on Sep. 21. Join us in person or online! Info: ow.ly/lqfl50ZNzNy
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ASU Book Group discusses "MeXicana Roots and Routes" on Sep. 24. Editor Anita Huizar-Hernández of ASU Sch. of Int'l Letters & Cultures is our guest. Join us! ow.ly/KPCc50ZNyYY #ASUHumanities CC: Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Come work with us—we're hiring! The Department of English at ASU seeks Instructors for its Writing Programs. Great benefits, beautiful campus. 🌴☀️🌵 Apply by Oct. 2. Details: ow.ly/qfL550ZNyzb #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
O.K., so TikTok is still talking about the "Arizona mumble" as an accent. Is it a thing? Here's what ASU linguist Peter Joseph Torres has to say about that (via 12 News Phoenix): ow.ly/xrxo50ZLImz #ASUHumanities
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Is the Arizona mumble an accent?
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"What do we hold when we hold the memory of those we’ve lost?" —ASU poet Safiya Sinclair, whose "We the Living" libretto for the New York Philharmonic will be performed at 3:30 p.m. ET 9/11. Learn more: ow.ly/OTeQ50ZLAwG #ASUHumanities
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‘A vessel for all of that feeling’: ASU poet composes libretto for 9/11 concert in Manhattan | ASU News
Safiya Sinclair has always had a way with words.Her debut poetry collection, “Cannibal,” won a Whiting Award for poetry in 2016. Her 2023 memoir, “How to Say Babylon,” was described by more than one reviewer as a “tour de force.”
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
On Sep. 10, ASU English professor Mitchell Jackson participates in the "Creator Lounge" at the NBA Foundation's Sports & Arts Symposium hosted at the ASU Art Museum in Tempe. Details: ow.ly/rJvF50ZLARS #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
ASU English professor Brandi K. Adams has found what might be the earliest use of the term “artificial intelligence” in a 1588 book by English physician and astrologer John Harvey. Time to update the Oxford English Dictionary? 🤔😜 Learn more: ow.ly/o1i150ZL3jk #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The 2020 biopic "The Glorias" aimed to show the power of grassroots movements as it explored elements of Gloria Steinem's life, including her co-founding of Ms. Magazine. Read a film review by Ms. contributing editor and ASU professor Aviva Dove-Viebahn : ow.ly/OQ6Y50ZIWMp #ASUHumanities
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"The Glorias" Film Explores The Many Faces of Gloria Steinem - Ms. Magazine
Taymor's film about Steinem—'The Glorias'—shows the complexities of many different yet united women, who form the backbone of a movement for peace, freedom and equality.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
At the recent Library of Congress National Book Festival, lauded writers Tayari Jones—an ASU English alum!—and Ann Patchett recently discussed the books they quit writing. Learn more via NPR: ow.ly/h3uQ50ZIjTR #ASUHumanities
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Tayari Jones and Ann Patchett on the books they quit writing
The National Book Festival brought together two greats — Ann Patchett and Tayari Jones — listen in on part of their conversation about writing!
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"My hobbies include / requesting letters of recommendation, fishing / for typology, organizing my running shoes by color" From "Self Portrait as Hinge Profile" by ASU's Cecilia Savala. Read the full poem in South Florida Poetry Journal: ow.ly/iQr550ZEX2l #ASUHumanities
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SOUTH FLORIDA POETRY JOURNAL
SoFloPoJo South Florida Poetry Journal is an online literary journal established in 2016 that publishes poetry, flash fiction, essays, interviews, art, photography, and reviews. There are no submission fees or paywalls
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
ASU Tempe campus students: Looking for someone who understands what it's like to navigate your major? *Or* are you ready to use your own experience to help another student succeed? Join the Dept. of English Peer Mentor Program 🤝 Apply by Sep. 4. Details: ow.ly/1aiV50ZHMro #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
ASU Project Humanities, led by English professor Neal Lester, will host its 13th annual Hacks for Humanity: Hacking for the Social Good 🫶 this Oct. 9–11 on ASU’s Tempe campus. Learn more: ow.ly/5bMT50ZFrGZ #ASUHumanities
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ASU Project Humanities launches 13th annual Hacks for Humanity | ASU News
ASU Project Humanities will host its 13th annual Hacks for Humanity: Hacking for the Social Good from Oct. 9–11 at the Memorial Union on ASU’s Tempe campus.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🤖📚 Fiction Friday: "They walked through the stacks, occasionally skirting around the robots..." From the story "High Intensity Stacks" by ASU's Andrew Dana Hudson. Read it in the Center for Science and the Imagination's "Reimagining Public Goods" chapbook: ow.ly/zSfX50ZETmb #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Before they were famous—and sometimes afterward—they were Sun Devils. 🔱 A good many of them were English and film and media studies majors! How many of these superstars did you know attended ASU? ow.ly/eIz650ZFr3t #ASUHumanities
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Famous ASU alumni | ASU News
Before they were actors, athletes, businesspeople and leaders, they were ASU students. See which stars attended the university before stepping onto larger stages. Ludwig Ahgren, ’17 BA in English (literature) and journalism — YouTuber with several million subscribersRoger Allers, ’71 BFA — filmmaker, co-directed “The Lion King”
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Two ASU English doctoral students—Courtney Hermansky and Sam Brierly—spent part of summer 2026 in a prestigious graduate seminar at Yale University’s Lewis Walpole Library. Learn more: ow.ly/AsHU50ZEP9M #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Congrats 🥳 to ASU English professor Katie Berta, winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize for "Collective." Learn more via University of Iowa Press on Instagram: ow.ly/4BSC50ZA19k #ASUHumanities
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University of Iowa Press on Instagram: "🏆 Announcing the winners of the Iowa Poetry Prize! Please join us in congratulating: ✨ Katie Berta, winner for collective ✨ Christine Byrne, winner for Opera Selected by judge Brenda Shaughnessy, these extraordinary collections explore everything from...
uiowapress on July 23, 2026: "🏆 Announcing the winners of the Iowa Poetry Prize! Please join us in congratulating: ✨ Katie Berta, winner for collective ✨ Christine Byrne, winner for Opera Selected by judge Brenda Shaughnessy, these extraordinary collections explore everything from connection, identity, and belonging to grief, inheritance, and survival. Of collective, Shaughnessy writes: "This book isn't made of paper, it's made of hinge, fore-edge, and ocular field." Of Opera: "What a drama, what a tragedy, what beauty and glory... an ecstatic song of survival." Give our winners a...
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's a sunny start of fall semester at ASU! ☀️ Welcome back, Sun Devils. We're here in Ross-Blakley Hall if you need us. #ForksUp #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📣 ASU Students! 📣 The Department of English seeks enthusiastic undergrads to serve as Student Ambassadors. Help inspire future Sun Devils while developing valuable leadership, communication and professional skills (+ internship credit). Learn more/apply: ow.ly/rUup50ZBv4O #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"I feel really grateful for the ways that my degree has allowed me to be really innovative with what I'm able to do." #ASUGrad Katherine Sorensen discusses how her English degree has prepped her for roles in marketing. Watch: ow.ly/OHW150Zz0ui #ASUHumanities
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Sheila Black @sheilafionab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Desert Nights, Rising Stars, Oct 16-17, 2026 @arizonastateuni.bsky.social is coming! Enjoy this video with featured faculty (& ASU MFA alum) Amber Blaeser-Wardzala. With @asuenglish.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=-scJ...
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We've just launched our newest degree: An ASU Online creative writing concentration ✍️📣🎉. It's a fiction track guided by faculty in ASU’s top-ranked creative writing program and mirrors the curriculum offered on the Tempe campus. Learn more: ow.ly/4WYk50ZyCNI #ASUHumanities
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ASU launches online creative writing degree | ASU News
It’s time to dust off that story draft that’s been smooshed in the back of your sock drawer.Aspiring writers can now access guidance from established, internationally recognized teachers from almost anywhere in the world in a new degree program offered by Arizona State University’s Department of English. The degree will enroll its first cohort this fall.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Aug. 14 is National Code Talkers Day. ASU Prof Emeritus Laura Tohe, AZ poet laureate, is the daughter of a Navajo Code Talker: "These men were willing to step up because many of them felt it was their responsibility to serve." More via The Associated Press: ow.ly/wZCy50ZzSZl #ASUHumanities
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National Code Talker Day to bring 101-year-old veteran to Phoenix
Navajo Code Talkers are being honored in a longstanding national day of recognition. Thomas H. Begay is one of the last living Code Talkers and will be among those expected to gather Friday in Phoenix to honor their vital role in the outcome of World War II.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🌿Fiction Friday: "The weeds had gotten bad, knee-high mustard plants." From "Lil Spooky" by ASU English faculty member and alum Chad Fore. Read the story in The Paris Review: ow.ly/p0rs50ZyZja #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There's a new, immersive Titanic exhibit in Scottsdale that's got people buzzing. ASU film professor Kevin Sandler, editor of a book on the 1997 blockbuster movie about the ship, spoke with KJZZ Phoenix about our continued fascination. Listen: ow.ly/Ekx950ZyC6s #ASUHumanities
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As Scottsdale gets a new Titanic exhibit, this ASU professor explains why we'll never let go
There was a 1958 film called “A Night to Remember” before the 1997 James Cameron blockbuster, a Tony Award winning musical and countless books. And, now you can immerse yourself in the disaster in a whole new way. “Titanic: Immersive Voyage” opened in Old Town Scottsdale last month.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Last Friday, the inaugural class of the ASU John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering participated in a "white coat" ceremony. 🥼 ASU Regents Professor of English Alberto Ríos read his poem, "Threshold," commissioned for the occasion. More: ow.ly/rUkn50ZyCna #ASUHumanities
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‘A monumental day’: Inaugural class of John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering receive white coats | ASU News
The family members came in first, taking their seats inside the Katzin Concert Hall on Friday as they clutched bouquets of flowers and awaited a moment they will forever hold tightly.Their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, grandsons and granddaughters, 36 in all, would so…
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Congrats 🥳 to ASU English PhD student Olivia Leonard, winner of a 2026 Paul Oskar Kristeller Fellowship from The Renaissance Society of America. Learn more: ow.ly/ylFO50ZvZor #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The 26-27 cohort of ASU Fulbright awardees is one of the largest in recent years and includes 3 recent Dept. of English grads: Rose Jacket, Millicent Yurong and Alanna Rothell. 🙌 Learn more: ow.ly/UeRM50ZvZlt #ASUHumanities
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19 ASU students receive Fulbright awards for global research, study and teaching opportunities | ASU News
Nineteen Arizona State University students and recent graduates have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2026–27 academic year, earning opportunities to conduct research, pursue graduate study and teach English in countries across Europe, Asia, South America and beyond.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
📺 Fiction Friday: ASU creative writing alum Isle McElroy's forthcoming novel "Satellite" is "provocative and profound." Read more in People Magazine : ow.ly/4hhb50ZvXZl #ASUHumanities
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Isle McElroy’s ‘Satellite’ Is a Fresh Take on Marriage and Desire — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
A caretaker finds solace in TV, until she discovers a channel featuring a woman who looks and acts just like her, living a far more liberated life in Isle McElroy’s ‘Satellite.’ See the cover here.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Students might begin by discussing a concept in class and then immediately see it applied through hikes in the cloud forest." —ASU English Professor Jessica Early, discussing an Early Start program study abroad in Costa Rica. Read more in The State Press: ow.ly/8Zv350ZuSs0 #ASUHumanities
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The Early Start Global Accelerator Program gives students a head start abroad - The Arizona State Press
The study abroad program immerses students in the culture, biodiversity and more in Costa Rica.
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
ASU students: Your main character energy is needed! 📕💥 We're hiring a Student Front Desk Aide in the ASU Dept. of English main office. It's a great place to work. Apply by Aug. 10. Details: ow.ly/OlaE50ZwhQ1 #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Congrats 🥳 to ASU linguistics PhD student Mohamed Almahdi, winner of the 2026 Robert A. Fischer Outstanding Graduate Student Award from CALICO, a research organization. Learn more: ow.ly/9Shs50ZvVTo #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
ASU linguist Peter Joseph Torres joined azcentral's Valley 101 podcast recently to explain where accents come from and why it's hard for Arizona to prove there is one. More: ow.ly/c81C50ZuSop #ASUHumanities
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Apparently, we mumble. Is the Arizona accent real?
The Southern or Boston accent is easy to spot. But what about the Arizona accent? Valley 101 finds out more about the "Arizona mumble."
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🦪 Fiction Friday: "Who gets to choose the sound that follows the sound they make? Who gets to know if they’re the call or the echo?" From "Animal Gets Inside an Oyster Shell" by ASU English alum Winslow Schmelling. Read the story in Waxwing: ow.ly/zfU950Zqglu #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
ASU creative writing alum Max Doty's new horror novel, "The House That Eats the Dead" ☠️ (Bantam) will release in August. He says that his years as a poet, screenwriter and game-writer helped prepare him to write fiction. Read more in Grimdark Magazine: ow.ly/7XkO50Zr063 #ASUHumanities
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The Making of a Horror Writer: How a Career Across Mediums Helped Me Write The House That Eats the Dead
My debut novel, The House That Eats the Dead comes out mid-August of 2026. On release day, I’ll be forty-four, which sounds old for a rookie novelist. 
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🌳 "The distant knuckles of the Poconos // vanished the highway in their green folds..." From "Matriarchs of the Rust Belt" by ASU English alum Claire McQuerry. Read the poem in The Shore: ow.ly/UZyH50ZqfI8 #ASUHumanities
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Department of English at Arizona State University @asuenglish.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Congrats 🥳 to ASU alum Sisko J. Stargazer, now a reporter for KAWC in Yuma, who has won 1st place in Digital Writing from the Public Media Journalists Association. Read more via the Arizona Local News Foundation: ow.ly/kGzI50ZqguF #ASUHumanities
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Arizona Local News Foundation-Funded Journalist Wins First Place National Journalism Award – Arizona Media Association + Arizona Local News Foundation
YUMA, Ariz. — The Arizona Local News Foundation is proud to celebrate a major achievement by one of its funded journalists. Sisko J. Stargazer, Education Solutions Reporter at KAWC in Yuma, has earned First Place in Digital Writing from the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA), one of the nation's leading organizations honoring excellence in public
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