UVU English Department

Submission Deadlines for Touchstones, Warp and Weave!!

2009-09-15T17:23:00.000-07:00

The submission deadlines for our literary journals are fast approaching. Touchstones submissions are due on Friday the 18th and the Warp and Weave deadline is October 2nd. Send in your stuff!

Cool courses for fall semester!

2009-08-06T01:12:00.001-07:00

English 217G
Race, Class, Gender and American Cinema -
TR: Class 11:30am - 12:20pm T: Film 4:00pm - 5:50pm
Jans Wager

ENGL 4620-001 Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Join Us as We Read 16 of Chaucer’s Most Beloved Tales and Learn About the
Cultural, Political, and Linguistic Influences on The Father of British Literature.
• If You Like a Tale of Chivalry,
• If You Like a Good Love Story,
• If You Believe in Family Values,
• If You Like a Bit of Bawdry,
• If You Want to Know What Medieval Folks Were Like,
• If You Care How We Got to Where We Are Today,
• If You’re Not Afraid of History,
• If You Appreciate British Literature;
Then You’re Going to Love This Class.
The Class meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11-11:50 with Dr. Rick McDonald.
Come and see where all of British Literature got its start.

ENGL 2210.001
Introduction to Folklore
Ronda Walker
CRN 11276
TR 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Everyone’s talking about the extra sections added to Fall 09.
English 2520.003- American Literature after 1865, with Rob Carney
English 2600.003- Critical Introduction to Literature, with Daniel Westover
English 3020.002- Modern English Grammars, with Linda Shelton
English 3090.003- Advanced Academic Writing
English 4950.002- Senior Seminar, with Gae Lyn Henderson
Check UVLINK for times and locations

My Word

2009-04-08T09:46:00.000-07:00

My Word! release party for Touchstones Journal

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 4/14/2009
Location: Centre Stage

Come and enjoy food and entertainment as authors from this semester's Touchstones Journal read their published works at My Word!, Touchstones' release party. Also view some of the art pieces featured in Touchstones this semester. Prizes for the best of poetry, prose, and art in the Spring issue will be awarded at this time. Come join the festivities! My Word! is on April 14, at 7pm, at Centre Stage on UVU campus. Touchstones is UVU's literary and art journal, featuring the best of UVU students. Individual copies of the journal may be purchased at My Word! for $5.

The UVU English and Literature club presents: POESIS

2009-04-02T14:19:00.000-07:00

Time: 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM, 4/2/2009 Location: Centre Stage (on UVU campus)

The 4th Annual Poesis is a community open mic. night; including featured readers Karin Anderson, Scott Hatch, Heather Hadley, Clint Edwards, and Amber Watson. After whom the audience is invited to share their own works of poetry, prose, music, rants, etc. Refreshments and prizes (donated from UVU's own literary magazines "Touchstones" and "Warp & Weave) will be available. This is a free event, all are welcome!

Let there be blogging

2009-01-23T09:46:00.000-08:00

The uvu english department blog has been born. To be continued...