Josephine Park on authoring identity Josephine Park, School of Arts & Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English.(Image: Courtesy of OMNIA) Josephine Park on authoring identity The School of Arts & Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English discusses the way literature has influenced the experience of being Asian American in the United States.
Measuring readers of romance James English (left) and J.D. Porter have been collaborating on the research project for more than three years. (nocred) Measuring readers of romance Researchers at Penn's Price Lab for Digital Humanities conducted a quantitative analysis of the romance genre, studying thousands of avid readers and the hundreds of thousands of books in their collections in Goodreads
Laying the groundwork at Penn before taking to the air Fourth-year Amanda Yagerman is double majoring in history and English, while at the same time preparing to be a naval officer in the NROTC program.nocred Who, What, Why Laying the groundwork at Penn before taking to the air Amanda Yagerman, a fourth-year student is majoring in history and English in the College of Arts and Sciences while training to be a naval officer in the Naval ROTC program. She says her experience at Penn has been “the best of both worlds.”
Jerome Rothenberg, who expanded the sphere of poetry, dies at 92 Penn In the News The New York Times Jerome Rothenberg, who expanded the sphere of poetry, dies at 92 Charles Bernstein of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the late Jerome Rothenberg was the ultimate hyphenated person: a poet-critic-anthologist-translator. A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000 Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000 Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences. Investigating homelessness Jennifer Egan (left) and Dennis Culhane (right) speaking at the Kelly Writers House.(Image: Zoe Lachter) Investigating homelessness In a Kelly Writers House event, writer Jennifer Egan and social scientist Dennis Culhane discuss journalism and the homelessness crisis. Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her From left to right: David Eng, Celeste Ng, and Lynnea Bao. (Image: Cory Shin) Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her At the annual Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture, author Celeste Ng spoke about her writing process, the model minority stereotype, and the role of legacy, art, and belonging in her work. A humanities pathway to pre-med In a theatre class, Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on umbrellas that will be built into dragon heads for the play “She Kills Monsters.” nocred A humanities pathway to pre-med Pre-med students majoring in English, theatre, history, and other humanities fields find satisfaction in tapping into multiple interests—and see benefits for a career in medicine. Open expression and the role of universities The School of Arts & Sciences’ second installment of its “Living the Hard Promise”series looked at the current state of discourse around universities. nocred Open expression and the role of universities The second installment of the School of Arts & Sciences’ new dialogue series featured a discussion about the current state of discourse around universities. The power of chick lit Image: iStock/oska25 The power of chick lit Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power. Load More
A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000 Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer A collector donated 75,000 comic books to Penn Libraries, valued at more than $500,000 Alumnus Gary Prebula and his wife, Dawn, have donated a $500,000 collection of more than 75,000 comic books and graphic novels to Penn Libraries, featuring remarks from Sean Quimly of the Kislak Center and Jean-Christophe Cloutier of the School of Arts & Sciences. Investigating homelessness Jennifer Egan (left) and Dennis Culhane (right) speaking at the Kelly Writers House.(Image: Zoe Lachter) Investigating homelessness In a Kelly Writers House event, writer Jennifer Egan and social scientist Dennis Culhane discuss journalism and the homelessness crisis. Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her From left to right: David Eng, Celeste Ng, and Lynnea Bao. (Image: Cory Shin) Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her At the annual Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture, author Celeste Ng spoke about her writing process, the model minority stereotype, and the role of legacy, art, and belonging in her work. A humanities pathway to pre-med In a theatre class, Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on umbrellas that will be built into dragon heads for the play “She Kills Monsters.” nocred A humanities pathway to pre-med Pre-med students majoring in English, theatre, history, and other humanities fields find satisfaction in tapping into multiple interests—and see benefits for a career in medicine. Open expression and the role of universities The School of Arts & Sciences’ second installment of its “Living the Hard Promise”series looked at the current state of discourse around universities. nocred Open expression and the role of universities The second installment of the School of Arts & Sciences’ new dialogue series featured a discussion about the current state of discourse around universities. The power of chick lit Image: iStock/oska25 The power of chick lit Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.
Investigating homelessness Jennifer Egan (left) and Dennis Culhane (right) speaking at the Kelly Writers House.(Image: Zoe Lachter) Investigating homelessness In a Kelly Writers House event, writer Jennifer Egan and social scientist Dennis Culhane discuss journalism and the homelessness crisis.
Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her From left to right: David Eng, Celeste Ng, and Lynnea Bao. (Image: Cory Shin) Author Celeste Ng and the questions that drive her At the annual Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture, author Celeste Ng spoke about her writing process, the model minority stereotype, and the role of legacy, art, and belonging in her work.
A humanities pathway to pre-med In a theatre class, Emily Monfort and Izzy DiCampli work on umbrellas that will be built into dragon heads for the play “She Kills Monsters.” nocred A humanities pathway to pre-med Pre-med students majoring in English, theatre, history, and other humanities fields find satisfaction in tapping into multiple interests—and see benefits for a career in medicine.
Open expression and the role of universities The School of Arts & Sciences’ second installment of its “Living the Hard Promise”series looked at the current state of discourse around universities. nocred Open expression and the role of universities The second installment of the School of Arts & Sciences’ new dialogue series featured a discussion about the current state of discourse around universities.
The power of chick lit Image: iStock/oska25 The power of chick lit Meghan Hall, lecturer and associate director for graduate studies in the Department of English, talks about what gives the popular literary genre its staying power.