Check out a graphic novel mystery, a pop culture deep-dive, poetry and more from Northwestern faculty over the past year It’s the perfect time of year to curl up under a blanket with a warm beverage and a great read. Northwestern...
Rachel Jamison Webster's book Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family (Henry Holt, March 2023)—a book of creative nonfiction that explores ancestry, race, gender, and justice in American history - was chosen as a Best Book of...
Co-curated by Northwestern’s Bill Savage, new exhibit pays tribute to legendary columnist Mike Royko and the heyday of print Over a career spanning three decades, Mike Royko penned over 7,500 columns for Chicagoans, and, later, a national audience. He won a...
Jeffrey Masten was awarded the 34th Calvin and Rose G. Hoffman Prize for a Distinguished Publication on Christopher Marlowe. The Hoffman Prize is a peer-judged, international competition administered by the King’s School, Canterbury, which Marlowe attended in the sixteenth century. It’s...
In his new novel, creative writing professor Juan Martinez gets at “frightening corners of our lived experience and our messy interior lives” Years after leaving Las Vegas in 2011, creative writing professor Juan Martinez couldn’t shake off disturbing visions of that city. Originally from...
Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences celebrates the class of 2023! To commemorate their upcoming graduation, we’ve connected with a few seniors about their time at Weinberg College and future plans. Laurisa Sastoque will be graduating in June with majors...
William Paik, ’20, has been using his Fulbright research scholarship to study and perform stand-up comedy in Seoul, South Korea, for the past five months. Paik previously performed in Chicago and has embraced the challenge of performing in Korea while...
Kelly Wisecup, Professor of English, has been awarded the St. Louis Mercantile Library Prize for her 2021 book, Assembled for Use: Indigenous Compilation and the Archives of Early Native American Literatures. Wisecup is also Interim Director (2022-23) of the Alice Kaplan...
Weinberg College welcomes Professor Sarah Schulman to the Department of English! Schulman recently gave insight into her academic background and why she chose to teach at Northwestern. In addition to teaching, Schulman has published 21 books, four audiobooks, and two plays. Where are you...
This episode of the Global Lunchbox podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with poet, novelist, playwright, and essayist Chris Abani, who is Director of the Program of African Studies, Professor of English and Director of Graduate Studies for the Litowitz Graduate...
