On February 5, 2025, see Kimberly J. Brown explore ideas from her captivating book "Mortevivum: Photography and the Politics of the Visual (On Seeing)." Register today for this event on Penn campus! tinyurl.com/kjbrown-penn2025@PennEnglish@kjuanitabrown
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Cultural critic and Professor Emerita of English Wendy Steiner returns to Penn January 29th to read from her book, The Beauty of Choice: On Women, Art, and Freedom, a dazzling new account of aesthetics grounded in female agency.
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This Friday 10am-1pm, check out a student-curated pop-up exhibit about Frances Steloff, who founded the influential Gotham Art and Book Mart in the 1920s. library.upenn.edu/events/boo…
THE WALLACE TALES 📖🖋️
Check out this fabulous feature on David Wallace, Judith Rodin Professor of English, in the Fall/Winter 2024 print edition of OMNIA, from the School of Arts & Sciences!
🔗 omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/da…
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@Penn Summer Abroad in #Londonsummer.sas.upenn.edu/program…
Apply today! Spread the word!
20 #collegestudents
10 London shows 🎭
2 Penn courses 📚
1 medieval castle 🏰
1 trip to Cambridge 🚣♀️
so much more...
= 5 weeks of Penn summer abroad!
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*Fellow spotlight*
Jacob Myers is a PhD candidate in English at the University of Pennsylvania and a 2024-25 Doctoral Fellow at the Wolf Humanities Center. He specializes in global Anglophone literature and the history of the life sciences, medicine, and public health.
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In a class taught by Becky Friedman, students study pamphlets, works on the occult, testimonies from witch trials, and modern representations of witches, examining the transition of witchcraft from object of persecution to taboo-shattering entertainment. omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/lo…
Calling all Penn English majors and minors!
Interested in studying abroad at King’s College London next Fall? Join us for an info session over afternoon tea to learn more.
First session today!
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TRAVEL TO ENGLAND WITH PENN
The Penn English Program in London offers Penn students the chance to study abroad in one of the most diverse & exciting urban centers in the world!
Reasons why you should spend Fall 2025 with us
-Live in the heart of London with a group of other Penn students
-Travel around the UK with a Penn English Professor as your personal tour guide
-Attend world-class performances in the West End, London’s theatre district
-Take four courses at King’s College, earning 4 credits for your English major or minor back at Penn
-Experience life as a London undergrad student while living in King’s College dorms
QUICK FACTS
-This program is open to all English majors and minors at Penn!
-Admitted students can spend junior or senior Fall semester abroad.
-The Penn English Program in London has been running for more than two decades!
-Applications due January 15, 2025
Dr. Alicia Meyer, GR’22, is featured in Penn Today! Read all about her research on a pair of gloves rumored to have been Shakespeare’s, now held in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts @Penn!
penntoday.upenn.edu/news/exp…