News

Two of the most visible and accomplished of our creative writing masters program graduates return to campus (virtually) this week for a special reunion with mentor emeritus Professor Jack Hicks.

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have collaborated to write six installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. In the summer of 2019, Avengers: Endgame broke a 10-year-old record held by Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie of all time, raking in nearly $2.8 billion worldwide.

On the occasion of the publication of UC Davis English Professor Fran Dolan’s new book, Digging the Past: How and Why to Imagine Seventeenth-Century Agriculture, PhD alum Elizabeth Crachiolo and PhD candidate Ashley Sarpong interviewed the author about her interest in soil amendments, biodynamic wine, and early modern literature and culture, among other matters. 

Link to Article: https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-creative-writing-series-expands-online

A Virtual End to the Academic Year

On Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 nearly a hundred UC Davis English faculty and students gathered virtually for our annual end-of-the-year awards celebration. 

How the UC Davis English Department adapted to online instruction and life in the time of COVID-19

By Bethany Qualls

The new and improved homepage of our English department collaborative Canvas instructor site.

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George Floyd's murder by police officers has sparked protests across the country while renewing conversations about racial injustice. In our department, that conversation has included a request from an undergraduate English major for faculty to compile and share a list of recommended works that shed light on our moment and center Black voices.