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Dr. Gretchen Busl's essay on value of speculative fiction featured on Tor.com
4/27/21
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator Gretchen Busl, PhD, made the front page of Tor.com with her essay, "What Speculative Fiction and Possible Worlds Theory Taught Me about Grief." Tor.com is a leading science fiction/fantasy web magazine, publishing house and online community.
Call for proposals: 'New Directions for the Dissertation Process' collection co-edited by Dr. Busl
4/26/21
Editors Gretchen Busl, Kristina Reardon, and Courtney Ferriter invite contributions to a collection tentatively titled Getting to the Finish Line: New Directions for the Dissertation Process. This collection will explore the practical and theoretical underpinnings of dissertations that look like something other than a single-authored scholarly monograph, exploring both the process and product of the dissertation as it moves into new conceptualizations.
MA student Shannon Quist pens op-ed for Austin American-Statesman
4/26/21
Drawing on her experience as an adoptee in the state of Texas, TWU graduate student Shannon Quest discusses the potential impact of House Bill 1386. "If this bill, and its counterpart, SB 1877, pass into law, it will be a monumental milestone for Texas adoptees who will be able to request and obtain their original birth certificates from the state without a court order, a basic right that’s been denied since 1957."
Elia Tamplin accepts director position, will begin mental health MA studies
4/26/21
Dr. Elia Tamplin, graduate of the Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Coordinator of Experiential Learning, was accepted into Marymount University’s M.A. Program in Clinical Mental Health. They will also begin a new position as Director of Education and Membership at the University of Washington’s School of Psychiatry.
They will be missed, and we wish them well!
Dr. West's 'Sin and Salvation' essay appears in 'Religion and Literature'
4/26/21
Dr. Genevieve West's "Sin and Salvation: Marita Bonner's Early Explorations of Christian Theology" appeared in Religion and Literature (51.3-5 p. 77-100). "Sin and Salvation" explores three of the author’s overlooked writings - a short story and two essays - to establish their theological underpinnings and the ways in which they engage larger cultural debates about religion in the Harlem Renaissance.
"This essay wouldn't have been possible without early guidance from Dr. Fehler!" West said.