How Sci-Fi and Fantasy Change the World
Aliens, Frankenstein, and fairy tales help us imagine feminist futures and radically new ways of being
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Remembering Bobbie Knable, Longtime Dean of Students
At Tufts for 30 years, she worked closely with students and was instrumental in establishing the Asian American Center, the Women’s Center, the Latinx Center, and the LGBT Center
New English Department Faculty in 2022
Read about our new faculty
The Philip Levine Poetry Project at Tufts
Why I Choose to Support this Fund by Edmond Chang ‘87
Bookish: The Practice of Attention
Writing isn’t just about producing—it’s about sitting in the stillness of overlooked spaces, says Simon Han
The Sharpest Comedy to Watch or Listen to This Summer
Tufts professor Joseph Litvak recommends podcasts and TV shows that’ll make you laugh — while they make you think
Remembering Michael Downing
A lecturer in the Department of English and prolific writer, he taught creative writing at Tufts for 20 years
Jess Keiser explores the Enlightened psyche, “nervous fictions” in new book
'Nervous Fictions: Literary Form and the Enlightenment Origins of Neuroscience' investigates the relationship between literary forms and scientific advancement in 17th and 18th century English literature.