@PennEnglish

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Department of English, University of Pennsylvania retweeted
Emily Steiner@PiersatPenn4 Mar 2025
Can you find the hidden date in this lovely ferial psalter? @LesEnluminures @PennEnglish @upennlib
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Africana Studies at Penn@AfricanaUPenn25 Feb 2025
Pictures from the riveting lecture "Mortevivum: Photography and the Politics of the Visual” delivered by Kimberly J. Brown. @PennEnglish #events #visualarts #photography #mortevivum #media #blacklife #blackwomen #blackmen #africanastudies #upenn
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Emily Steiner@PiersatPenn10 Feb 2025
Freshman in my medieval literature class: "Free will is humanity's kryptonite." #teaching @PennEnglish
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Wolf Humanities Center@WolfHumanities17 Jan 2025
Join us on January 29th for The Beauty of Choice with Wendy Steiner and Heather Love. Cosponsored by @kellywritershse and @PennEnglish. More details here: wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/eve…
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Department of English, University of Pennsylvania retweeted
Africana Studies at Penn@AfricanaUPenn14 Jan 2025
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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Wolf Humanities Center@WolfHumanities9 Jan 2025
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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Department of English, University of Pennsylvania retweeted
Emily Steiner@PiersatPenn10 Jan 2025
#Chaucer @PennSAS @PennEnglish
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The Penn Libraries@upennlib3 Dec 2024
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…

Books, Bans, and Business: Two Women and a New York Bookshop

Penn students curate a pop-up exhibit on the collections of Frances Steloff, who founded the influential Gotham Art and Book Mart in the 1920s.

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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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Department of English, University of Pennsylvania retweeted
Emily Steiner@PiersatPenn21 Nov 2024
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@Penn Summer Abroad in #London summer.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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Alicia Meyer@_aliciameyer18 Nov 2024
More on #shakespeare and a pair of gloves! inquirer.com/arts/shakespear…

Penn has preserved a pair of gloves said to belong to Shakespeare. Did they?

Penn researchers are trying to discern the true provenance of a pair of centuries-old gloves said to have possibly belonged to the Bard himself.

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Emily Steiner@PiersatPenn14 Nov 2024
Penn Alumni and friends: Sign up for my (virtual) lifelong learning lectures in Feb/March 2025! Topic: Animals in Medieval Literature, Art, and Thought @upennlib @Penn @PennSAS @PennEnglish @Pennalumni #animals alumni.upenn.edu/s/1587/gid2…
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Wolf Humanities Center@WolfHumanities11 Nov 2024
*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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The Penn Libraries@upennlib31 Oct 2024
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…

Students of the Occult

In a class this semester, Becky Friedman, C’10, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of English, leads students down the dark, historical spiral of witchcraft, examining its...

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Penn Arts & Sciences@PennSAS1 Nov 2024
An invaluable resource co-created by Prof. @ZacharyLesser of @PennEnglish for scholars of English Renaissance theater gets a revamp thanks to support from @PennPriceLab. Take a look at DEEP 2.0. bit.ly/3YNVJ7E

The Play book s the Thing

An invaluable resource co-created by Zachary Lesser, Edward W. Kane Professor of English, and for scholars of English Renaissance theater gets a revamp. Take a look at DEEP 2.0.

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Penn Arts & Sciences@PennSAS31 Oct 2024
Every day is Halloween in a class focused on the occult, taught by Becky Friedman of @PennEnglish. Students study historical texts and various materials linked to the occult, including a dagger used in old productions of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. bit.ly/48woYyI @Penn

Students of the Occult

In a class this semester, Becky Friedman, C’10, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of English, leads students down the dark, historical spiral of witchcraft, examining its...

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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!
Poster with images of students in London, illustrations of the London skyline & the UK flag, and text: 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

ALT Poster with images of students in London, illustrations of the London skyline & the UK flag, and text: 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

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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…

Exploring the authenticity of a pair of storied gloves | Penn Today

Penn Libraries curator and conservator team up to research a pair of gloves rumored to have been Shakespeare’s to see if the gloves could be from the 1600s.

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Department of English, University of Pennsylvania retweeted
Emily Steiner@PiersatPenn13 Oct 2024
I'm excited to direct this fabulous #London @Penn study abroad program next summer with @whitneytrettien and @pdecherney. Ideal for undergraduates who love #theatre. Students from other institutions are welcome to apply. summer.sas.upenn.edu/program…
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