THE QUEEN fell down Alice’s rabbit hole into a wonderland where the adventures are grand, the people distinctive, and the language wondrous strange. Her story is all about what an English major can expect at Defiance College. Get ready to fall down the rabbit hole.
STUDENTS in English get excited about different forms of creative writing and enjoy discussing the world of literature, film, and other aesthetic experiences. Professors work closely with students to develop their thinking, writing, and creative abilities in a context that is sensitive to current trends in the discipline as well as to the larger, media-driven world.
Spoof on Coffee Table Books by Advanced Writing Students;
or, Kevinisms: The But(t) of Discourse
Enjoy this parody of all things literary by students of EN270 . . . but first, here are the back-cover reviews by . . . by . . . well, you'll see if you read on . . .
“I couldn’t put it down from the cover page to the biographies, though
it is lacking a section on disabilities”
―Comerville Press
“Two thumbs way, way up for the redundancy of literacy”
―The Dana Hall Review
“I don’t know who Kevin is but he seems like an interesting character”
―The Island of Sardonics Publishing House
“What the heck is this ?!?!?”
―Right State Wrong School English Dept
“After reading this I am definitely Team Kevin. Does he sparkle?”
―Kitty Galore, age 14 with braces, Beverly Hills, CA
“I actually stopped playing COD for this book. Riveting!”
―The Rosie Riveter Times
“It didn’t cure cancer but it made great toilet paper”
–The Heads of all States
Scholars of EN490 (Literary and Cultural Theory, taught by Todd Comer)
L to R: Todd Comer, RebekahStottlemyer, Miles Byrne, Emily Arnold
YouTube video on Emily Arnold, an English/Forensic Science double major
The English B.A. is deliberately designed to complement a second major in such areas as graphic design, communication arts, business, history, art, and religious studies.
See the Events & News Page for the latest photo albums of the annual Stratford Shakespeare Festival trip, the summer Swamp Fire Retreat for writers and artists, students presenting at the SSML conference, and more.
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