Good morning everyone! Today brings the third and final Indented Podcast of the Fall 2020 semester. This episode concludes the semester with guests from the Sheepshead Review staff! Discussion includes information about the UW-Green Bay literary journal Sheepshead Review, as well as answering some questions about literary journals. Check out the link below for the full episode!
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Emily Wolf
Happy Tuesday! Today we continue with our Fall 2020 Senior Series and our graduate is Emily Wolf! Emily is originally from Allenton, WI and will be graduating with a double major of English and History, along with an Education minor. Here’s a little bit more about Emily!
What was your favorite course?
Do I have to pick just one? Pretty much every class I took with Drs. Hall, Ransom, Schuetze, and Profs. Vande Walle, Walkner.
What was one thing you learned that really stuck with you?
The value of fun in education. I learned the most when I was having fun in classes and those are the professors that I formed the closest relationships with as well. Now, student teaching, I’m seeing the other side of this and how much more students enjoy fun lessons.
What will you miss most about UW-GB?
The community of faculty and students – I have so many good memories with friends and classmates that I will really miss!
Do you have any plans after graduation?
Teach high school
Any advice for future graduates?
Take advantage of all the opportunities that come your way. UWGB offers so many amazing and valuable experiences that you don’t want to miss out on. Also, don’t be afraid to pursue your interests. The classes that you take for fun are going to be the ones you learn most from and leave you with the best memories.
From all of us at Widows and Orphans, congratulations and good luck in the future, Emily!
Savannah Green
Good Morning! As another semester comes to a close, we are back to honor some of the Fall 2020 graduates. This semester has been like no other and while it might have been stressful, it showed how resilient everyone was and still is. Today, our first senior in the Fall 2020 Senior Series is Savannah Green! She is originally from Channing, Michigan and will be completing a major in English with a creative writing emphasis. Here’s a little bit more about Savannah!
What was your favorite course?
African American Literature or EN 344.
What was one thing you learned that really stuck with you?
To never give up. As a writer you may get rejected several times, but to never give up and always aim to improve.
How do you feel about graduating during the pandemic?
I feel sad mostly because I have worked really hard for four years for one day and unfortunately it won’t happen. Although, looking on the bright side I don’t have to put my family through a very long day before Christmas.
What will you miss most about UW-GB?
The staff. I was a transfer student to UWGB, but I felt so welcomed and at home here.
What was most memorable about your senior year outside of the pandemic? Outside of the pandemic, the most memorable thing about my senior year is that my husband and I bought our first house together.
Do you have any plans after graduation?
After graduation I am going to fly to Texas to go see my sister who is a United States soldier.
Any advice for future graduates?
Stay strong and follow your heart.
From all of us here at Widows and Orphans, congratulations Savannah and best of luck in the future!
Indented Podcast: Episode 2
Good morning everyone! The Indented Podcast has released the second episode of the fall semester and it’s a great one! If you have time, check it out because the host, Rachel Sankey, talks to archivist Deb Anderson about the history of letters and diaries. They also discuss how it will tie into remembering the pandemic once it’s over. The link is below along with a picture!
The picture above has been provided by Deb Anderson and showcase some examples of diaries used by various individuals.
Summer 2021
Good morning! Today we are highlighting two summer courses coming in 2021! Both are taught by Dr. Sarah Schuetze and have no pre-requisite requirements. The first is English 290 and it will be the first time it is taught as a six week course in the summer! This is one of the building blocks to many other English courses needed, so if you still need this course, it’s a great opportunity!
The second course offered is English 345: LGBTQ Literature, which will be a four week course. This will be the first time that English 345: LGBTQ Literature will be a stand alone course as well! Here’s a little bit about the course from Dr. Schuetze:
I think the fact that this is a class for both students who have had lit classes and students who have not [is great]. There’s no pre-requisite, so all are welcome.
Today we can identify significant progress towards a safe world for LGBTQ people—marriage equality legislation, queer-inclusive spaces and communities, and more representation of LGBTQ folks in popular culture (all of which is wonderful!). Nonetheless, many LGBTQ people live lives that are fraught with negotiating risk and even violence. The authors and texts we’ll discuss this semester demonstrate these negotiations as well as represent the beauty and joy of living a life beyond the limits of heterosexual normativity. One of the ongoing tasks we’ll explore together is how authors enact and represent those negotiations and joys in writing.
Check out Dr. Schuetze’s other classes which include a January term class, English 344 on African American Women Writers and English 264 in the Spring called Literature in Lab Coats on the connections between science and literature in various genres and time periods. They are sure to be great!
English 310: Topics in Game Writing
Happy Friday everyone! Today marks the third installment of What’s Coming in 2021. Today’s feature is English 310: Topics in Game Writing. This is another brand new course that will be taught by Dr. Julialicia Case!
Here’s a little bit about the course from Dr. Case:
Technology has had a profound influence on the ways we experience narrative, and for many game players, storytelling experiences in digital games are often immersive, interactive, and memorable. As writers, the idea of crafting this kind of narrative can be daunting. How do we create stories that incorporate meaningful choice? In what ways can digital experiences encourage empathy? How do you write a transmedia story that takes place over multiple platforms, while still retaining authorial control? This course will examine these issues and others from a craft perspective and will allow participants to experiment with the possibilities as writers and artists. Students will produce a variety of collaborative, choice-driven, and transmedia texts, and will have the opportunity to decide for themselves about the value of the creative possibilities offered by contemporary technology. This course welcomes students with experience using technical creative tools as well as those who are new to digital work. Experience with things like coding, html, CSS, etc. is useful but not necessary.
Check back soon for an insight to a couple summer courses!
Humanities 483: History and Literature in the Holocaust
Happy Thursday everyone! Today we are introducing a brand new class we are very excited about. This course will count for a world literature credit for English majors and there is no prerequisite of English 290. Humanities 483: History and Literature in the Holocaust is going to be team taught by Dr. Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier and Dr. Mark Karau.
Here’s some insight into the course from Dr. Pilmaier and Dr. Karau:
HUM 483 is an interdisciplinary learning community for majors that explores the history and literature of The Holocaust (also known as The Shoah). With equal emphasis on history (as taught by a historian specializing in German history) and literature (as taught by a literature professor specializing in trauma theory), this class is one of the only of its kind offered in Wisconsin and the nation. Given the rise of alt-right politics in America and abroad, this is a timely and necessary examination of the factors, people and events that led to the mass execution of millions. This course engages students in the study of the political and cultural factors that lead to the Holocaust, the ramifications of the Holocaust on the perpetrators, victims and the world, the after-effects of the Holocaust and its resonances today. The literature (including Elie Wiesel’s Night, Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz, Charlotte Delbo’s Auschwitz and After, Art Spiegelman’s Maus I & II and Ruth Kluger’s Still Alive) affords a personal take on the lived experiences of the persecuted, the survivors, and the children of survivors. We will compare the voice, motivation and message of first and second-generation memoir to contemporary uses of The Holocaust as a theme or trope by examining the films Bent, Schindler’s List and JoJo Rabbit. Students will analyze memoir, poetry, drama, graphic novel, short story, film and documentary to explore trauma theory, the genre characteristics of Holocaust Literature and how genre characteristics change with the passing of time. As foundational history, students will read Doris Bergen’s War and Genocide, Christopher Browning’s Nazi Policy, Jewish Workers, German Killers and Gitta Sereny’s Into That Darkness.
Be sure to check out this one of a kind class!
English 333: Literary Themes
Good morning! Today marks the second installment of the What’s Coming in 2021 series and today our course is English 333: Literary Themes. This course will be taught by Dr. Sarah Schuetze and the theme will be Fainters and Bleeders. This means the focus will be health, disease, and medical professionals in literature.
Here’s a little insight to the course from Dr. Schuetze:
From midwives to “regulars,” invalids to monomaniacs, figures in literary works about health and sickness reveal a complicated pattern of connection between disease, health, medicine and gender. Through analyses of literary works about illness, suffering, disability, care-giving, doctoring, etc., this class will explore how these themes are shaped by gender expectations and ideologies and their intersections with race and class. The works we’ll read represent a range of point of view and time period and include a variety of authors, such as Nancy Mairs, Joan Didion, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton, Dorothea Dix, Anne Sexton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, S. Weir Mitchell, Harriet Jacobs, Sarah Orne Jewett, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Anne Fadiman, Rebecca Skloot, and more.
Check in tomorrow for a look at Humanities 483: History and Literature in the Holocaust!
English 436: Major Authors
Our first course featured this week is one that is returning for Spring 2021. English 436: Major Authors will be taught virtually by Dr. Jessica Van Slooten and feature Jane Austen! This is the first time in many years that this monumental author will be featured in the course.
Here’s a little insight about the course from Dr. J:
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is enshrined in the literary canon. Her novels continue to be read and endless adapted, most recently in the ITV/PBS series Sanditon. Her iconic character Mr. Darcy continues to be touchstone for romantic heroes. Her fans—known by some as Janeites—are legion and loyal. In this course, we will use cultural studies, feminist, and postcolonial approaches to explore Austen’s novels, legacy, and enduring popularity. We’ll dive deep into her novels, analyzing the significance of genre conventions, and social and historical realities; we’ll also learn some of the arts of Austen’s time, like country dances and visiting etiquette, as well as explore popular adaptations. We’ll engage with challenging questions, like how does the historical reality or British imperialism haunt Austen’s novels? How do her novels replicate and challenge systems of privilege and oppression? Are the endings truly happily-ever-after? Together, we’ll focus on a number of themes and topics in detail. Students will participate in reading activities (like various kinds of note taking) and regular written discussions on Canvas, as well as work on a semester-long project creating literary scholarship for a broad audience. This class is taught asynchronous online, with options to connect with Dr. J and other students via video, audio, or chat.
Check in tomorrow for a look at English 333: Literary Themes!
What’s Coming in 2021?
Good morning everyone! As registration begins next week for the Spring 2021 semester, the English Department has a few new and returning courses that will be highlighted here on Widows and Orphans! If you’re looking for more information, now’s your chance to get the inside scoop.
The classes included in the What’s Coming in 2021? series will be:
Humanities 483: History and Literature in the Holocaust
English 310: Topics in Game Writing
English 333: Literary Themes
English 436: Major Authors
We will also feature a couple courses being offered in the summer of 2021 as well! Those will include:
English 290: Literary Studies
English 345: LGBTQ Literature
A course or two will be featured each day leading up to when registration begins, so be sure to stay tuned!