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  • Philip Bryant, 2023-24 Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award Winner

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    Philip Bryant (English) was selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Gustavus Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award. Presented each year at Honors Day, this award is the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished scholarly achievements.

  • Philip Bryant Wins Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award

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    Gustavus Adolphus College Professor in English and African Studies Philip Bryant ’73 received the 2024 Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award at the College’s annual Honors Day Convocation on Saturday, May 5. The award is nominated by the Gustavus faculty and is the highest accolade a faculty member can achieve for distinguished scholarly accomplishments. Bryant, who is retiring at the end…

  • Martha Ndakalako

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    “I research and write about unconventional feminist literatures, and the way in which these kinds of literatures on innovative aesthetic and literary practices in order to circulate and comment on Namibian culture, history, and politics.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? I specialize in Anglophone African literatures, African and Black feminisms, and…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Sharon Marquart and Martha Ndakalako

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    Sharon Marquart, (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures & Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies) and Martha Ndakalako (English) co-organized the seminar “Forms and Theories of Care: Approaches for the Future” at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association in Montreal, Canada.

  • Dr. Martha Ndakalako

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    “From Young Namibian Reader to Gustavus Professor of Comparative Literature – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Dr. Martha Ndakalako joined the Gustavus English Department in 2021 and talks in this episode about growing up in the De Beers mining town of Oranjemund in Namibia, her early love of reading, her “complicated” (aka interesting) path to…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Elizabeth Baer

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    Elizabeth Baer (English, retired) was invited to present a talk at the Pacific Lutheran University Powell-Heller Conference in October. The theme of the conference was “Africa and the Holocaust,” and Baer presented new research on the links between sexual violence in the Herero genocide and in the Nazi Holocaust.

  • Houston McLaury ’25

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    “Whether you’re a part of a beginner course in a specific discipline, or you’re jumping into a course with expected knowledge in it, both professors and students are kind and welcoming of different perspectives.” Growing up going to the library often and having a passion for storytelling and creativity, an English major was the natural…

  • Vatuazenj Vang ’26

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    “The atmosphere of the community here is very relaxed and sociable.  The learning community is generous and thoughtful.” With a strong passion for fictional writing, Vatuazenj has always known that English was the subject of study that most interested him. However, after coming to Gustavus and questioning his future career plans, he decided to focus…

  • Patrick Stonecipher ’24

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    “Personally, Gustavus and the department helped me land some very neat camera internships via Handshake.” Originally planning on a major in Biology, Patrick quickly switched his major after beginning his first film class, and is now glad that he made this choice. Since becoming an English major with an additional individualized major in Film Studies,…

  • Lexi Combs ’23

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    “The professional relationships I have cultivated with my advisors and professors are ones that I hope to maintain throughout my career.” Lexi has always known that she enjoys reading and writing. However, she discovered her true passion for literature during her first English class that she took at Gustavus, entitled “American Women Writers.” Since then,…