In a semester that is bound to excite, and maybe even frighten, Professor Andrea Kaston Tange’s first year course (or FYC), “Studies in Literature: Ghosts of the Victorians,” delves into ghost stories from the period that made them famous: the Victorian era. Teaching the ghost story genre for the first time ever at Macalester, and taking on her first FYC, Professor Kaston Tange promises a unique experience for her students....READ MORE

Introducing New Academic Insight: Amy Elkins

Following up on last semester’s introduction to our new Assistant Professor of 20th and 21st Century Literature, The Words would like to extend a warm welcome to Amy Elkins. This semester, Professor Elkins teaches “The Novel: On Beauty” and “The Politics of Place: Twentieth-Century British Literature.” Back when the English Department...READ MORE