Rice University English Department

Professor Timothy Morton on their new book, Blake and the climate (hot!)

Surviving the cult of climate doom | Timothy Morton Alarming news – from climate disaster to populist politics – can be paralysing. Doom-laden journalism may use the language of science, but it echoes apocalypse-crazed religious prophets. It tyrannises with despair. The romantic poet William Blake lived through an age of upheaval remarkably like ...

The Department of English at Rice University, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS), seeks to hire an assistant professor or associate professor of Sexuality Studies in literature and media of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on intersectional and historically-informed approaches. We seek outstanding applicants working within the field of Sexuality Studies and particularly welcome scholars specializing in one or more of the following areas: race, ethnicity, feminist theory, LGBTQ and trans* studies, media studies, environmental studies, medical humanities, digital humanities, science and technology studies. Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a strong research and teaching portfolio, and a commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The University expects faculty members to maintain an active program of scholarly research and publication and to contribute service to the Department, University, and profession. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in English or a related field by no later than July 1, 2024, and evidence of effective writing and teaching. The Department is keenly interested in diversifying its faculty and encourages applications from diverse candidates, including from women and minorities. General information about the Department and the CSWGS can be found at www.english.rice.edu and www.cswgs.rice.edu.

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Welcome, new Owls!

Rice wraps up successful O-Week for Class of 2027 Rice University wrapped up an energetic and lively O-Week 2023 with the annual Welcome Back Day Festival Aug. 19.

Congratulations and onward! 🎉🦉

Rice’s Class of 2023 heralded as ‘empathetic team players with superpowers to change the world’ Across two days of joyful tears, stirring speeches, embraces and exultation, Rice University’s 2023 graduates celebrated the end of one chapter in their lives inside the hedges and the thrilling possibilities that lay before them in the chapters beyond.

Professor Laymon is a 2022 recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grant"!!! 😮👏🙌🎉

Rice’s Kiese Laymon awarded ‘genius grant’ MacArthur Fellowship Rice University English professor and acclaimed author Kiese Laymon has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, the prestigious honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”

https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/reading-beat-ban

We read banned books. 😤

Reading to beat the ban Multiple Rice organizations hosted a Banned Books Read Out Oct. 6 in response to the resurgent national movement to ban books deemed by some political activists as controversial from school libraries.

Help us officially welcome Professor Laymon! TONIGHT at 4:00 p.m. in Kraft Hall, room 130.

Tomorrow is the day‼️🔥🦉 Make sure you meet us TOMORROW, Sept. 8, at 4 p.m. in Kraft Hall 130 as RiceHumanities and our Department of English host a reading and reception with Kiese Laymon, who joined the Rice faculty in January 2022. Laymon, the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English, will be reading a short excerpt from his new book, "Good God."‼️📖 Join us for hors d’oeuvres and refreshments after the reading🍿 #RiceOwls #RiceU #KieseLaymon #RiceUniversity #schoolofhumanities #ricehumanities #ricecaaas #Riceenglishdept #LibbieShearnMoody

Professor Laymon will be speaking with author, Candice Carty-Williams about her sophomore novel, People Person, on September 20. Click on the link for details!

IRL Author Talk: People Person with Candice Carty-Williams and Kiese Laymon-September 20 @7PM CST Join us to celebrate the US release of Candice Carty-Williams' sophomore novel, People Person with our friends from Blue Willow Bookshop. Event DEETS: When: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7 PM Where: 3719 Navigation Blvd, HTX 77003 How: Grab a $5 ticket without a book OR support our store, programmi...

Welcome, Class of 2026!

After a joyful O-Week 2022, student and staff leaders reflect on another rousing orientation Rice O-Week 2022 wrapped up on a hot August Saturday after seven straight days of academic advising, introductions to all things Rice and more than a little fun along the way.

“Our differences are not just tolerated, but they are celebrated as a core strength of the university."

In first matriculation address, DesRoches encourages Class of 2026 to expand horizons An eventful first day of O-Week for Rice’s Class of 2026 was capped off with yet another annual Rice tradition — the matriculation ceremony and accompanying slate of speeches that signal the official beginning of incoming students’ new lives as members of the Rice community.

Rice is officially in its DesRoches era!

The DesRoches era begins as Rice’s eighth president takes office Reginald DesRoches started his first day as Rice University’s newest president the same way he starts most Fridays: with a run around campus, on this particular dewey Houston morning, accompanied by his wife Paula and daughter Shelby, a Rice senior. Later, just as he has during his term as provost...

Professor Caroline Levander has been appointed vice president global at the Rice University Paris Center.

Rice University to Open New Campus in Paris - Erudera College News Rice University is opening its international campus in Paris, thus offering more opportunities to its students and faculty, the university has announced. Rice University Paris Center, which will provide various student programs and will be the home to independent researchers and international confer...