The English Studies session will feature exceptional poems, stories, research project presentations, and essay excerpts by students. The session will also include presentations by superlative seniors, as well as the winners of the Phi Kappa Phi First-Year Writing Award, Peter Sears Prize for Poetry, and the Meyer Prize for Literature.
Session 1 (10:15 - 11:15 A.M.) Poster: “Nguvian: A Voiced, Antonymous Conlang,” Sean Tellvik & Mindy Mawhirter
Poster: “A Changing Understanding of Writing,” Madeleine Hannah
Poster: “Bozoome: How to Create Your Own Language,” Cheyanne Bumgardner mentor: Cornelia Paraskevas
“The Lexicon of Immigration in Presidential Speeches: Carter to Trump,” Ailyn Angel
“Comparison of Politeness Strategies among Native and Non-Native English Speakers,” Antonia Perez
“A Corpus Analysis of Color in British and American Gothic Literature,” Nicole Caldwell mentor: Rob Troyer
“How Do Readers Interpret Metaphors?” Heidi Benham mentor: David Hargreaves
Session 2 (11:30 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.) Elizabeth Obendorf Materialist and Consumerist Anxieties in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Mentor: Henry Hughes
Nicole Caldwell A Selection of Poems Mentor: Henry Hughes
Olivia Jasmin, Natalie Dean, Nova Kohnke, Sage Kiernan-Sherrow Writer’s Crucible: Selections from WOU’s Student Writing Group Mentors: Lars Soderlund, Henry Hughes
