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Dawes addresses empathy in “The Novel of Human Rights”

On Thursday, Sept. 20, members of the English department and broader community gathered at Common Good Books for the launch of DeWitt Wallace Professor of English Jim Dawes’ fourth book. Titled “The Novel of Human Rights,” the book attempts to define the genre of human rights novels – stories that describe war crimes and atrocities…

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Department coordinators: the heart of academic life

Herta Pitman is on her way back from a meeting about an art installation when she realizes that the pizzas she ordered for an event have not been delivered. Without missing a beat, she jumps on the phone with Pizza Hut to resolve the issue. Confident that food is on the way, she settles down…

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Prof Talk: Peter Bognanni on the zombie lifestyle

This week The Mac Weekly sat down with Peter Bognanni, who was recently promoted to assistant professor of creative writing in the English department. He graduated from Macalester in 2001 and returned seven years ago to teach in the English department.

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Dawes addresses empathy in “The Novel of Human Rights”

Department coordinators: the heart of academic life

Prof Talk: Peter Bognanni on the zombie lifestyle

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