The Capital Times asked UW-Madison professors about their favorite books of the year. I recommended True Biz by Sara Nović. The book is, at its heart, a coming-of-age story of a deaf girl, Charlie, who grew …
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What does it tell you about an institution when its leader at one of the most public events of the year, attended by dignitaries, faculty, staff, students and their families, merrily launches into full-blown mockery …
Brief reflection on writing a textbook
CUP published our brief reflection on what it’s like to co-write a textbook on its academic blog, Fifteeneightyfour. We are lucky to work at institutions (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf and the University of Wisconsin-Madison) that recognize the …
Discourse Syntax Book Release
October 27, 2022, was the official release date for Discourse Syntax — English Grammar Beyond the Sentence, published by Cambridge University Press! I’m thrilled to see Discourse Syntax out in the world (with some delay …
The Power of Alumni Giving
I’m delighted to have my new book (to be published in 8 days!) and my collaboration with dissertator and graphic designer extraordinaire Difei (Lynn) Zhang featured as an example of “The Power of Alumni Giving” …
Wanner out
One last look and…Wanner out. From a growth perspective, I could probably not have chosen three better years to be department chair, but it was growth that went hand in hand with massive disruption and …
Annotations, Spring ’22 Edition
In our Spring edition of Annotations, I had the opportunity to reflect on 3 years as department chair in a conversation with my fabulous colleague and incoming chair, Professor Christa Olson. You can read the …
End-of-year celebration
Big thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the end of the academic year and the retirement of three wonderful colleagues — Robyn Shanahan, our longtime graduate coordinator, Mary Fiorenza, associate director of English …
Center for the Teaching and Research on Writing
Today we’re celebrating the approval of the new Center for the Teaching and Research on Writing, housed in the English Department, by the University Academic Planning Council (which met for the last time this year …
A cover, a cover!
Cambridge University Press has sent the final cover of my new book, co-authored with Heidrun Dorgeloh, which will come out in the fall. I’m in love with the artwork by Lynn Zhang, which is supposed …
Meet our new colleagues
I’ve been waiting until the last contract was signed to share this excellent news. Meet the colleagues who will bring their intellectual energy and creativity to the English Department in 2022/23. I still can’t believe …
Congratulations, Dr. Zhang!
Congratulations to Dr. Difei (Lynn) Zhang, who defended her dissertation (“Flipping those pages, swiping that screen: a corpus-based analysis of the digital transformation of the news register”) today! In her dissertation Dr. Zhang investigated the …
“Grammar is not your enemy”
I had the opportunity to talk about one of my favorite topics with Emily Auerbach on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Annotations Winter ’22
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Annotations Fall ’21
Our Fall 2021 edition of Annotations is out.
Enid H. Anderson Professorship
I am thrilled to have been awarded the inaugural Enid H. Anderson professorship, generously gifted to the English Department by UW-Madison English alum Dr. Erling A. Anderson (1949-2018) in honor of his mother, Enid H. …
Spring ’21 Issue of Annotations
“Two weeks ago, I donned my regalia and favorite mask, showed my electronic green ‘Badger Badge’ on my cell phone…. and was admitted to Camp Randall to participate in the socially distanced in -person Commencement …
Congrats, Dr. Kim!
Congratulations to Dr. Minhee Kim, who successfully defended her dissertation Patterns of Linguistic Variation in Research Articles: The Role of Methodology on April 28, 2021. Based on 120 research articles from different disciplines she …
So, how was that first year as chair? -Fall ’20 Issue of Annotations
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“We are not the Grammar Police”
I had the opportunity to discuss my take on grammar, pronouns, and the passive voice with a writer for On Wisconsin, the UW-Madison alumni magazine. The accompanying picture was taken from a 6-ft+ distance at …