{"id":4592,"date":"2022-10-05T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T23:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=4592"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:50:19","slug":"the-words-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-october-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Words: October 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-300x112.jpeg\" alt=\"The Words\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-300x112.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0-768x288.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2021\/09\/9812B5AF-01A1-4DA2-833F-9756BA0B26C0.jpeg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chatting with New Professor Coral Lumbley<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/Coral_Lumbley-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Professor Coral Lumbley smiling in front of a blue background.\" class=\"wp-image-4607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/Coral_Lumbley-300x283.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/Coral_Lumbley-768x726.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/Coral_Lumbley.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are thrilled to welcome Assistant Professor Coral Lumbley (she\/they) to the Macalester English Department as our new medieval specialist! Coming most recently from New York University, Professor Lumbley has focused their research in medieval cross-cultural studies, race in the premodern world, premodern trans\/gender studies, ecocritical and environmental studies, and Welsh and Arthurian literature. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-october-2022\/chatting-with-new-professor-coral-lumbley\/\">Read more about Coral&#8217;s work here&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Conversation with Miriam Moore-Keish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Zoe Roos Scheuerman &#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG_6905-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Miriam Moore-Keish reads Clearance Philosophy with her dog, while sitting on the grass.\" class=\"wp-image-4644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG_6905-225x300.jpeg 225w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG_6905-768x1024.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG_6905-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG_6905-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG_6905-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For many English Department students, studying at Mac is only one stage in their bookworm-y journey. Graduation, while potentially intimidating, can also be the start of a new stage in that journey. For Miriam Moore-Keish \u201819, post-graduation plans have included publishing her poetry! To celebrate the publication of her newest chapbook, <i>Clearance Philosophy, <\/i>the staff of <i>The Words <\/i>interviewed Miriam about her experience with her most recent work!&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-october-2022\/a-conversation-with-miriam-moore-keish\/\">Learn more about Miriam here&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English Student Orgs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">by Anna \u0160verclov\u00e1 &#8217;23<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/image1-rotated-e1665008118489-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Student wearing a mask holds up a pink magazine titled \u201cThe Hegemonocle\u201d while sitting at a table with a water bottle and papers.\" class=\"wp-image-4633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/image1-rotated-e1665008118489-300x300.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/image1-rotated-e1665008118489-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/image1-rotated-e1665008118489-150x150.jpeg 150w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/image1-rotated-e1665008118489-768x768.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/image1-rotated-e1665008118489.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After a lively 2022 org fair, we in the English department thought it might be a good idea to spotlight some of Macalester\u2019s english-y writing\/literary organizations right here in the newsletter. We reached out to six student orgs to hand-deliver their blurbs right to your inbox: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-october-2022\/english-student-orgs\/\">Hear more about the orgs here&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">English Department Fall Luncheon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chlo\u00eb Moore&nbsp;&#8217;24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG-5800-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Two people smiling and standing in front of a food truck labeled \u201cSambusa Express\u201d on a sunny day.\" class=\"wp-image-4663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG-5800-225x300.jpg 225w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG-5800-768x1024.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG-5800-1152x1536.jpg 1152w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG-5800-1536x2048.jpg 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2022\/10\/IMG-5800-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Thursday, September 15th, students and faculty of the English Department gathered on the Leonard Center Portico for our annual Fall Luncheon. Delicious food was provided by Sambusa Express, and our student workers came together to staff the event. English majors, minors, faculty, staff, and friends of the department gathered on the grass and under the tents for food and conversation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home\/the-words-october-2022\/fall-luncheon\/#\/0\">See our luncheon photos here&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chatting with New Professor Coral Lumbley by Patrick Coy-Bjork &#8217;24 We are thrilled to welcome Assistant Professor Coral Lumbley (she\/they) to the Macalester English Department as our new medieval specialist! 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