Resources

FS 101: Modern Sexualities

Hello Advisees!
Welcome to Allegheny and check out this list of Upcoming Events for the "Year of Civil Rights" which is part of Allegheny College's Bicentennial Celebration--this year's theme honors the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement and features some incredible speakers.


English 385: Cultural History of the English Language

Course Resources:

Companion Website to Stephan Gramley's The History of English

The History of English in 10 Minutes

Linguistic Terms and Concepts:

Paradigmatic and Styntagmatic: This is a handy visual analogy!

Dictionaries:

Urban Dictionary

Wordsmith--click here to subscribe! 

The Great Vowel Shift:
History of English: The Great Vowel Shift

GVS chart

Spelling Reform:
The Spelling Society
FreeSpelling
Richard Wade's Spelling Reform Treatise

Slang and Taboo Words:
Check out this NPR story about how cable chooses it EXPLETIVES: "What the $@** Is Up on Cable These Days"

WS 101: Introduction to Women's Studies

Check out this list of Upcoming Events for the "Year of Civil Rights" which is part of Allegheny College's Bicentennial Celebration--this year's theme honors the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement and features some incredible speakers.

Women in Parliament Statistics: Check it out: Rwanda comes in at 56.3% women holding seats.

NPR Story: "Why Women (Like Me) Choose Lower-Paying Jobs"

Check out the "Hate Map" on the Southern Poverty Law Center. It's illuminating.

Some world news on Why We Need More Than Three Genders

How to cite the OED:
How should I cite the OED Online?"By popular request, there is now a cite button on each page which you can click to be shown complete citations for the entry in MLA and Chicago styles. There are also tools to export to a range of bibliography software."


English 415: Topics in the Middle Ages: Masculine and Feminine Bodies of the Middle East and Europe

Arabic and Islamic Psychology and Philosophy of Mind: Avicenna and Averroes (etc.) on the faculties of mind--useful to read in conjunction with Lovesickness texts.

Middle English Dictionary

English 201: Studies in Early British Literature

Don't Rock the Boat