The English Department at the University of Colorado honors achievements in literary study by our non-majors. Non-majors are valued members of our Department and their essays and creative projects contribute to our mission of empathetic and responsible engagement with both texts and the world beyond the classroom. These students demonstrate that the study of literature and the humanities is crucial for gaining insight into the world, no matter what your discipline or major. Warm congratulations to them for their outstanding skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking!
Spring 2020
ENGL 3000
Lucas Bakker
Project: A song based on themes in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Amanda Blanco
Project: A drawing of Claudius from Hamlet with connections to current power struggles in the U.S.
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
McKenna Brewer
Project: 3D laster sculpture of Hamlet's skull
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Hannah Capek
Project: The Symbol of Water in Romeo and Juliet
Nominated by Alyssa Miller
Meg Digiovanna
Project: Visualizations of the objectification of women in Shakespeare's plays
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Nathan Dettlebach
Project: Recreation of the trial scene in The Merchant of Venice, à la The Godfather
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Pilar Garcia
Project: Painting of women in A Midsummer Night's Dream as puppets
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Jack Kwiat
Project: Hamlet Playoffs Tournament
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Cheng Li
Project: Digital painting of Shylock and blind justice in The Merchant of Venice
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Garrett Mars
Project: Video performance of four young lovers in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Grant Myhre
Project: Film scene analysis of Justin Kurzel's Macbeth
Nominated by Alyssa Miller
Zoya Petrovska
Project: Video on Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" speech in the era of COVID-19
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Bradley Ryan
Project: Text message sonnet about Puck
Nominated by Teresa Nugent
Yutian Wu
Project: Chinese adaptation of Hamlet
Nominated by Teresa Nugent