This June marks the 50th anniversary of the film “Jaws” that helped instill a new fear of the ocean for generations to come. The College’s Dean of Humanities Jeffrey Cohen, Emily Zarka and Kevin Sandler spoke about what made the film so iconic. ASU English Dept. ow.ly/wjXA50WfP2g

Now 50 years old, “Jaws” remains one of the most iconic monster movies of all time. To understand why, ASU News talked with film and monster scholars of Arizona State University English: Jeffrey J Cohen (also #ASUHumanities dean), Dr. Emily Zarka and Kevin Sandler. Read: ow.ly/6zxr50WfN5g 🏊🦈

(Non)Fiction Friday: "Our creative writing efforts, in and of themselves, say 'pay attention to this!'" From an essay by Arizona State University English alum Lois Roma-Deeley. Read more Academy of American Poets: ow.ly/rjtE50WfLPF #ASUHumanities

🖥️ Arizona State University English major Reneé Moody works as a digital navigator with an ASU-led project that brings internet access and digital-skills training to underserved communities. Read more ASU News: ow.ly/9GRL50WfJLR #ASUHumanities

Our partners in Learning Enterprise are hiring! ☀️🌵 If you love English composition instruction & have a willingness to engage with learners in a virtual environment, this role is for you. More info. at the link below. #asuhumanities #asuenglish ow.ly/LnKR50WiIcC

Hollywood does a lot of recycling of material these days, which Arizona State University film professor Kevin Sandler says is "really about having people reconsume what they love.” Read more: ow.ly/R5w150WfKzy #ASUHumanities

"Every time Austen makes the leap to a new media outlet, her legacy continues with an entirely new generation of readers & viewers, who connect with & react to her work in different ways." —Arizona State University's Devoney Looser Johns Hopkins University Magazine: ow.ly/J2q850WhHe4 #ASUHumanities

🌱 "She turns when I yell, surprised by the bluish knobs / growing from a tree I thought I wasted water on." From "Postpartum Psychology (III)" by Arizona State University English alum Sara Sams. Read the poem Shenandoah: ow.ly/jOYZ50WfLwI #ASUHumanities

🔍 ASU LAL/TESOL PhD student Liz Martinez R., a forensic linguist who focuses on retail security, wrote about the escalation of organized retail crime and ways to combat it. Learn more SecurityInfoWatch: ow.ly/9yFA50WhIWq #ASUHumanities

Have you seen "28 Years Later"? azcentral critic 🗞Bill Goodykoontz 💻—an Arizona State University film & media studies alum—calls the film "a horror-movie coming-of-age story, absolutely bonkers and gory and at its heart an art film." Read the full review: ow.ly/qkem50WfK3B #ASUHumanities

We're hiring! Come teach Arizona State University English on the Tempe campus as a Faculty Associate; multiple positions open in our Writing Programs and in other department areas. Applications reviewed beginning in August. Info.: ow.ly/bI7r50WoBoe #ASUHumanities

Not one, but *two* Arizona State University English faculty members' books are included Oprah Daily's list of the best nonfiction of the past 2 decades 😎: Mitchell S. Jackson's "Survival Math" and Safiya Sinclair's "How to Say Babylon." See the full list here: ow.ly/Je1v50WoBIK #ASUHumanities

Thing # 596 you can do with an English degree: Become a partner in a drink & dining venture 🍸like Arizona State University alum Mat Snapp, executive VP of operations at Barter & Shake Cocktail Entertainment in Phoenix. Learn more Phoenix New Times: ow.ly/CL0e50WpzK1 #ASUHumanities

(Non)Fiction Friday: "When I say this sonata 'speaks to me,' I mean it literally: a viola can sound so much like a human voice." From Arizona State University English alum Andrea Avery's playlist for her novel "Visiting Composer." Read more David Gutowski: ow.ly/ol3a50WpBl0 #ASUHumanities

Summer reading is here! Faculty from ASU English Dept. shared their top reading picks, perfect for the beach, the porch or wherever you'll find yourself this summer. #ASUHumanities ow.ly/PpO450WoE5B

Congrats 🎊 to Arizona State University Regents Professor of English Ayanna Thompson, Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies director, who's been made an international The British Academy fellow. See the full list of new fellows: ow.ly/xv2H50Ws6oI #ASUHumanities

🏵️ "Our hands in the dirt / Our wants at sea, vast and untameable. / My heart was still so eager then... " From "Marigolds" by Arizona State University English professor Safiya Sinclair. Watch Sinclair perform and discuss the poem TED Talks: ow.ly/kNhA50WoE2K #ASUHumanities

How did Jane Austen die? Arizona State University's Devoney Looser, an Austen biographer, believes that breast cancer may be a “plausible diagnosis,” since it “was not uncommon” in Austen’s era and may have run in her family. Read more National Geographic: ow.ly/Gjcg50WsOyX #ASUHumanities

Congrats to Arizona State University English professor emeritus Melissa Pritchard: a Georgia Writers Author of the Year finalist for her historical fiction book about Florence Nightingale, "Flight of the Wild Swan." 🦢 See the full list of winners and finalists: ow.ly/7y1z50WufeL #ASUHumanities

ASU film alum & TV screenwriter Dylan Park-Pettiford spoke KJZZ Phoenix about his memoir, "Roadside," which details his upbringing, service in the Iraq War & journey home again (BTW we're hosting him Arizona State University Book Group this fall—stay tuned). Listen: ow.ly/Zhch50Wwqlc #ASUHumanities