[English-undergrad] Undergraduate Essay Award for the Department of English

[Elaine Chacon]

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On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM James Tobias <jtobias at ucr.edu> wrote:

> Dear English Majors:
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> As Spring 2026 comes to a close, I am thrilled to announce the winners of
> the Undergraduate Essay Award in the Department of English.
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> This author of this year’s award-winning essay is Isabella Day, for
> “'Tender is the Flesh': Necropolitics and Cannibalism."
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> And an honorable mention goes to Troy Davidson, for their essay, "The War
> on Masculinity: Analyzing the Demasculinization of Men in Asian American
> Literature”.
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> Congratulations, Isabella and Troy! Please folllow up with Elaine so that
> we can issue you your award prize.
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> Take care, good luck with the end of the quarter, and have a great summer.
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> jt
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> —
> James Tobias, Ph.D.
> Professor, Chair
> Department of English
> University of California
> Riverside CA 92521
> jtobias at ucr.edu
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