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Alexander Pitofsky's New Book: American Boarding School Fiction, 1981-2021: Inclusion and Scandal
Dec 6, 2022

Alexander Pitofsky recently released his new book American Boarding School Fiction, 1981-2021: Inclusion and Scandal, a study of contemporary boarding...

TV Producer and Writer Bernadette Luckett

December 5: Department Open House with TV Producer and Writer Bernadette Luckett
Nov 29, 2022

Open House with TV Producer and Writer Bernadette LuckettMonday, December 5, 2022 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.Sanford Hall Room 316On Monday, December 5, ...

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Fostering Your Curiosities with Leigh Ann Henion
Nov 8, 2022

Leigh Ann Henion, recently titled the 2022 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing, joined us for her craft talk on her writi...

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We Are Hiring 3 TT Assistant Professors
Nov 4, 2022

We are hiring three tenure track faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor in three areas (links to official job posting provided):English EducationA...

ENG 5910 - World Literature: The World in Translation - Çandar (Spring 2023) flyer

ENG 5910 - World Literature: The World in Translation - Çandar (Spring 2023)
Nov 1, 2022

How many authors have you read in translation? How many of those translated authors kept appearing in every World Literature class? Why are some autho...

ENG 4860: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature -  J.Wilson (Spring 2023) flyer

ENG 4860: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature - J.Wilson (Spring 2023)
Nov 1, 2022

This section of ENG 4860 will consider criminal biography as an important component of the early English novel.  We will read accounts of notorio...

ENG 4550-101: Roots of Storytelling: Orality & Voice in Fiction - Phillips (Spring 2023)

ENG 4550-101: Roots of Storytelling: Orality & Voice in Fiction - Phillips (Spring 2023)
Nov 1, 2022

“Stories show up on their own. They’re one of our oldest natural and spontaneous languages. You don’t have to have any artistic skill to tell th...

ENG 4730/4731: Studies in the Novel - Mike Wilson, Spring 2023
Oct 27, 2022

In this section of ENG 4730/4731, we will focus on a range of American prize-winning (or otherwise interesting in a literary, historical, or cultural ...

Fall Creative Writing Scholarship Updated!
Oct 27, 2022

Fall Creative Writing Scholarship:The updated deadline for the fall creative writing scholarship competitions in Poetry and Creative Prose (short fict...

ENG 4580-101: Studies in African American Literature - Dick (Spring 2023) flyer

ENG 4580-101: Studies in African American Literature - Dick (Spring 2023)
Oct 26, 2022

In this section of ENG 4580, we will focus on African American Literature and Film. We will read six books from a variety of genres and view film adap...