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We Are Hiring NTT Lecturers in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication (Multiple Vacancies)
May 19, 2023

The Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication (WRTC) Program, housed within Appalachian State University’s Department of English, invites appli...

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ENG 2360: American Literature and the Arts: Imperiled Rhythms: Music, Memory, & Uncertainty in American Fiction
May 2, 2023

ENG 2360: American Literature and the Arts: Imperiled Rhythms: Music, Memory, & Uncertainty in American FictionDr. Ryan James McGuckinMWF 12:00pmâ...

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ENG 4815 Distinguished Guest in Creative Writing with Emily Nemens: Places and Spaces in Short Fiction
May 2, 2023

Places and Spaces in Short FictionGuest Writer: Emily NemensT/Th 5-6:15In this class we’ll look at short fiction with a focus on place—domestic sp...

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English 2170 – Introduction To Film – Leon Lewis
May 2, 2023

Fall, 2023  English 2170 – Introduction To Film –Leon LewisIn Person and On ScreenIntroduction To Film is the foundational course of the Film...

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Congratulations to the Winner of the David Hodgin English Award
Apr 25, 2023

This year's winner of the David Hodgin English Award is Mikayla Gordon for her short story "Tough Luck."Here's what the awards committee had to say ab...

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023-24 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarships for Creative Prose and Poetry!
Apr 24, 2023

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023-24 Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarships for Creative Prose and Poetry!  Spring Visiting Writer Je...

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Remembering and Forgetting: An American Libretto
Apr 12, 2023

On Sunday, April 30 at 7:00 pm in App State's I.G. Greer Auditorium, a group of App State faculty-- Bruce Dick (English), Rob Falvo (Music), Tom Whyte...

Fall 2023, ENG 3720: Studies in Short Story, with Dr. Michael Wilson, TR	12:30 pm-01:45 pm

Fall 2023, ENG 3720: Studies in Short Story, with Dr. Michael Wilson, TR 12:30 pm-01:45 pm
Apr 11, 2023

In this class, we'll be reading a wide range of short fiction from American and world literature, and discussing our reading in terms of aesthetics, t...

19th U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner Natasha Trethewey

April 20: 19th U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner Natasha Trethewey
Apr 11, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s The Schaefer Center Presents and Appalachian Journal present a reading by poet&nb...