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Appalachian Mountains Writing Project

Registration open for 2026 Appalachian Mountains Writing Project Summer Institute
Mar 27, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Registration is now open for the 2026 Appalachian Mountains Writing Project (AMWP) Summer Institute, taking place June 8–26 in a hyb...

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HON 3515: James Joyce's Ulysses
Mar 23, 2026

Here’s your chance to tackle the single most important novel of the 20th century and the most important prose work of the modernist movement: James ...

ENG 5780: Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Mar 23, 2026

Mid-Century & Turn of the CenturyThis course will contrast American literature of the 1850s with American literature of the 1890s. This will allow...

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ENG 5405: Rhetorical Theory
Mar 23, 2026

In this class, we will explore the development of rhetorical theory from the classical Greeks through contemporary rhetoricians. We will discuss how r...

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English 4830: Shakespeare
Mar 23, 2026

"The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth": Love and Desire in Shakespeare's WorksShakespeare’s works present love and desire in all their glori...

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ENG 4120: Grant Writing for Nonprofits
Mar 23, 2026

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the process of grant seeking and proposal writing. It will be a community engaged course where you w...

ENG 3652: Prose (Fiction) Sections 101 & 102
Mar 23, 2026

This course is designed to introduce students to the elements that make a compelling, artful short story. To do that, we'll look at our own writing pr...

ENG 3663: Advanced Non-Fiction
Mar 23, 2026

This course is an intensive creative writing workshop designed to build upon the requisite craft elements of writing non-fiction. You will study and w...

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Dr. Jacob Babb Sits Down for a Hit Piece: On Himself
Mar 23, 2026

By Ethan AtwoodUnder a tent at Merlefest stood a lone bluegrass icon: Doc Watson. So beloved and revered (and maybe a little feared), no one would tal...