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ENG 3740: Studies in Poetry - (Mis)Understanding Poetry
Feb 16, 2026

AKA Poetry As IsThe course is designed to engage students who may not care about poetry and help reveal to them the complexities of the art form, alon...

ENG 2070: World Mythologies
Feb 16, 2026

Classical Conceptions & Modern ManifestationsTravel through Space/Time on a journey of exploration as origins, deities, epic “hero figures,” l...

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ENG 3000: Approaches to Literary Studies
Feb 16, 2026

How does poetic language inform narrative spaces? Our “approach” will be through the prism of the lyric poem, using the “theory of the lyric” ...

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ENG 5535: Electronic Literature and Digital Writing (Dr. Flores - Summer 1)
Feb 16, 2026

How do digital media technologies shape writing and literature? What happens when writers engage the artistic potential of digital media to produce li...

DeAndra Miller is a teaching assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of English and the author of All the Noise at Once. Photo courtesy of Miller

DeAndra Miller receives prestigious young adult literary award
Jan 26, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — DeAndra Miller (Pen Name: DeAndra Davis), teaching assistant professor in the Appalachian State University Department of English, is t...

The Spring 2026 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer Series will feature five performances of a production by playwright Kira Rockwell (top left) and presentations by authors Tim Earley (top right), Lillian-Yvonne Bertram (bottom left), and Gary Wheeler (bottom right). Photos submitted

Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series presents Spring 2026 lineup
Jan 20, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Spring 2026 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series will kick off with five theatrical...

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ENG 4580: Studies in African American Literature: Exploring the History of the African American Novel (Dr. Alonzo Smith)
Nov 24, 2025

Trace the history of the African American novel from Olaudah Equiano’s Interesting Narrative to The Garries and their Friends a late 19th ...

Joseph Bathanti will serve as macebearer for the Fall 2025 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremony. Photo by Chase Reynolds

Joseph Bathanti to serve as macebearer for Fall 2025 CAS Commencement
Nov 18, 2025

BOONE, N.C. — Joseph Bathanti will serve as macebearer for the Fall 2025 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Commencement Ceremony. Dr. Cat...

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From Backwards Walking to Forward Thinking: Dr. DeAndra Miller’s Late Discovery of Her Superpowers
Nov 17, 2025

Prof. DeAndra Miller spent her childhood obsessed with the word “paleontologist”—not because she loved dinosaurs, but because the syllables felt...

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English 4810/5710: Advanced Folklore (Dr. Cece Conway)
Nov 17, 2025

Advanced Folklore is an in-depth study, which includes fieldwork, of one or more folklore genres and their application in literature and in the contex...

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