English News Archives

Mar 29, 2023
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Klein and Clark inducted to ECU Servire Society

Drs. Amanda Klein and Erin Clark were inducted to the ECU Servire Society at the Chancellor's Horizon Awards in Service event held on Tuesday, March 28. East Carolina University’s motto is...

Mar 29, 2023
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Schupbach Presents on Tolkien at ECU RCAW

Arthur Schupbach, a double major in English and English Education, presented "Tolkien’s Long Defeat and Final Victory: The Christian Triumph of King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings," on...

Mar 29, 2023
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Hoppenthaler Speaks at Annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference

During Spring break, John Hoppenthaler delivered a talk, “My Dozen Years on the Masthead: Kestrel in Transition,” as part of the panel, Celebrating 30 Years: Kestrel: A Journal of Literature...

Mar 29, 2023
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Sudina Presents Two Papers

Dr. Katya Sudina has recently returned from Portland, Oregon, where she presented two papers at the American Association for Applied Linguistics conference. The first paper, “Scale quality in applied linguistics...

Mar 24, 2023
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Bauer Featured in CELJ

Dr. Margaret Bauer is the first editor to be interviewed for the new web feature of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. The feature debuts with the North Carolina...

Mar 24, 2023
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Johnson Presents at AAAL Conference

Dr. Mark Johnson just returned from Portland, Oregon where he and Mahmoud Abdi Tabari presented the preliminary findings of their research on task complexity and the use of cohesive devices in...

Mar 20, 2023
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Gueye Featured on Feminismo Del Sur

Dr. Marame Gueye was a guest on the podcast Feminismo Del Sur with Aminata Toure, Senegal's former Prime Minister to talk about Feminist Resistance to Colonialism and Reparations. Gueye attended a tandem...

Mar 20, 2023
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Kitta’s Essay Appears in Cultural Analysis

Dr. Andrea Kitta's essay "God is My Vaccine: Religious Belief and COVID in the United States" was published in Cultural Analysis, Series 1, 2023. In the essay, Kitta argues, "We...

Mar 18, 2023
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Cory Co-Edits Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place

ECU Creative Writing alumna, Jessica Cory (MA, 2012), with Laura Wright, has co-edited Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place, scholarly essays that engage environmental and ecocritical theories. Cory teaches...

Mar 18, 2023
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Banville Accepts Tenure-Track Position

PhD candidate Morgan Banville will begin a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Humanities at Massachusetts Maritime Academy this fall. In addition, Banville’s research in surveillance has led to a robust...