English News Archives

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...

Mar 18, 2023
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Montgomery Authors Chapter in Materializing the East in Early Modern English Drama

Dr. Marianne Montgomery’s chapter “Fat Falstaffs and Sullied Flesh in Dryden’s Amboyna,” which explores allusions to Shakespeare in the notorious torture scene in John Dryden’s Restoration tragedy, was just published...

Mar 18, 2023
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Freeman Publishes Three New Poems

Gabrielle Freeman had three poems — "Desolate," "Danger, Illustrated," and "Once More Become the Goddess" — published in Across the Margin. Across the Margin is an online Arts & Culture magazine /...

Mar 18, 2023
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Hallberg Appears on Talking Book Podcast

Christy Hallberg was a guest on The Talking Book Podcast to discuss her novel, Searching for Jimmy Page. The Talking Book produced the newly-released audiobook of the novel. Podcast host...

Feb 21, 2023
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Cope Presents to Two Czech and Slovak Groups

As part of her community engagement research, Dr. Lida Cope recently gave two virtual talks on preserving the Czech language around the world, invited by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts...

Feb 21, 2023
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Professors Give Reading to Support Food Bank

English Visiting Assistant Professors Cameron Green, Brendan Stephens, and Jessica Walker gave a reading on Feb. 15 in support of The Greenville Branch of the Food Bank of Central &...