Wieland Featured on NC Bookwatch
Dr. Liza Wieland was interviewed for the 12/13 episode of NC Bookwatch. Wieland discussed her latest novel, Paris 7 a.m. NC Public Television described the book as “a beautifully imagined depiction of...
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Herron Featured in Medieval Warfare
Tom Herron’s NEH-funded “Castles to Classrooms: Developing an Irish Castle in Virtual Reality” project is featured in a two-page spread in the Feb/March 2021 issue of Medieval Warfare magazine, with...
Mckoy Wins Presidents Dissertation Award
ECU English alumna Dr. Temptaous McKoy (PhD 2019), now an assistant professor at Bowie State University, has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 Presidents Dissertation Award from the...
Feder Publishes Article in Guernica
Dr. Helena Feder published the essay, “Cold Inside: Sexual Climate Change,” in Guernica. In the essay, Feder writes, “Literature, in any language, is often the story of sex or death...
Valcin Wins People’s Choice Award
Mariot Valcin, Jr., a student in our MA program with a concentration in MTL, won the People’s Choice Award for the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The Dean of ECU’s Graduate...
Banville Co-Edits The Peer Review
PhD student Morgan Banville co-edited the newest issue of The Peer Review journal. In the letter from the editors, Banville and her co-editors trace out the unique opportunity afforded to them...
Johnson and Variorum Staff Complete Last Volumes
Dr. Jeffrey Johnson and the staff of the John Donne Variorum just submitted the last two volumes of the 10 printed volumes to Indiana University Press. Those volumes are the...
Kitta Wins 2020 Chicago Folklore Prize
Dr. Andrea Kitta won the 2020 Chicago Folklore Prize for her book The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination, and Folklore (Utah State University Press, 2019). This is the highest book...
Bauer’s Publishes Two Essays
Dr. Margaret Bauer’s creative nonfiction essay “Navigating the Pod People” was published in the Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Cold Mountain Review. In the essay, Bauer writes, “I am an English...
Caswell Receives OED Grant
Dr. Nikki Caswell received a mini-grant from the Office for Equity and Diversity for her project “Write On through Anti-Racist Pedagogy.” Caswell will collect stories from students about racist experiences...