English News Archives

Nov 22, 2023
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Hoppenthaler Featured on Words on a Wire

John Hoppenthaler talked about poetry, life, and his new book, Night Wing over Metropolitan Area (University of Chicago Press 2023), with host Daniel Chacon on the Words on a Wire...

Nov 06, 2023
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Herron’s Class Travels to Agecroft Hall

Dr. Tom Herron's ENGL 4100/6151 course, “Seventeenth-Century Literature”  took a one-day field trip to Agecroft Hall and Gardens in Richmond, VA. Agecroft Hall is a 16th-century (early modern) English manor...

Oct 24, 2023
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Sugg Named ECU Chief of Police

Current English Ph.D. candidate Jason Sugg has been appointed Chief of the ECU Police Department. Sugg's research focuses on police rhetorics as well as professional and organizational communication and community...

Oct 23, 2023
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Gueye Recognized by Africa Report

The Africa Report named Dr. Marame Gueye among 10 African scholars to watch in 2024. Africa Report is a Paris-based English-language quarterly magazine focusing on African politics and economics. It...

Oct 23, 2023
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Squint Publishes Chapter

Dr. Kirstin Squint's chapter, “The US South and Multiethnic Literature of the United States,” appears in the newly published A Companion to Multiethnic Literature of the United States, edited by...

Oct 13, 2023
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Johnson and Tabari Publish Two Articles

Dr. Mark Johnson, in collaboration with Mahmoud Abdi Tabari at the University of Nevada, Reno, has recently published two journal articles. The first, “Planning in L2 Writing: A Research Synthesis...

Oct 09, 2023
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Clark’s Research Featured in ECU News

Faculty in the Departments of English and Geography, Planning and Environment are part of an international team that recently received a $1.5 million grant from the Wellcome Trust, a global...

Oct 06, 2023
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Kitta Publishes Article

Dr. Andrea Kitta recently published an article in the book Behind the Mask: Vernacular Culture in the Time of COVID with the University Press of Colorado. Her article is titled, “Fake Grannies,...

Oct 06, 2023
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Hallberg’s Fiction Featured on Two Podcasts

Christy Hallberg was recently a guest on two podcasts to discuss her novel, Searching for Jimmy Page; the music of Led Zeppelin; and Christy's rock novels podcast, Rock is Lit....

Oct 04, 2023
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Kennedy to Read in Joyner Library

Greensboro poet Terry L. Kennedy will read from his latest book, What the Light Leaves Hidden, on Wednesday, October 25, in Room 2409 in Joyner Library. Terry L. Kennedy is...