Kirkland’s 50 Years Highlighted by ECU
Dr. Jim Kirkland is featured in a news story on the ECU homepage for his fifty years of service on the ECU faculty. “Teaching has always been the great joy...
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Sylvester Saraceno Publishes First Novel
Congratulations to ECU MA Creative Writing alumna June Sylvester Saraceno, whose first novel, Feral, North Carolina 1965 is coming out this month. Originally from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Sylvester Saraceno...
Watson’s Article reprinted in Collection
Dr. Reggie Watson’s article “The Changing Face of Biraciality: The White/Jewish Mother as Tragic Mulatto Figure in James McBride’s The Color of Water and Danzy Senna’s Caucasia” was recently reprinted...
Hoppenthaler Remembers Toni Morrison
Creative Writing Professor John Hoppenthaler was featured in multiple media outlets reflecting on the passing of literary great Toni Morrison. Hoppenthaler served as Toni Morrison’s personal assistant for about a...
Gueye Featured in the New York Times
Dr. Marame Gueye, whose expertise on representations of women in Senegalese popular culture was recently cited in the New York Times. “Bold Women. Scandalized Viewers. It’s ‘Sex and the City,’...
Kitta’s Purr-fect Article at #FolkloreThursday
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Kitta, whose short article “Mis-purrs-ecptions: Cat Folklore” was published August 15 on the #FolkloreThursday blog. This piece is based on Kitta’s Nerd Nite talk from April...
Sharer’s Chapter Published in Retellings
Dr. Wendy Sharer’s chapter “Opening the Scholarly Conversation” was published over the summer in the co-edited collection, Retellings: Opportunities for Feminist Research in Rhetoric and Composition Studies from Parlor Press....
Parille’s Essay Featured in The Comics Journal
Ken Parille’s essay “Steve Ditko and the Comic-Book People” was recently published at The Comics Journal. First published in 1976, The Comics Journal is an incendiary magazine of critical and journalistic advocacy...
Moore Pens Essay in NewBlackMan (in Exile)
Eddie Moore’s essay “Incidents in the Life of an Unholy Black-ish Queer Boy” was published in May on the website NewBlackMan (in Exile). The site is curated by Duke University...
Hallberg’s Essay Published in Litro
Christy Hallberg, whose creative nonfiction essay “You Shook Me” was just published in Litro Magazine. Since 2005, Litro has published works by first-time authors through to Noble laureates. Litro is...