Dr. Erwin Hester (March 24, 1931 – August 10, 2024)
Dr. Erwin Hester, a devoted faculty member and administrator who served ECU and our department for 30 years, recently passed away. His life will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 20,...
English Department Archives
Kitta Gives Byokin Lecture at LOC
Dr. Andrea Kitta gave one of the Botkin Lectures at the Library of Congress. In this lecture, "Conspiracy Theories, Folklore, and Belief," Kitta discussed some definitions of conspiracy theories and...
Blackmon Wins CPTSC Graduate Student Research Award
Codi Renee Blackmon is one of the winners of the second annual CPTSC Graduate Student Research Award. The committee selected three winners from an excellent pool of applications. Codi Renee's...
Hoppenthaler Poetry Featured in Multiple Outlets
John Hoppenthaler has two poems in the Gallery for Poems on America’s Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders: A companion to the First National Nature Assessment (NNA1), Forthcoming, Fall...
Tuck Publishes First Chapter in Alaska Quarterly Review
ECU Creative Writing grad Dean Marshall Tuck has published a chapter from his forthcoming novel, “Before Crossing the Desert,” in Alaska Quarterly Review. Tuck was a CW grad student, an...
Gueye Featured in THCAS and World Literature Today
A news article about Marame Gueye's work and upcoming Fulbright stay Gueye receives Fulbright to teach, research the politics of feminism, wifehood has been published on the Harriot College website. Also,...
Feder Publishes Article and Poem
Dr. Helena Feder has published an article in Green Letters titled "Desexualisation of the Species or Frankenstein and Possibility of an Island." In the article, Feder writes, "Shelley imagined the creation...
Bauer Featured in Green Documentary and Book
Dr. Margaret Bauer was a featured scholar in a documentary on Paul Green that aired on PBS North Carolina on July 11. Additionally, her new co-edited (with Georgann Eubanks) collection...
PhD student Atemnkeng Featured on Duetsche Welle Podcast
Incoming PhD student, Nkiacha Atemnkeng, was recently featured on the radio podcast of the German international broadcaster Duetsche Welle, talking about visa rejections to Schengen countries. Atemnkeng is a writer...
Hallberg Garners Two Honors for Novel
Christy Hallberg's novel, Searching for Jimmy Page, was honored in two recent contests: Short Listed in the 2024 Hawthorne Prize Finalist in the Legacy category of the 2024 International Book...