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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 /...
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...
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...
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 &...
Bauer Interviewed on Wordplay
Dr. Margaret Bauer was interviewed Sunday, February 12, on WordPlay, the longest-runninig program on 103.3 Asheville FM. WordPlay hosts Jeff Davis and Lockie Hunter talked with Margaret about her own creative...
Parille’s Work Appears in Multiple Publications
Dr. Ken Parille’s essay “Reading Characters, People, and Properties” appears in the current issue of Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal. His essay “Image over Text: "Visual Emphasis" and Understanding Comics”...