English Department Archives

Nov 14, 2022
  • English Department

Klein’s Class Screens Cult Classic — The Room

Dr. Amanda Klein's FILM 4980: Topics in Films Aesthetics class recently hosted a special film screening. The class showed the 2003 film, The Room. Klein stated, "The class project is for...

Nov 08, 2022
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Hoppenthaler Interviewed in SiAC

Professor John Hoppenthaler was interviewed by Studies in American Culture editor, Robert Coleman, for the 2022 edition of the journal. Studies in American Culture is published annually in October. From 1997–2006, the journal...

Oct 25, 2022
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Hallberg Discusses Novel with ECU Colleagues

Christy Hallberg celebrated the one-year anniversary of her novel, Searching for Jimmy Page, with colleagues Margaret Bauer, Randall Martoccia, and Liza Wieland on the podcast Rock is Lit. Danny Goldberg, who is...

Oct 19, 2022
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NCLR Publishes Web Site Redesign

The North Carolina Literary Review unveiled its new web design. Dr. Margaret Bauer oversaw the project. The Charles Frazier Family’s Cold Mountain Fund at the Community Foundation of WNC provided...

Oct 19, 2022
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Kitta Named Fellow of AFS

Dr. Andrea Kitta was just named a Fellow of the American Folklore Society, which is “an honorary body of folklorists, whose election to the Fellows signifies their outstanding contributions to...

Oct 19, 2022
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Gueye Featured in Senegal Media

Dr. Marame Gueye gave an interview (in French) on sexual assault for Seneweb, the major Senegalese online newspaper. The interview was read by over 3500 people. If readers use Google...

Oct 12, 2022
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Feder’s Interview Appears in The Writer’s Chronicle

Dr. Helena Feder just published an article entitled "Cathleen Schine & the Comic Tradition: An Interview" in the new issue of The Writer's Chronicle. In the interview, Feder and Schine "touch...

Oct 06, 2022
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Modi Wins 2022 Paul Farr Essay Award

Senior EC Scholar Vedika Modi won the 2022 Paul Farr Essay Award contest in the ECU English Department. The contest was established by Paul, a former faculty member of the...

Oct 01, 2022
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Alexander Awarded 2022 ARSTM Article of the Year

Jamal-Jared Alexander (M.A. 2017)  and Avery C. Edenfield's article, "Health and Wellness as Resistance: Tactical Folk Medicine," published in Technical Communication Quarterly was awarded the 2022 ARSTM Article of the...

Oct 01, 2022
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Feder and Gueye Receive Reassignment Awards

Drs. Helena Feder and Marame Gueye received the Faculty Support and Reassignment Award (which comes with one-course release) for Spring 2023. Sponsored and administered by the Division of Research, Economic...