English Department Archives

Sep 20, 2021
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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...

Sep 20, 2021
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Caswell Selected to co-Edit The Peer Review

Dr. Nikki Caswell has accepted the position of Professional Co-editor of The Peer Review, the journal of the International Writing Centers Association. The Peer Review is a fully online, open-access,...

Sep 20, 2021
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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....

Sep 20, 2021
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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...

Sep 20, 2021
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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...

Sep 20, 2021
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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...

Sep 20, 2021
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Raper’s Short Story Featured in The Broken Plate

Angela Raper’s short story “Biscuits” was just published in the 2019 print issue of The Broken Plate literary magazine. The Broken Plate is a nationally distributed literary magazine produced by...

Sep 20, 2021
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Thomas Receives Arts and Humanities Awards

Amber Flora Thomas received an Arts and Humanities Reassignment Award from REDE/Academic Affairs for her book project NOT IN THE SOUTH: POEMS. In this work, Thomas focuses on eco-politics, with...

Sep 20, 2021
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Johnson and Donne Team Publishes New Volume

Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, Tracy McLawhorn Hayes, and the whole Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne team recently published Volume 5 of “The Verse Letters.” The volume, published by...

Sep 20, 2021
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Miles Hosts GAME P.L.A.Y. Event

Gera Miles organized another successful GAME P.L.A.Y. event this Summer, this one in Washington, NC. This initiative brings together youth and first responders to play games together. The department lent...