English Department Archives

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Combs Completes PhD

D. Shane Combs (ECU, MA 2015) completed his doctorate in English Studies at Illinois State (2019) and is now in his first year as Assistant Professor of English Composition and...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Cope Delivers Keynote Address

Dr. Lida Cope was a keynote speaker at the conference on Multilingualism and Regionality, marking the opening of a new Master’s program in this field at the University of Regensburg in Regensburg, Germany....

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Gonzales Gives 2019 TAG Lecture

Dr. Laura Gonzales, from the University of Florida, gave the 2020 Tag Lecture, “Language, Technology, and Power in Community Healthcare Contexts,” on October 16 at ECU. Drawing on examples from three...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Klein Delivers Keynote Address

Dr. Amanda Klein delivered the keynote at the annual Literature/Film Association conference in Portland, Oregon. The title of her talk was, “‘They should never have given us uniforms if they...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Kitta Authors The Kiss of Death

Dr. Andrea Kitta’s book The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination, and Folklore has just been published by Utah State University Press. Using examples of specific legends and rumors, The Kiss...

Sep 20, 2021
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Froula’s Essay Featured in Jump Cut

Dr. Anna Froula’s essay “’Alpha Male, Veteran Journalist’: Rob Riggle’s Traumatic Embodiment and Satiric Authenticity was just published in Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media. Rob Riggle is a...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Wieland’s Novel Makes Oprah’s Summer List

Dr. Liza Wieland’s latest novel, Paris, 7 a.m., was selected by Oprah Winfrey as One of the Best Books by Women of Summer 2019. Wieland teaches Creative Writing and serves...

Sep 20, 2021
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Klein Gives Fright-Fest Talk

Dr. Amanda Klein gave a talk as part of the Fright-Fest Film Series at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library. Klein introduced Psycho and Poltergeist, which the library will screen this month. Klein’s...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Shelton Publishes Article

Ph.D. Alumna Cecilia Shelton published the article “Shifting Out of Neutral: Centering Difference, Bias, and Social Justice in a Business Writing Course,” in Technical Communication Quarterly. Shelton is an Assistant...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Hoppenthaler Receives Travel Grant

Creative Writing Professor John Hoppenthaler received a Harriot College of Arts and Sciences travel grant. Hoppenthaler will use his grant towards the costs of his travel in November to the...