News & Events
News
Meet the 2021 PhD Cohort
The Department of English and Comparative Literature is welcoming a cohort of twelve new PhD candidates!
Hilary Lithgow Leads Warrior-Scholar Project
Prof. Lithgow leads a humanities intensive for incoming student veterans.
ECL 225: The Departmental History Timeline
A digital timeline of the department’s 225-year history is now live.
ECL Turns 225
Celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Department of English and Comparative Literature with us!
Elizabeth Shand Broadcasts Her “History of the Book” Series
ECL PhD student Elizabeth Shand delivered virtual lecture series called “The History of the Book” for residents at Galloway Ridge, a senior living community in Pittsboro, NC.
Meet the Faculty: Gabriel Bump
Meet one of the Department of English and Comparative Literature’s newest faculty members, Gabriel Bump!
Congratulations 2021 Undergraduate Honors Students
Congratulations to the students who completed honors theses during Spring 2021!
Student Spotlight: Gwendalyn Flick
Gwendalyn Flick, a double major in English and Business Administration, values the interdisciplinary focus of her classes. “I feel so lucky that I am able to be a part of two programs that see the value in cross-departmental learning,” she says.
Statement on BOT’s Decision Regarding Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Appointment
As members of the faculty of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, we write to express our alarm about the recent denial of tenure of Nikole Hannah-Jones for an endowed Knight professorship at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
Events
“Spellbinding: The Cinematic Virtuosity of Barry Jenkins” Discussion of The Underground Railroad episodes + Discussion with Joi McMillon (editor), James Laxton (cinematographer), and Onnalee Blank (supervising sound editor)
October 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ZoomThe Critical Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Anjuli Fatima Raza-Kolb, “Indian Country.”
October 6 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ZoomCritical Speakers Series: Seminar with Dr. Anjuli Fatima Raza-Kolb, “Where Was 9/11?”
October 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ZoomWhat does it mean to be an E(nglish) and C(omparative) L(iterature) major today?
October 7 @ 6:00 pm ZoomBack to the Classroom!
October 14 @ 6:00 pm ZoomTrudier Harris, “Are We Literate Yet? Adventures in Education, Politics, and Culture”
October 27 @ 6:00 pm ZoomThomas Wolfe Lecture, Frank Bruni
October 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ZoomJill McCorkle, “Ambiguity”
October 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ZoomRecording of Tift Merritt & Joseph Terrell, followed by live Q&A
October 29 @ 7:30 pm ZoomCritical Speaker Series Presents Dr. Dorothy Hale.
November 4 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm