News & Events
News
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.
Randall Kenan’s South

Watch “Two Wings Take Flight: Writers, Poets, Scholars, and Artists Reflect on Randall Kenan’s South”
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.
Prof. Gabriel Bump’s “Everywhere You Don’t Belong” to be Adapted for TV

Prof. Gabriel Bump’s award-winning novel is being adapted for the screen.
Prof. Jane F. Thrailkill Awarded National Humanities Center Fellowship

Congratulations to Prof. Jane Thrailkill on her fellowship from the National Humanities Center!
Anne Fertig Awarded AAUW Fellowship

Congratulations to ECL PhD candidate Anne Fertig! Fertig was recently awarded the American Dissertation Fellowship from the American Association of University Women
2020-2021 ECL Graduate Student Awards

Departmental awards for ECL students were awarded on Friday, April 23. Congratulations to the awardees!
Events
Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Hanes Room 121Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mettlesome TheaterTerrance Hayes, 2024 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence, Reading
February 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser Auditorium