News & Events
News
Student Spotlight: Laura Crook
“I’ve honestly loved every single English class I’ve taken at Carolina.”
Susan Iron’s ENGL 304 Course Creates a Healthier Campus
Professor Susan Irons’ English 304 “Advanced Business Communication” course has helped create a healthier campus.
Poetry and Play in the Pandemic: English Gaming Courses in the Digital Classroom
Last semester, Professors Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Courtney Rivard’s courses found success in the digital classroom.
A Reading and Conversation with Rev William Barber II and Jaki Shelton Green
2021 Frank B. Hanes Writers-in-Residence events, a reading and a panel, featuring Rev William Barber II and Jaki Shelton Green.
MA Student Megan Swartzfager’s COVID-19 in U.S. Prisons ArcGIS Story Map Featured in Synapsis
Megan Swartzfager, current ECL MA student in Literature, Medicine, and Culture, created a ArcGIS StoryMap about COVID-19 in US Prisons that was featured on Synapsis.
Critical Speaker Series: Alexander Weheliye
Alexander G. Weheliye, Professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University, joins the Critical Speaker Series.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Marcy Pedzwater
Meet Marcy Pedzwater! Marcy is an ECL PhD student researching contemporary Latin American and LatinX writers’ depictions of dictatorship.
Undergraduate Film Journal “Aspect” Launches
The Department of English & Comparative Literature is home to a new undergraduate journal! “Aspect: Journal of Film & Screen Media” launched this fall.
Celebrating Honors Thesis Students
While we still cannot celebrate in person, we want to congratulate the ECL’s honors thesis students graduating this December!
Events
Triangle Film Salon Panel: Cinemagoing in the Streaming Era
April 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Zoom Event