News & Events
News
UNC Spotlights Scottish Heritage with Gaelic Studies Symposium
Students with an interest in oral history, folklore, and languages are invited to the Scottish Gaelic Studies Symposium on October 22, part of a series of programs promoting Scottish culture and language.
Seventh Jane Austen Summer Program Celebrated “Pride and Prejudice”
ECL faculty and graduate students connected with the public to explore Austen’s novel and its afterlives through academic presentations and a range of other activities.
ECL Celebrates Greenlaw Day
This Friday, October 4, come learn about the programs available in English & Comparative Literature and join us in celebrating the department’s history.
ECL Alumnus Patrick Dougherty Exhibits Installation at Ackland
Sculptor Patrick Dougherty, who holds a BA from UNC’s Department of English & Comparative Literature, displayed a large-scale art installation outside the Ackland Art Museum this August.
Jordynn Jack Publishes New Book on Rhetoric and Neuroscience
Professor Jordynn Jack discusses her new book “Raveling the Brain: Toward a Transdisciplinary Neurorhetoric.”
Dorothy Allison to Deliver Thomas Wolfe Lecture
Acclaimed writer Dorothy Allison will deliver this year’s Thomas Wolfe lecture next Tuesday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m.
Cary Wolfe Visits for Critical Speaker Series
Cary Wolfe, Professor of English at Rice University, will deliver a seminar and talk this week for ECL’s Critical Speaker Series.
Student Spotlight: Tiffany Tran
Meet Tiffany Tran, this week’s undergraduate student spotlight! “Picking up the ECL minor helped me find new enjoyments while also improving skills that I believe are essential!”
Danielle Christmas Interviewed on IAH Podcast
ECL Assistant Professor Danielle Christmas was interviewed by UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities in a September 8 podcast.
Digital Literacy and Communications Lab Awarded Grant for Greenlaw Gameroom
The DLC Lab has been awarded the Center for Faculty Excellence/Lenovo Instructional Innovation Grant for the development of the new Greenlaw Gameroom.
Events
Premodern Literature and Culture Colloquium: Megan Murton
September 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Donavan Lounge, 233 GreenlawLSP Speaker Series: Bernadette Calafell Virtual Talk (Register Here)
September 25 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ZoomLiterature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (September)
September 25 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524Premodern Literature and Culture Colloquium Lecture: Mike Gadaleto
September 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223Film Series: “A Man Escaped” (1956) with Lecture by Dr. Rick Warner
September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Chelsea TheaterPremodern Literature and Culture Colloquium Lecture: Katherine Walker
October 3 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Donavan Lounge, 233 GreenlawPracticing Literary Criticism in an Age of Speed with Jonathan Sachs
October 4 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223Film Series: “Klute” (1971) dir. Alan J. Pakula
October 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Chelsea TheaterLatina/o Studies Program (LSP) Fall 2024 Open House!
October 9 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223Vegetal, Animal, Marginal: The German Literary Grotesque with Joela Jacobs
October 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 223