News & Events
News
The New Yorker Publishes New Poem by Creative Writing Professor Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Calvocoressi is the author of three books of poetry, The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart, Apocalyptic Swing, and Rocket Fantastic, winner of the 2018 Audre Lorde Poetry Prize.
Dr. John Ribo (PhD ‘15) Honored for Accomplishments at Florida State University
Earlier this year, Ribo received a McKnight Junior Development Fellowship from the Florida Education Fund, an award that aims to promote “excellence in teaching and research by underrepresented minorities and women.”
ECL Faculty Use SURF Grants to Promote Undergraduate Research in the Humanities
SURF is a program through which students engage in undergraduate research, scholarship, or performance for at least 9 weeks.
Silent Sam Speaks
The Faculty of the Department of English and Comparative Literature pledge through our teaching, research, and public service to continue the hard work of rooting out racism and inequality and to replace them with “light and liberty,” the motto of our university.
Alane Salierno Mason (‘86) Discusses Her Career in Publishing at Flyleaf Books
This coming Monday, November 19 at 5PM, UNC Department of English and Comparative Literature alumna and senior editor at W. W. Norton & Company Alane Salierno Mason will discuss editing and publishing at Flyleaf Books.
William Blake Archive Publishes Digital Edition of Blake’s Early Pencil Drawings
Through these pencil sketches, viewers are given a unique perspective into the thought process behind the creation of a masterpiece.
English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta Welcomes 21 New Members
Founded in 1924, Sigma Tau Delta is an international organization that recognizes excellence in English and Comparative Literature. Only students in the top 35% of their undergraduate class are eligible.
Dr. David Davis (PhD ’06) awarded 2018 Eudora Welty Prize
Dr. David A. Davis, assistant professor of English at Mercer University (PhD ’06, UNC-CH), was awarded the Eudora Welty Prize during the 30th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium
Randall Kenan Inducted into NC Literary Hall of Fame
The North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame celebrates and promotes the state’s rich literary heritage by “commemorating its leading authors and encouraging the continued flourishing of great literature.”
The Critical Speaking Series Presents Dr. Mark Seltzer
Dr. Seltzer will lead a seminar entitled “Systems as Usual: Art in the Epoch of Social Systems” and give a talk about “Exercise Machines” on November 1st.
Events
Facts and Feelings: Portraying Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë with Laura Rocklyn
April 29 @ 7:00 pm Virtual Event