News & Events
News
DOECL PhD alumnus Allison Bigelow Wins MLA First Book Award
Congratulations to Allison Bigelow, an alumnus of the department’s PhD program, on this prestigious award!
Readings and Conversations with Lorrie Moore
Join the 2022 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence Lorrie Moore for panels and a reading.
Critical Speaker Series Welcomes Kevin Quashie
Join Kevin Quashie for a virtual talk and seminar on Black literary criticism.
Student Spotlight: Camille DiBenedetto
“I like writing about things that are actually happening in the world that I feel are relevant. Nonfiction can actually be super interesting if you tell the story the right way.”
Graduate Lecture Series Announces Spring Schedule
Check out the DOECL Graduate Lecture Series’ exciting spring line-up!
Kennedy Miller Awarded Marshall Scholarship
Congratulations to ECL student Kennedy Miller, who was awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship!
Dr. Courtney Rivard Receives NEH Grant for Critical Games Studies
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the ECL, DLC, and Dr. Courtney Rivard a $54,000 grant to develop a proposal for a gaming studies minor.
Ross White Releases New Book of Poetry ‘Valley of Want’
Creative Writing Professor Ross White’s ‘Valley of Want’ celebrates the beauty of the world amidst the pains of modern life.
Professor Rick Warner Honored with Chapman Family Teaching Award
Dr. Rick Warner was awarded the prestigious UNC Chapman Family Teaching Award this week.
Karen Tucker Longlisted for 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize
Creative Writing Professor Karen Tucker’s novel ‘Bewilderness’ was longlisted for the prestigious Aspen Words Literary Prize.
Events
Gram-O-Rama
November 29 @ 5:30 pm Center for Dramatic Art Rm 101Med-Ren Colloquium: Rory Sullivan, “Virtual Narratives of Late-Medieval Books of Hours”
December 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Kenan Visiting Writer Reading: Destiny Hemphill
February 9, 2023 @ 3:30 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233