News & Events
News
Homegoing: A Celebration of the Life of Randall Kenan
Please join UNC’s Department of English and Comparative Literature as we celebrate the life of our beloved colleague and friend Randall Kenan on Oct. 21 at 5:00pm.
Fall 2020 Latina/o Studies Teaching Award Winners
Congratulations to Chloe Hamer, Jo Klevdal, emilio Taiveaho, Nikki Roulo, Leslie Rowen, and Krysten Voelkner!
Four ECL Majors to be Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Congratulations to Molly Rose Hansen, Brett Michael Harris, Laura Jean Nelson, and Carol Rivers Seigler!
Meet the Faculty: Geovani Ramírez
Welcome, Geovani Ramírez! Ramírez joined the faculty this fall as a postdoctoral fellow.
Student Spotlight: Leticia Tuset
Meet Leticia Tuset, ECL junior, Institute for the Environment intern, and fiction editor at Arts Everywhere!
Student Spotlight: Josh Massey
Meet Josh Massey, ECL and American Studies double major and Beinecke Scholar!
2020 Thomas Wolfe Prize and Lecture: Michael Parker
This year’s Thomas Wolfe Lecture, featuring Michael Parker, will be on October 6.
Dr. Heidi Kim Appointed Director of Asian American Center
Congratulations Dr. Heidi Kim, inaugural director of the Asian American Center!
Events
The UNC Latina/o Studies Program: Past Present and Future. 22 Years of Culture and Exploration at UNC Chapel Hill with Conversation/Charla
September 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom“Spellbinding: The Cinematic Virtuosity of Barry Jenkins” Discussion of The Underground Railroad episodes + Discussion with Joi McMillon (editor), James Laxton (cinematographer), and Onnalee Blank (supervising sound editor)
October 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ZoomWhat does it mean to be an E(nglish) and C(omparative) L(iterature) major today?
October 7 @ 6:00 pm ZoomBack to the Classroom!
October 14 @ 6:00 pm ZoomTrudier Harris, “Are We Literate Yet? Adventures in Education, Politics, and Culture”
October 27 @ 6:00 pm ZoomThomas Wolfe Lecture, Frank Bruni
October 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ZoomJill McCorkle, “Ambiguity”
October 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ZoomRecording of Tift Merritt & Joseph Terrell, followed by live Q&A
October 29 @ 7:30 pm Zoom