News & Events
News
Prof. Christmas wins 2022 Hettleman Prize

Congratulations, Prof. Christmas on this prestigious award!
Prof. Marsha Collins Begins as DOECL Chair

Prof. Collins is the new chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature.
Undergraduate Victoria Wlosok to Publish Novel

Sophomore Victoria Wlosok will be publishing her debut novel in 2023. “How to Find a Missing Girl,” is a sapphic YA thriller that follows amateur teenage detective Iris Blackthorn as she investigates the disappearance of her cheerleader ex-girlfriend—who also happens to be the creator of a notorious local true-crime podcast about Iris’s missing older sister.
DOECL and the Latina/o Studies Program Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month!

Read about the exciting events this month upcoming from the Latina/o Studies Program.
Thomas Wolfe Lecture Fall 2022

The English and Comparative Literature Department congratulates this year’s winner of the 2022 Thomas Wolfe Prize, Percival Everett. This prize is awarded to contemporary writers with distinguished bodies of work in the honor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s own Thomas Wolfe.
BLACK FOLK COULD FLY: A Celebration of the Work of Randall Kenan

Please join us on Sunday, September 11, 2022, as we celebrate the life, work, and legacy of our beloved colleague and friend Randall Kenan.
Meet the 2022-23 DOECL PhD Cohort

This fall, the Department of English and Comparative Literature welcomes fifteen new PhD candidates! The department is very excited to introduce this special cohort, and their wide-ranging research interests.
Student Spotlight: Denise Stroud

Meet Denise Stroud, who recently won the spring 2022 Bland Simpson writing award!
Fantastic Fall Courses in the DOECL

Check out a few of the unique undergraduate classes that still have seats available this fall.
Reflecting on Prof. Mary Floyd-Wilson’s Time as Department Chair

When Prof. Floyd-Wilson left the position this summer, we took a look back at her time as DOECL chair.
Events
Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Hanes Room 121Gram-O-Rama 2023: Meat Prey Troll
December 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Mettlesome TheaterTerrance Hayes, 2024 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence, Reading
February 27, 2024 @ 7:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser Auditorium