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Four ECL Majors to be Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Congratulations to Chelsea Tate Deitelzweig, Alexandra Catherine Mao, Jessica Maria Pereira, and Hannah Kaitlin Whittington!

Student Spotlight: Laura Crook

“I’ve honestly loved every single English class I’ve taken at Carolina.”

Susan Iron’s ENGL 304 Course Creates a Healthier Campus

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Professor Susan Irons’ English 304 “Advanced Business Communication” course has helped create a healthier campus.

Poetry and Play in the Pandemic: English Gaming Courses in the Digital Classroom

Last semester, Professors Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Courtney Rivard’s courses found success in the digital classroom.

A Reading and Conversation with Rev William Barber II and Jaki Shelton Green

Rev William Barber II and North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green

2021 Frank B. Hanes Writers-in-Residence events, a reading and a panel, featuring Rev William Barber II and Jaki Shelton Green.

MA Student Megan Swartzfager’s COVID-19 in U.S. Prisons ArcGIS Story Map Featured in Synapsis

Megan Swartzfager, current ECL MA student in Literature, Medicine, and Culture, created a ArcGIS StoryMap about COVID-19 in US Prisons that was featured on Synapsis.

Critical Speaker Series: Alexander Weheliye

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Alexander G. Weheliye, Professor of African American Studies at Northwestern University, joins the Critical Speaker Series.

Student Spotlight: Brett Harris

Meet Brett Harris, senior double major in ECL and European Studies!

Graduate Student Spotlight: Marcy Pedzwater

Meet Marcy Pedzwater! Marcy is an ECL PhD student researching contemporary Latin American and LatinX writers’ depictions of dictatorship.

Undergraduate Film Journal “Aspect” Launches

The Department of English & Comparative Literature is home to a new undergraduate journal! “Aspect: Journal of Film & Screen Media” launched this fall.