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News
Ariannah Kubli and Jane McGrail Named Maynard Adams Fellows

Congratulations to Ariannah Kubli and Jane McGrail on being named the 2021-2022 Maynard Adams Fellows!
Meet the Faculty: Julia Ridley Smith

The Department of English and Comparative Literature welcomes Julia Ridley Smith, the 2021-2022 Kenan Visiting Writer (and ECL alumna)!
ECL Critical Speaker Series Announces Its Fall Lineup

CSS welcomes Dr. Anjuli Fatima Raza-Kolb and Dr. Dorothy Hale.
Meet the 2021 PhD Cohort

The Department of English and Comparative Literature is welcoming a cohort of twelve new PhD candidates!
Hilary Lithgow Leads Warrior-Scholar Project

Prof. Lithgow leads a humanities intensive for incoming student veterans.
ECL 225: The Departmental History Timeline

A digital timeline of the department’s 225-year history is now live.
ECL Turns 225

Celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Department of English and Comparative Literature with us!
Elizabeth Shand Broadcasts Her “History of the Book” Series

ECL PhD student Elizabeth Shand delivered virtual lecture series called “The History of the Book” for residents at Galloway Ridge, a senior living community in Pittsboro, NC.
Meet the Faculty: Gabriel Bump

Meet one of the Department of English and Comparative Literature’s newest faculty members, Gabriel Bump!
Events
Monique Truong, 2023 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence, Reading
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hill Hall, Moeser AuditoriumUNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Carmen Hsu (UNC)
March 30 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Critical World-Building with Tabletop Games
March 30 @ 5:30 pm Greenlaw Gameroom, Room 316UNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Emma Maggie Solberg (Bowdoin)
April 6 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Douglas Luman on Learning from Digital Debris
April 7 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmPotrait of a Woman in Silk: London Designer Anna Maria Garthwaite with Zara Anishanslin
April 18 @ 5:00 pmSenior Honors Creative Nonfiction Readings
April 19 @ 6:30 pm Graham MemorialUNC Med-Ren Colloquium: Jessica Brantley (Yale)
April 20 @ 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw 233Department of English and Comparative Literature Commencement
May 13 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Paul Green Theatre