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Carolyn Forché’s Memoir Nominated for 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Congratulations to University Professor Carolyn Forché! Her memoir, What You Have Heard is True, has been nominated for the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in non-fiction. This category will be judg
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Jennifer Natalya Fink’s Play ‘Bitter Flower’ Adapted by Burning Coal Theatre Company
We are thrilled to share that Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink's play Bitter Flower has been adapted as an online film to be shown at Burning Coal Theatre Company’s 19th Amendment Festival at the end
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Carolyn Forché Receives Prestigious Mary McCarthy Award
We are excited to share that University Professor Carolyn Forché received the prestigious Mary McCarthy Award for her career of writing from Bard College in late August 2020. Past recipients of th
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Lindsay Kaplan co-writes Op-Ed with founder of Black Health Matters, Roslyn Young-Daniels
Professor Lindsay Kaplan recently published an op-ed piece in the online version of USAToday that she co-wrote with her high school friend, Roslyn Young-Daniels, who founded Black Health Matters in 2
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Pamela Fox Awarded 2019 John Russo & Sherry Linkon Award by Working Class Studies Association
Professor Pamela Fox's 2019 article, “Born to Run and Reckless: My Life as a Pretender–Rewriting the Political Imaginary of Rock Music Memoir” was recently awarded the John Russo and Sherry Linkon Aw
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Carolyn Forché’s ‘What You Have Heard is True’ Shortlisted for UK’s James Tait Black Prize for Biography
Congratulations to University Professor, Carolyn Forché whose 2019 memoir has been shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Biography. This prize is one of the UK's oldest literary prizes, and
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Maureen Corrigan’s Picks for Pandemic Reading
During COVID-19, we've all had time to hunker down and check off some much needed items on our to-do list (or at least, that was our intention from the start!). If you're looking for some quality rea
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Duncan Wu and Carolyn Forché Share Thoughts on Power of Poetry During COVID-19
There is power in the written word: particularly that of poetry to serve as a balm to the soul and reignite the flame of hope within shared human experiences. Take a few moments to read and liste
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Cóilín Parsons Reflects on Coronavirus While Teaching Camus’s ‘The Plague’
As we grapple with the uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, our own Professor Cóilín Parsons reflects on it through the lens of reading Albert Camus's The Plague with his class this se
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Carolyn Forché’s Memoir Featured in The New Yorker
Carolyn Forché's memoir, "What You Have Heard Is True," was recently featured in The New Yorker by Hilton Als. The article is titled, "Carolyn Forché's Education in Looking." Als writes, about a q
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