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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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Angelyn Mitchell Honored with 2020 Distinguished Leader Award
This past weekend, Professor Angelyn Mitchell was honored at the Patrick Healy Dinner hosted by the Georgetown University Alumni Association with the 2020 Distinguished Leader Award. According to
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Duncan Wu Awarded Distinguished Scholar Award by Keats-Shelley Association of America
Congratulations to Duncan Wu who was recently honored at the Modern Languages Association convention in Seattle with the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Keats-Shelley Association of America. He
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Anh Nguyen (G’19) Wins ACLA Presidential Master’s Prize for MA English Thesis
Congratulations to MA English alumni Anh Nguyen (G'19) who recently won the American Comparative Literature Association's (ACLA) Presidential Master's Prize for their thesis: The Novel of Unlearning:
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Nathan Hensley Honored with Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award
Professor Nathan Hensley is one of three faculty members receiving the prestigious Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award this spring 2020. The award recognizes "those faculty members who have demonstra
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