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Statement of Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement
The Department of English supports the Black Lives Matter movement as we stand united against police violence and anti-black racism. We grieve the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black lives. In our teachings, we are committed to encouraging awareness of, and reflection on, the causes, nature, and effects of white supremacy. Issues around
Kritika Pandey (MFA '20) Awarded 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Kritika Pandey (MFA '20) has been awarded the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story, "The Great Indian Tee and Snakes." Pandey was previously awarded the 2020 Asia in Commonwealth Short...
Rebecca Lorimer Leonard, Danielle Pappo, and Kyle Piscioniere Published in Composition Studies
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Associate Professor Rebecca Lorimer Leonard and PhD students Danielle Pappo and Kyle Piscioniere have published a collaborative article entitled “Multilingualism and Literacy in Western Mass,” in...
Elena Kalodner-Martin, PhD Student, Published in Synapsis Journal
Friday, June 19, 2020
Elena Kalodner-Martin, a PhD student in the Composition and Rhetoric program, recently published an article titled, "Moving 'Beyond the Bikini': Exposing the Logics of Pinkwashed Healthcare" in...
Sharanya Sridhar Awarded a UMass Graduate School Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Sharanya Sridhar, PhD candidate in the Early Modern and Renaissance program, was recently awarded a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant by the UMass Graduate School. She will be using the financial...
Kritika Pandey Awarded Asia in Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Monday, June 15, 2020
Kritika Pandey, a student in the MFA for Poets and Writers here at UMass Amherst, has been awarded the coveted regional award for the 2020 Asia in Commonwealth Short Story Prize for "The Great...
2020 English Honors Theses
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Congratulations to the following students, who completed English Honors theses or projects in spring 2020!...
