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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
Ocean Vuong's Novel To Be Made Into Movie
Friday, January 8, 2021
Ocean Vuong's best-selling debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, will be adapted for film by A24, the company behind films like Uncut Gems, Midsommar, Lady Bird and Moonlight. The news was...
Thomas Pickering, PhD Candidate, Published in College English
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Thomas Pickering, PhD candidate in Composition and Rhetoric, has been published in the latest issue of College English. His article is titled "Revisiting Our Legacy Code: Property and Agency in Web...
Joanna Buoniconti '21 Published in Daily Hampshire Gazette
Monday, November 30, 2020
Joanna Buoniconti's column, "Just because I’m in a wheelchair doesn’t mean I’m less thankful" has recently been published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. In her column, Buoniconti reflects on the...
Gabriel Bump (MFA '17) Awarded the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Gabriel Bump (MFA '17) has been awarded the 2020 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. This prestigious award honors Louisiana’s revered storyteller, Ernest J. Gaines, and serves to...
Stephen Clingman Published in New Edited Collection
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Stephen Clingman's essay, "My South African American Story" is included in a new anthology titled African Scholars and Intellectuals in North American Academies: Reflections on Exile and Migration,...
Rebecca Lorimer Leonard published in Journal of Second Language Writing
Monday, November 16, 2020
Rebecca Lorimer Leonard's article, co-written with Education graduate student Emma Britton, "The Social Justice Potential of Critical Reflection and Critical Language Awareness Pedagogies for L2...
