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Katherine O'Callaghan Published in James Joyce Quarterly

Friday, September 27, 2019

Katherine O'Callaghan's article, "The Riddle of the Brocken Spectre: Reading Finnegans Wake on the Top of Croagh Patrick" has been published in James Joyce Quarterly.
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John Hennessy Awarded John Frederick Nims Memorial Prize for Translation

Friday, September 27, 2019

John Hennessy and Ostap Kin have been awarded the John Frederick Nims Memorial Prize for Translation for their translation of Serhiy Zhadan's poems, "A bridge used to be there, someone recalled”...
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David Fleming Published in College English

Thursday, September 26, 2019

David Fleming, professor and Director of English Undergraduate Studies, was published in the July issue of College English. His article is titled "Fear of Persuasion in the English Language Arts,"...
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Ocean Vuong Named 2019 MacArthur Fellow

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Ocean Vuong, assistant professor in English, was recently honored as 2019 MacArthur Fellow in Fiction and Non-Fiction writing category. Vuong's debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous,...
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Stephen Clingman Delivers Invited Lecture at University of the Witwatersrand Colloquium in South Africa

Thursday, September 19, 2019

During a colloquium on "Cultures of Populism: Institutions and Hegemonic Practices" at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, Stephen Clingman delivered “Antisemanticism and the...
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André Alexis, MFA Visiting Faculty '19-'20, Longlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize

Thursday, September 19, 2019

André Alexis' novel, Days by Moonlight, is among the 12 books longlisted for the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize, an prestigious annual $100,000 award that recognizes the best in Canadian fiction....