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Joseph Black's New Edited Collection Published by Tudor and Stuart Texts Series

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Joseph Black has recently edited the collection The Martin Marprelate Press: A Documentary History, available from Tudor and Stuart Texts Series (2020)....
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Ocean Vuong Awarded 2020 American Book Award in Fiction

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Ocean Vuong has been awarded the 2020 American Book Award in Fiction for his novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous....
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English Department Expands Suite of Undergraduate Specializations

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

In an important shift, the English Department at UMass Amherst has begun a three-year trial project to raise the profile of specializations in the English major, more strongly encouraging its...
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Malcolm Sen Published in Routledge Handbook of Irish Studies

Friday, September 18, 2020

Malcolm Sen has an essay titled, "An Ordinary Crisis: Covid-19 and Irish Studies,” forthcoming in Routledge Handbook of Irish Studies (Mike Cronin, Renee Fox and Brian O’Conchubhair, Eds., London:...
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Hayley Cotter, PhD Candidate, Delivers Papers at International Conferences

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Hayley Cotter, PhD Candidate, has recently prepared 3 papers for presentation at international conferences....
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Ocean Vuong and Karen Skolfield (MFA '98) Win Massachusetts Book Awards

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Ocean Vuong, faculty in the English Department and in the MFA for Poets and Writers, has been awarded the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction for his novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous....