Prof. Martha Cutter’s most recent book, The Many Resurrections of Henry Box Brown (Penn Press, 2022), received an Honorable Mention from UCHI in the Sharon Harris Book Award competition.
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Exploring an Under-Represented Three-Way Intersection w/ Tolonda Henderson
by Pascale Joachim, ’23 (CLAS) Tolonda Henderson is a PhD candidate studying Young Adult Literature with a focus on protagonists who are both Black and disabled. Henderson chose to look at this particular intersection because they noticed no one really has and is interested in how these characters challenge what we understand as ‘normal’ childhood […]
Presenting Perspectives in Effective Ways
by Pascale Joachim, ’23 (CLAS) When Gus Marks-Hamilton graduated from UConn with a bachelor’s in English in 2003, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. After a first-hand experience with the criminal justice system, he knew he wanted to help incarcerated folks find employment opportunities and knew that in order to do so, he […]
Two English Undergraduates Find their Voice through Humanities Research
by Pascale Joachim, ’23 (CLAS) In November of 2022, Sarah Bradshaw (CLAS ’23) and Judah Berl (CLAS ’23) presented at the Connecticut College, Trinity College, and Wesleyan University (CTW) Undergraduate Symposium in the Arts and Humanities, hosted at Wesleyan University. Bradshaw presented on the concept of hell versus Hell in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The idea arose […]
A Necessary Intersection: How Science Needs Humanities w/ Anna Mae Duane
by Pascale Joachim, ’23 While preparing for my conversation with Professor Duane, I was most interested in discovering what she considered to be the common thread or narrative arc of her scholarship: her research background is in African American Literature, American Literature, Childhood Studies, and Disability Studies. These topics seemed widely varied and somewhat disconnected, […]
Prof. Serkan Gorkemli named UCHI Faculty Fellow
Professor Serkan Gorkemli, of the Stamford campus, has been named a 2023-24 UCHI Faculty Fellow for his project titled “You’re Always Welcome Here, a Book of Short Stories.” Congratulations, Prof. Gorkemli!
Grad Landings: Kathryn Warrender-Hill to Norwich University (VT)
Kathryn Warrender-Hill ’23 (PhD.) has accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of English and Director for the Center of Writing at Norwich University in Vermont. Her committee includes Tom Deans, Brenda Brueggemann, and Ellen Carillo. Congratulations, Kathryn!
Prof. Yohei Igarashi Receives NHC Fellowship
Professor Yohei Igarashi, of the Storrs campus, has received a residential fellowship from the National Humanities Center (NHC) for the 2023-24 academic year. This fellowship is part of his work in Languages and Literature research. Congratulations, Prof. Igarashi!
Katherine Jimenez ’24 (CLAS) Receives Beinecke Scholarship
Katherine Jimenez ’24 (CLAS), a student in both the English and Journalism programs, has been named as the University of Connecticut’s first Beinecke Scholarship recipient. Read more about the award and her upcoming projects on UConn Today. Congratulations, Katherine!
Grad Landings: Arpita Mandal, ’21 (PhD.) to Belmont University
Arpita Mandal, ’21 (PhD.), after a few years at Mt. Holyoke, has accepted a tenure-track position at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Her doctoral committee included Eleni Coundouriotis, Bhakti Shringarpure, and Patrick Hogan. Congratulations, Arpita!