English undergraduate student Caitlin Ongley was honored in a competition for her one-act lyrical play, titled Fig Mind. The play was selected as a winner in July and was performed at the Chain Theatre’s festival in New York City. Congratulations, Caitlin!
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Julia Brush ’23 (Ph.D.) to UMass Dartmouth
Julia Brush, ‘23 (Ph.D.), has recently accepted a position at UMass Dartmouth as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the First-Year Writing Program. She will be starting this position this fall semester. Congratulations Julia!
English Professors Anson and Simmons honored by UConn Provost
Professors April Anson and Kali Simmons, among other members of the Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) faculty, were recently awarded this year’s Provost’s Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) in the Faculty Team category. This award recognizes their involvement with the Tribal Education Initiative (TEI). The TEI is a collaborative effort with the University of Connecticut […]
Ph.D. Candidate Julia Wold on Shakespeare in Modern Media
Julia Wold, an English Ph.D. candidate, was featured on UConn today for her research. She spent the last year as a fellow at the UConn Humanities Institute, where she has been working on her dissertation titled “Adapting Choice: Shakespeare, Video Games, and Early Modern Thought.” Her work focuses on the adaptation of William Shakespeare’s plays into a video game […]
Prof. Mary Burke on Irish Studies at UConn
Professor Mary Burke was recently interviewed on an episode of the UConn 360 Podcast where she discussed Irish Studies on campus. Professor Burke oversees the Irish Literature Concentration within the English Department. During this episode honoring St. Patrick’s Day and Irish American Heritage Month, Professor Burke explains the origins of the holiday and how students can […]
English Professor Anna Mae Duane on the Child Boss in “Severance”
Professor Anna Mae Duane recently published an essay in The Conversation. Professor Duane highlights Miss Huang, a character in the television series Severance, who presents as a tween and behaves like seasoned worker, exemplifying capitalism’s ideal child.
English Professor Gregory Pierrot Featured for Fellowship Work
Prof. Gregory Pierrot, an Associate Professor of English at UConn Stamford, was featured on UConn Today for his research project titled “It was Nation Time: Fictions of African American Revolution.” He is examining African American literature during the Black power era and the reactions from French translation readers. His project is funded as part of […]
Professor Mary Gallucci Publishes New Book
Professor Mary Gallucci, who teaches part-time in the English Department, has published a new book, Performing Witchcraft, Exorcism, and Abortion on the Italian Renaissance Stage (Routledge, 2024). More information is available on our Faculty Bookshelf. Congratulations, Professor Gallucci!
Performing Witchcraft, Exorcism, and Abortion on the Italian…
Routledge, 2024
ENGL Ph.D Candidate Kiedra Taylor to Collaborate with Publisher
English Doctoral Student Kiedra Taylor is set to collaborate with publishing house Porch Water Press for the first in-print edition of Write On, Black Girl, an annual literary magazine featuring the work of Black girls in Connecticut. Her collaboration with Porch Water Press serves as an important step in uplifting the voices of Black woman writers. […]