The Terra Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to Professor Brenda Jo Brueggemann and her team for their exhibit/curation project, Shaped by the American Dream: Deaf History through Deaf Art.
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In Memoriam, Spring 2021
by Emily Graham ’22 (CLAS) In this issue of the newsletter, we honor three members of the UConn English community who have passed during this year. While they might not be with us in person, their insight and passion for literature and writing has left a lasting impression. Gabriella Schlesinger, 84, passed away in […]
Finding Signs of Life: An Interview with Fred Roden
by Alex Mika ’21 (CLAS) In his musical, Company, Stephen Sondheim describes Manhattan as “A city of strangers. Some come to stare, some to stay, and every day, some go away…” Professor Fred Roden, who lives in Manhattan and teaches at the UConn Stamford campus, found himself “landlocked” when the pandemic swept through and closed […]
Professor Greg Pierrot wins UCHI’s Sharon Harris Book Award
Professor Greg Pierrot was recently awarded the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute’s Sharon Harris Annual Book Award, which is given to a UConn faculty member whose monograph best demonstrates scholarly depth, intellectual acuity, and the importance of humanities scholarship. The awarded book, The Black Avenger in Atlantic Culture, analyzes the black avenger archetype and what meaning it […]
Professor Sarkar featured in The Sundial
Professor Debapriya Sarkar was recently published in The Sundial, Arizona State University’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies’ publication. Professor Sarkar is an Assistant Professor of English and Maritime Studies at the Avery Point campus. Congratulations!
Professor Brenda Brueggemann named SDS 2020 Senior Scholar
Professor Brenda Jo Brueggemann was recognized as the Society for Disability Studies’ 2020 Senior Scholar. Creating an intersection between Rhetoric & Composition and Deaf Studies in her works, Brueggemann has contributed greatly to the breadth of Disability Studies and its interdisciplinary nature. Her mentorship and encouragement of future Disability Studies and Rhetoric scholars only further […]
Professor Anna Mae Duane featured in Smithsonian Magazine
Professor Anna Mae Duane was featured in Smithsonian Magazine for her work on James McCune Smith and others. The article touches on the inspiring relationship between Smith and his classmate, which the professor outlines in her book Educated for Freedom: The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys who Grew Up to Change a Nation. Congratulations, Anna!
Prof. Gina Barreca Highlighted in UConn Magazine for New Book
Professor Gina Barreca, editor of the soon-to-be released Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Fiction, was highlighted in UConn Magazine for the collection, its origins in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the contributors with connections to the University of Connecticut. Details on how to get a copy of the new book are […]
Marilyn Nelson, Professor Emerita of English, Featured by USA Today in Black YA Author List
Marilyn (Waniek) Nelson, Professor Emerita of English and Connecticut Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2006, was featured by USA Today in their list of 50 Black YA authors you should read according to database editor Mary Cadden. She was also featured in an article by UConn Magazine writer Peter Nelson with a biography of her career […]
Pam Bedore’s Picks for Apocalyptic Literature
Pam Bedore, Professor of Literature at the Avery Point campus, was featured in UConn Magazine for her expertise in apocalyptic literature, as well as her recommendations for those interested in getting into the genre. Congratulations Pam!