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. […]
Publications
English Senior Gianna Socci Tackles Frankenstein Research Project
Gianna Socci, an undergraduate senior double majoring in Political Science and English, recently completed a research project exploring the legal implications of Mary Shelley’s character Frankenstein. Gianna, with hopes of attending law school in the future, completed this project under the mentorship of English Professor Dr. Dwight Codr. She explored the possibilities of Frankenstein being held […]
Distinguished Professor, Alumni Featured in UConn Today
Gina Barreca, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the English Department, was recently featured in UConn Today for her class work and recent collections that have featured a number of her current and former students.
Distinguished Professor Highlighted in Ms. Magazine’s 50th
Gina Barreca, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of English, is a contributor in Ms. Magazine’s upcoming book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary feminist magazine, 50 YEARS OF Ms.: THE BEST OF THE PATHFINDING MAGAZINE THAT IGNITED A REVOLUTION. More information on the book and its contributors can be found on the magazine’s website.
Latin American Representation in Children’s Literature
Ph.D. candidate Luisana Duarte Armendáriz discusses her recent award-winning book and how the need for representation guided her in creating these stories.
Marilyn Nelson wins Wallace Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Emerita Marilyn Nelson has won the prestigious award from the Academy of American Poets.
Grad Student Luisana Duarte Armendáriz’s Translation Published
Luisana Duarte Armendáriz successful released her picturebook translation, Usha y La Gran Excavadora.
Prof. Alex Menrisky Featured in UConn Today
A UConn expert explains how environmentalist ideas can be weaponized in pursuit of a fascist political agenda.
Department Accomplishments February 2022 – July 2022
Our department accomplishments between February 2022 and July 2022, featuring faculty and graduate students.
Prof. Emerita Lynn Bloom Publishes Book
Please join us in congratulating Professor Emerita Lynn Bloom on her new book, “Recipe“, with Bloomsbury Academic Publishing. In the book, Bloom examines of the social and cultural aspects of recipes.