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.
Publications
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.
Prof. Emeritus Sam Pickering Publishes New Book
Warmest congratulations to Professor Emeritus Sam Pickering, who has recently published his latest book, The Gate in the Garden Wall, with Madville Publishing. His work is readily available as an eBook or Paperback.
Julianna Iacovelli ’22 (CLAS), ’23 (Neag) Published in English Journal
As recognized in an earlier post, Julianna Iacovelli’s essay, “The Importance of Queer Joy in the Classroom” was successfully selected by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for their award-winning English Journal. Iacovelli originally wrote the essay for Prof. Jason Courtmanche’s Spring 2021 Advanced Composition for Prospective Teachers class. It has since been […]