Department News

  • Prof. Anna Mae Duane on Loneliness and Self-Isolation
    UConn Today ran an article on Professor of English and Director of the UConn Humanities Institute, Anna Mae Duane and her year-long project focusing on loneliness and social isolation. The article follows an opinion piece written by Prof. Duane in The Conversation regarding the risks of AI companionship used in the wake of these mental […]
    Posted on December 11, 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.  […]
    Posted on December 4, 2024