Chelsea Hawthorne-Rogers lands tenure-track job!
English PhD student to start as Assistant Professor at Charleston Southern U in the Fall 2023
Eli Jelly-Schapiro publishes new book on world literature and critical theory
Moments of Capital explores the conflicted unity of global theory and culture
Claire Jiménez's What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez published to crucial acclaim
New novel explores the reverberations of a thirteen-year-old Latina's disappearance
English MFA Alum is Columbia's New Poet Laureate
Jennifer Bartell Boykin, MFA 2014, takes up the charge to "encourage appreciation and dissemination of poetry in Columbia"
Holly Crocker's Matter of Virtue Wins 2023 Singerman Prize
A "timely intervention ... that helps us rethink the gendered ecologies of ethics and virtue
Cola Literary Review Vol. 1 Now Out!
Editors Samantha Liming and Briley Jones relaunch MFA journal
Michael Gavin publishes Literary Mathematics
Book explores the methods and value of quantitative analysis
David Greven publishes volume on Ryan Murphy
Co-edited book collects essays on Murphy's Queer America
Leon Jackson and Hannah Rule Win Teaching Awards
The Department of English continues to honor its outstanding faculty as Teachers of the Year!
English welcomes four new tenured & tenure-track faculty in Fall 2022!
Claire Jimenez, April Langley, Joy Peltier, and Tharini Viswanath
Dr. Dianne Johnson-Feelings (aka, Dinah Johnson) publishes H is for Harlem
An illustrated alphabet book for young readers
Evren Özselçuk publishes new book on cultural texts from Turkey
Professor's work explores depictions of Turkey's provinces and of Turkey as a province
English Department grad students win College and University awards
Parker Stoker, Chelsea Hawthorne, and Jenna Marco have been recognized for their intellectual accomplishments and contributions to their fields.
Whitted wins university's top research award
Dr. Qiana Whitted has won the University of South Carolina's 2022 Russell Research Award for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Countryman wins prestigious CAS award
Professor recognized with a McCausland Faculty Fellowship
Ed Madden doubly recognized!!
Professor wins SC Governor's and Breakthrough Leadership in Research Awards
Nikky Finney wins Mercer University's Thomas Robinson Prize
Renowned poet, professor, and author has been awarded a prestigious prize for Southern Literature
Cynthia Davis Feels the Pain in New Book on Literary Realism
How can literature respond to a culture dedicated to avoiding pain?
Jessica McCartha in the Advisor Spotlight
Student Services Coordinator recognized for her knowledge, initiative, and care with undergraduate students
Samuel Amadon publishes new book of poems
Often, Common, Some, and Free offers lyrical meditations on a world and self in constant flux
Alumna Cat Baab-Muguira publishes book on Poe
Poe for Your Problems explores Poe's failures as key to his--and your!--success
Department Honors Top Teachers
Countryman and Fenske Win Annual Awards
Mark Minett in pop-up video on comic books
Professor Minett discusses the evolution of the superhero Hawkeye
David Shields publishes new book in Southern food studies
English professor teams up with chef Kevin Mitchell to coauthor Taste the State: South Carolina's Signature Foods, Recipes, & Their Stories
English alumni help make local indie film
Holy Irresistible, from Local Cinema Studios, features Lilly Heidary and Suzanne Swavely in production roles
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