Five Must-Read Summer Book Picks by Asian and Asian American Authors
AAPI Literature and Media Club Founder and President Julie Cha ’25 recommends top reads.
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From Pussy Riot to Caribbean literature by women, Elle Magazine highlights three UMD courses offered this fall.
Lee Konstantinou's Cool Characters: Irony and American Fiction has been reviewed by Dissent Magazine and Politics / Letters. He has also published articles in Salon and Slate this past semester.
English Professor Matthew G. Kirschenbaum explores the technology of writing.
ARHU profs in English and Women’s Studies make exceptional contributions to graduate education.
Christin Taylor has accepted a tenure-track appointment as an assistant professor in Shenandoah University (in Winchester, VA).
Rob Wakeman has accepted a one-year post-doctoral position at the University of South Florida (in Tampa). Rob expects to defend his dissertation, "Eating Animals in Tudor and Stuart Theaters,” later this summer.
PhD graduate Chris Brown has accepted an appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor at Wake Forest University.
Congratulations and thank you to Shirley Logan, who has served as Associate Chair of the Department, Chair of the Campus Writing Board, and a dedicated professor of English.
Fellowships will fund research related to African American history, literature and culture.
Congratulations to Amanda Bailey, who has accepted an appointment as Department Chair beginning in July. We look forward to working with Professor Bailey in her new position!