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Howard Norman Receives Two Starred Reviews

March 11, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Howard Norman’s Next Life Might Be Kinder received a starred review in Library Journal and another starred review from Booklist! Keep reading to see the reviews.

Doug Kern and Brittany Boyd of the Writing Center Present at the Northeast Writing Center Association

March 05, 2014 English

Doug Kern, Writing Center Assistant Director, and Brittany Boyd, Writing Center tutor, presented at the Northeast Writing Center Association (NEWCA) conference in Smithfield, RI on March 1.

“Living with Lynching: African American Drama and Citizenship” Lecture March 14, 12:00 pm

March 05, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Alumna Koritha Mitchell will discuss and sign "Living with Lynching" on Friday, March 14, at noon in the Mary Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.

Alumna Koritha Mitchell Discusses "Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890 - 1930" at the Library of Congress

March 05, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Alumna Koritha Mitchell discusses and signs copies of "Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890 - 1930" at the Library of Congress. 

Terp Blogger to Screenwriter

March 05, 2014 English

By Katie Takacs English alumna Stefanie Williams (B.A 2008) understands that writing can be hard, but she also knows that giving up is never an option, which led her to what she said is her biggest accomplishment – signing with United Talent Agency.

Alumna Hannah Baker Saltmarsh Accepts Assistant Professor Position in English at Dillard University in New Orleans

March 05, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Hannah Baker Saltmarsh (2004 B.A. in English and 2006 MFA in Creative Writing, both at UMD) accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in English at Dillard University in New Orleans, LA.

In Memoriam: Robert Myers

March 04, 2014 English

Robert Manson Myers, who taught in the Department of English at the University of Maryland until his retirement in 1986, passed away on January 3, 2014.

Dennis Kennedy, ‘Shakespeare and Globalized Performance’ Thursday March 6, 2014, 11:00-12:15

March 04, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Members of the MEM-UM community may be interested in this lecture by Dennis Kennedy, ‘Shakespeare and globalized performance’, coming up on Thursday, 11:00-12:15 in room 2804 in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. 

Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies “Imitation Banknotes and the Visual Culture of Paper Money in Britain, 1782-1847” Friday, March 7th, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

March 04, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies 2013-2014 series will take place on Friday, March 7th, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Woodrow Wilson Room (LJ-113), in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.

NACS Seminar Series: Wired to cooperate: Neural basis of cooperative behavior in a neotropical wren

February 25, 2014 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Speaker:  Dr. Melissa Coleman, Claremont McKennaTitle:   Wired to cooperate: Neural basis of cooperative behavior in a neotropical wrenDate:  February 28, 2014Time:  10:15am – 11:30amPlace:  1103 Bioscience Research BuildingHost:  Dr. Katrina MacLeod