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Reading of Sarah Pleydell's Novel "Cologne"

October 24, 2012 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Sarah Pleydell, a long-time lecturer for the department as well as a writer and actor, has recently published Cologne, her debut novel

John L. Bradley, Former Colleague, Passes Away

October 24, 2012 English

Professor John L. Bradley, who taught in the English department in the late 1970s and early 1980s, died last spring.

Passannante speaks at Georgetown U

October 23, 2012 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Jerry Passannante will offer a lecture, "Catastrophizing: Reading Disaster in Montaigne and Shakespeare," on October 25.

Mitchell's LIVING WITH LYNCHING wins SSAWW Book Award

October 23, 2012 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

The Society for the Study of American Women Writers added its endorsement of alumni Koritha Mitchell's book to that of the American Theatre and Drama Society. Congratulations!

Jessica Enoch and Linda Macri Named Lilly Faculty Fellows

October 18, 2012 English

Jessica Enoch and Linda Macri have been selected as Lilly Faculty Fellows by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Undergraduate Studies for 2012-2013. 

Garrison Keiler's "Writer's Almanac" Features Plumly's Poetry

October 17, 2012 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Read "Autumnal" here: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2012/10/16

Guest Column: Terps Against Marriage For Marriage Equality

October 15, 2012 English

UMD associate professor of English and Director of LGBT Studies Program gives opinon on marriage equality. 

Seed Grant Deadlines

October 05, 2012 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Seed grant proposals due to CLCS on October 15! Details below, along with an overview of some other opportunities elsewhere on campus

Tod Jones Edits Francis William Newman

October 02, 2012 English, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies

Tod Jones, Director of the Francis William Newman Research Center, has recently published The Soul: Its Sorrows and Its Aspirations, Volume 2 of The Works of Francis William Newman on Religion: A Critical Edition,

Rebecca Borden, Peter Mallios, and Jennifer Wellman on "Transnational Conrad"

October 02, 2012 English

Rebecca Borden, Peter Mallios, and Jennifer Wellman collectively wrote "American Women Reading Conrad, 1900-1940: An Overview," which will appear in a special issue of Studia Neophilologica on "Transnational Conrad" in November 2012.