UMD at MLA Austin 2016
NewsTue, 01/05/2016The Modern Language Association's Annual Convention is being held in Austin, Texas from January 7th through the 10th. Those presenting from the Department include faculty members and...
View ArticleRobert Levine Publishes The Lives of Frederick Douglass
NewsWed, 01/13/2016Robert Levine's The Lives of Frederick Douglasswas just published by Harvard UP. News Category: BywordsCenter for Literary and Comparative StudiesFacultyArea Group Affiliations:...
View ArticleGraduate Sarah Schexnayder Named President of IT Company
NewsWed, 01/20/2016Sarah Schexnayder (formerly Hall), a graduate of the English Language and Literature department at University of Maryland, was recently promoted to president of Syscom Services....
View ArticleThree Volume Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies coedited by Sangeeta Ray...
NewsWed, 01/20/2016The Three Volume Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies coedited by Sangeeta Ray Henry Schwarz just came out from Wiley-Blackwell.Professors Zita Nunes, Peter Mallios, Sharada...
View ArticleMatthew Kirschenbaum Gives the 2016 A. S. W. Rosenbach Lectures at the...
NewsWed, 02/17/2016Matthew Kirschenbaum is giving the 2016 A. S. W. Rosenbach Lectures at the University of Pennsylvania in March. Begun in 1931, the Rosenbach Lectures are the longest continuing...
View ArticleCongratulations to Chuck Caramello, the new CGS Dean in Residence
NewsThu, 02/25/2016Charles (“Chuck”) Caramello, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland, College Park will be appointed CGS (Council of...
View ArticlePlease Welcome Manuel Portela
NewsThu, 03/03/2016 Please welcome Manuel Portela, who will be with us as a visiting scholar from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) for the remainder of the semester.Manuel is a remarkable polymath,...
View ArticleWriting for Change Skypes with Northwestern High School
NewsWed, 03/09/2016English 292/388C: Writing for Change students Skyped with students from Northwestern High School last week.From Justin Lohr: English 292/388C: Writing for Change is a collaborative...
View Article2016.03.23: Disease, Medicine, and LIterature
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View ArticleCongratulations to the Following Recipients of Research and Scholarship Awards
NewsWed, 12/02/2015Congratulations to Ralph Bauer and Oliver Gaycken for winning semester RASAs from the Graduate School. Congratulations to Chanon Adsanatham and Jerry Passannante for winning summer...
View Article2016.03.31: Maleda Beligne, "Sonic Space and the Speculative in 'Sonny's Blues'"
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View Article2016.04.06 & 08: Complexifying Conversations
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View ArticleRalph Bauer Recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies Award
NewsWed, 04/06/2016Ralph Bauer is the recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Director of Studies Award. He was nominated by the Graduate English Organization, led by Susie Compton. The GEO nominating...
View ArticleKent Cartwright to Serve on MLA’s Committee on the New Variorum of Shakespeare
NewsWed, 04/06/2016Kent Cartwright has been appointed by the Modern Language Association Executive Committee to serve a four-year term on MLA’s Committee on the New Variorum of Shakespeare. In...
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