American Studies

Karunatilaka’s “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” won the 2022 Booker Prize. He discussed his works with Assistant Professor of English Dinidu Karunanayake in Turner Theatre.

Karunatilaka will converse with Assistant Professor of English Dinidu Karunanayake in Turner Theatre on Monday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m. The Sri Lankan author’s “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” won the 2022 Booker Prize.

Maya Simmons ’24 won first place in the 2024 Phillip L. Carret Thomas Jefferson Essay Contest. Kenna Dubraski ’24 won second place, and Lola Moore ’26 and Claire Lancaster ’24 tied for third.

Caroline DiFrango '23 won first place in the 2023 Philip L. Carret Thomas Jefferson Essay Contest. Foster Davis '23 placed second, Claire E. Lancaster '23 and Delaney Guidi '25 tied for third.

The event is sponsored by American Studies, the Office of Disability Resources, and a grant from the Elon College Fund for Excellence in the Arts and Sciences and will feature Elon archivist and librarian Libby Coyner, among other scholars and artists.

The contest, sponsored by the American Studies Program, asked students to address the legacy of Thomas Jefferson in relation to COVID-19 vaccinations.

The winners of the 23rd annual Carret Essay Contest will be announced on April 12.

Darda's talk with the Department of English was based on his upcoming book “The Strange Career of Racial Liberalism.”

The American Studies Program invites students to think about the United States Capitol in relation to Thomas Jefferson, who played an important role in its design and construction. The contest is open until April 26, 2021.

Faculty and community members spoke of the legacy of grief and terror spawned by ongoing racial inequity and violence. Elon University must address its past and accelerate change for justice and equality, they said.