English

On March 29, 2024, Professor of English Rosemary Haskell presented a paper at the National Conference of the Popular Culture Association, in Chicago.

Dan Burns, assistant professor of English, recently presented at the American Comparative Literature Association’s annual meeting, held this year at the Palais des congrès de Montreal from March 14-17.

On Monday, Feb. 26, author Jessie van Eerden visited Elon University for a creative nonfiction reading. 

Assistant Professor of Cinema & Television Arts Kai Swanson and Assistant Professor of English Dan Burns presented their collaborative research at this year’s joint Literature/Film Association and Association of Adaptation Studies virtual conference.

Six students were honored for their work during a Feb. 12 event marking the publication of the annual journal.

In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor Rosemary Haskell examines what we as a society gain by the triumphs of those explorers who brave danger to accomplish new things. The column was published by the Fayetteville Observer and other media outlets.

The Cormac McCarthy Society featured Greg Hlavaty's "The Huntsman and His Hounds (or, Eulogy for Cormac McCarthy)" in its February 2024 newsletter.

"The Fruit Cure" is a memoir and a critical look at fad diets and scam cures, and has been reviewed in the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. Alnes will read from the book in a March 13 appearance at Elon.

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce the recipients of the 12th annual Diversity and Inclusion Grants for the 2023-24 academic year. Since 2011, this grant program has supported small faculty teams in developing projects focused on inclusive pedagogies, assignments, content and strategies to foster learning about human diversity.

Students in ENG 2040 (Language and Society) dove into the connections between language, identity and society with the help of guest presenters, funded by the CATL Winter Term Enhancement Grant.