Department of English News Archive
A Grad Student Literary Journal Grabs International Attention
UAlbany's Barzakh draws writers and visual artists from around the world, and the world is paying attention.
Young literary stars discuss channeling the past year’s grief into words
UAlbany and RPI bring together three young writers to talk about channeling the pandemic's woes into art
Rebecca Wolanski, Margaret O'Connor, and Deborah Brannan selected as recipients of the 2020-2021 Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research
Three English majors have been selected as recipients of the 2020-2021 Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research at the University at Albany: Rebecca Wolanski for her project “Play and Pastiche: Internet Memes as Postmodern Reinvention,” Margaret O'Connor for "Performing American Eugenics," and Deborah Brannan for “Wilde Theology: The Theological Underpinnings of Oscar Wilde.” The Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research recognizes undergraduate research and scholarship.
Recipients of the Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research are encouraged to present their award winning research projects at the 18th Annual Student Conference, held virtually this year, hosted by CURCE on Friday, April 23.
Professor Pens Article on Fukushima and the Upcoming Tokyo Olympics
Thomas Bass reflects on the decade anniversary of Fukushima's nuclear disaster – just a few weeks short of Japan hosting the Olympics.
"Dickinson Variations" by Erica Fretwell published on Avidly
Professor Erica Fretwell's, "Dickinson Variations," reflections on the Dickinson television series, has been published on Avidly, a channel of the LA Review of Books.
Erica Fretwell has just published an important and timely piece in Aljazeera entitled “From Lynchings to the Capitol: Racism and the Violence of Revelry."
A snippet of Erica Fretwell's piece, “From Lynchings to the Capitol: Racism and the Violence of Revelry.”:
“The braiding of entertainment and violence that occurs when white people riot is the twisted line that leads from 19th-century lynching to the insurrection. Lynching photographs teach us that today’s images of the failed coup – on the one hand clownish, on the other terrifying – are not dissonant; in reality, they go hand-in-hand. Enjoyment is not a by-product but a central feature of white people’s violence towards Black people and, more broadly, Black political power.”
Eric Keenaghan interviewed on Interchange
Eric Keenaghan’s interview on Interchange (hosted by Doug Force)--"How to Be Antifascist"--about Muriel Rukeyser & her book The Life of Poetry was aired and published online.
Edward Schwarzschild at Northshire Bookstore, Virtual Event, 1/22/21
Edward Schwarzschild will discuss his novel "In Security" with Adam Johnson, author of "The Orphan Master's Son." The event is online and will be held from 6:00-7:00 pm Friday, January 21. Tickets are available through Eventbrite by clicking the article title.