Gary Richards recently attended the 38th annual Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival where, on March 22, he was one of four panelists on “A Truman Capote Reading and Discussion,” organized to mark the writer’s centennial. Other panelists were actor Brenda Currin, socialite Anna Christina “Tina” Radziwill, and novelist Colm Toíbín.On March 23, Richards […]
Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon recently presented a poster, “Where do Central Cushitic Ejectives Come From?” at the Centennial Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Jan. 4-7, New York City, NY. He also gave a talk to the LSA sister society the North American Association of the History of Language Science […]
Antonio Barrenechea, Professor of English, was a participant in “Mapping the Maximalist Novel: A Roundtable” at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 4-7, 2024.
Brenta Blevins, Associate Professor of Writing Studies and Digital Studies, recently presented Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research on “low stakes” reflective journal assignments at the Corridors, the Blue Ridge Writing and Rhetoric Conference, in Blacksburg, VA. She also delivered a workshop on journal writing and conducting writing studies related SoTL research.
Antonio Barrenechea, Professor of English, recently presented “Hot/Cold Ecosystems in the Americas: Recycling Trash Cinema from Santo to Dr. Humpp” at the annual conference of the Literature/Film Association in Missoula, Montana, Sept. 21-23, 2023.
