Dylan Lewis Named to Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
The prestigious fellowship is a capstone graduate career achievement for the English doctoral candidate.
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The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival presents Gary Shteyngart in conversation with Alan Cheuse Tickets
The Mathematics of Being Human, By Michele Osherow (PhD Alumna) and Manil Suri
The Mathematics of Being Human by Michele Osherow and Manil Suri will be performed on November 4th at 4:00 and 7:30 pm at the UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building Black Box Theatre.
Calling all scholars, editors, and critical-thinkers! The Paper Shell Review has openings on the editorial board for the spring 2015 edition.
Gillian Knoll's article, How To Make Love to the Moon: Intimacy and Erotic Distance in John Lyly’s Endymion, was published in Shakespeare Quarterly, Volume 65, Number 2, Summer 2014. Continue on for a link!
“On December 28, 1817,” writes Stanley Plumly, “the painter Benjamin Robert Haydon hosts what he refers to in his diaries and ‘Autobiography’ as the ‘immortal dinner.’
Kyle Garton-Gundling's (PhD 2013) article, "‘Ancestors We Didn’t Even Know We Had’: Alice Walker, Asian Religions, and Ethnic Authenticity,” will appear in the Fall 2014 issue of the Journal of Transnational American Studies.
Amanda Bailey's recent book, Of Bondage: Debt, Property, and Personhood in Early Modern England, was reviewed in this week's Times Literary Supplement. Continue on for a PDF link to the article.
The English Department is proud to have had Taylor Osborne, a 2013 alumnus, represent the University of Maryland and the College of Arts and Humanities as a recipient of the Boren Scholarship during the 2012-2013 academic year.
In Professor Randy Ontiveros’ Literary Maryland (ENGL428X), students are exploring the state’s rich literary and historical background.