Dr. Bethany Mannon and the Power of Language
Nov 9, 2020
As I talked with Dr. Bethany Mannon, I could not help but admire her love and passion for English. From her work in the writing center to teaching man...
Spring 2021 - ENG 4850 Not Shakespeare: Adventures in Early Modern Popular Theater
Nov 2, 2020
Shakespeare so looms over the literature of the Early Modern period that we tend to forget that he did not write in a vacuum. He was greatly influence...
Meet Our Student Representatives
Oct 28, 2020
Cayleigh BrownMy name is Cayleigh Brown and I'm from Charlotte, North Carolina. I’m a sophomore majoring in English with a concentration in Creative...
Spring 2021 - ENG 5540 Cultural Studies: Posthumanism
Oct 25, 2020
Posthumanism has (at least) two distinct meanings. Posthumanism, which is about humanism and why it would be such a good idea to get beyond it, and po...
Spring 2021 - Advanced Course Offerings
Oct 25, 2020
ENG 3712: LITERATURE AND MASS VIOLENCE, Belinda L Walzer, MW 2:00 pm- 3:15 pm (synchronous, 100% online)ENG 4110: DOCUMENT DESIGN, TBA, TR 11:00 ...
Spring 2021: ENG 4880/81 Literature of the Victorian Period: The 1860s and the Victorian “World”
Oct 25, 2020
This seminar will explore British literature and culture of the 1860s. This is the decade Great Expectations, Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland,...
Spring 2021: ENG/JHP 3712: Literature and Mass Violence
Oct 23, 2020
From the middle passage to WWII to contemporary state violence and displacement, this course will examine literatures emerging out of and responding t...
Spring 2021 - ENG 4860/4861: Writing to the Moment – Self and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Oct 19, 2020
In spring 2021, we will read a wide variety of first-person texts including: Defoe’s A Journal of a Plague Year Richardson’s Pamela ...
Meet Our Adjunct Faculty
Oct 19, 2020
Emily AumanProf. Auman is a true Mountaineer, having received her Bachelors and Masters in English from App State. In addition to teaching, she a...
Kevin Young: Not Your Traditional English Professor
Oct 19, 2020
As my conversation with Dr. Young developed, I could see his brilliance shine through. Usually, when one thinks about an English professor they think ...