ENG 4530: Rhetorics of Resistance
Oct 21, 2019
Registration for spring 2020 is right around the corner, and with numerous courses being offered, the choice of which ones to take can be difficult. M...
Meet Dr. Bethany Mannon, Visiting Professor
Oct 16, 2019
A few weeks ago, Dr. Bethany Mannon sat down with me to talk about her experience at Appalachian State as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Mannon began...
Meet the Student Representatives
Oct 14, 2019
This year, I have assembled a team of student representatives, one in each program or concentration, to better integrate student input, needs, and per...
Meeting People Wherever They Are: Considering Craft and Pedagogy with Kayla Rae Whitaker
Sep 30, 2019
Kayla Rae Whitaker is an accomplished novelist and current resident of the Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professorship in Creative Writing here a...
Craig Fischer Interviews Chris Ware and Eddie Campbell
Sep 30, 2019
Dr. Craig Fischer attended the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, Maryland on September 14-15. SPX is a comics convention which centers on promoting ...
The OCSA Files: Dr. Carl Eby
Sep 23, 2019
Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Carl Eby on his Off Campus Scholarly Assignment (OCSA) research during the Fall 2018 semester, which...
Visiting Writer: Ron Rash
Sep 11, 2019
On September 3 we had the pleasure of hearing Appalachian writer Ron Rash speak about his work at the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. ...
Visiting Writer: Silas House
Sep 11, 2019
On Thursday, September 5 we welcomed Silas House as part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. His visit consisted of a Craft Talk in...
Rethinking the Space of Southern Studies: Dr. Zackary Vernon on Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies
Sep 4, 2019
Zackary Vernon's edited collection Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies was published last month by Louisiana State University Press. The c...
Leon Lewis and Alex Pitofsky have published articles in the recently published anthology The Many Lives of The Evil Dead: Essays on the Cult Film Franchise.
Sep 4, 2019
Leon Lewis and Alex Pitofsky have published articles in the recently published anthology The Many Lives of The Evil Dead: Essays on the Cult...