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Ron Rash at the Visiting Writers Series

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. ...

Silas House 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...

Book Cover: Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies, edited by Zackary Vernon

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...

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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...

Ben Morris presentation and reading at Writers Conference of Northern Appalachian
Sep 4, 2019

Ben Morris will be giving a presentation and reading (“Finding Your Voice in Northern Appalachian Writing”) at the Writers Conference of Northern ...

Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means

Cece Conway and Appstate mentioned in The New Yorker
Sep 3, 2019

Cece Conway and Appalachian State University are mentioned in a recent issue of The New Yorker. This reference occurs in John Jeremiah Sulli...

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Woman at the Devil's Door featured in "Why Women Kill" Podcast
Aug 20, 2019

On October 11, CBS All Access will publish episode #4 of  Why Women Kill: Truth, Lies and Labels, a companion podcast of the new series...

Congratulations to Tori Capehart and Eva Lambert!
Apr 11, 2019

The graduate students in Dr. Winn's technical writing course participated in the Climate Stories Collaborative Showcase last Friday at the HOW Space a...

Congratulations to Sarah Beth Hopton!
Apr 11, 2019

Sarah Beth just found out that her 2018 article in Technical Communication--"All Vietnamese Men Are Brothers: Rhetorical Strategie...

Congratulations to Jill Ehnenn!
Apr 11, 2019

Jill's invited essay, "Sexuality" has just been published in the newly released Cambridge Companion to Victorian Women's Poetry, which may b...