Carrie Bekerman
CHASS Alum Josh Eure Wins ‘Best of the Net’ Award
“I’m writing something,” he says to me. “You write?” “Not yet. Anyway, tell me what you think. Ok, so there’s this guy…” Just an excerpt from Josh Eure’s flash fiction story “It’s Sci-Fi,” which recently appeared in the Raleigh Review […]
CHASS Student of the Month – May 2011
DeLisa Hawkes, May 2011 CHASS Student of the Month.
NC State Poetry Contest: Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 North Carolina State University Poetry Contest. By the March 1st deadline, nearly 500 poems had poured in from every corner of the state, and almost 20 college writing programs had students submit entries. […]
Dr. Maria Pramaggiore: Fueling Passion for Film
Film is a complex art form and a cultural institution whose influence spans the 20th century and transcends it. The opening line from a highly acclaimed textbook–co-authored by the Department of English’s Maria Pramaggiore–describes the foundation of the Film Studies […]
CHASS Alum and War Photographer Chris Hondros Killed in Libya
Acclaimed war photographer Chris Hondros (English ’93) has died after being injured Wednesday in Libya. Hondros, a senior correspondent for Getty Images, has covered conflicts in Irag, Afghanistan, Liberia, Kosovo and elsewhere. He was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer […]
English Lecturer Finds Self-Publishing a Success
English lecturer Elisa Lorello has proved that publishers and literary agents are no longer essential to climbing the bestseller lists. Self-publishing her first book “Faking It” through Raleigh-based LuLu.com, book sales reached a meager 100 copies its first year. Then […]
Coastal Dialect Fades
The sounds of the “hoi toid” are beginning to ebb along much of the Outer Banks. The distinctive dialect of area residents is fading as younger generations adopt more mainstream grammar and pronunciation, says Dr. Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday […]
Doctoral Student Delves Into Online Dating
by Lauren Lopez-Ibanez, CHASS Communication Intern With all the fish in the sea, sometimes finding your perfect match can prove to be a challenge. Many singles trying to hook a mate have turned to online dating sites to help them […]
Discovery News Taps CHASS Ph.D Student for “Meme” Expertise
Ever wonder where media outlets like Discovery News find their experts? For a topic like viral Internet culture, the source of expertise can be found right here in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State. Doctoral student […]
Language Patterns Are Roller-Coaster Ride During Childhood Development
Why, and when, do we learn to speak the way that we do? NC State University linguist Dr. Walt Wolfram’s research on African-American children presents an unexpected finding: language use can go on a roller-coaster ride during childhood as kids […]