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Landmark Exhibit Unearths History
In "When MLK and the KKK Met in Raleigh," English professor Jason Miller reveals never-before-published photos from Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic 1966 visit to Raleigh.
‘The Job of a Poet Is to Tell the Truth’: Remembering Gerald Barrax
Former students and colleagues share their impressions of Gerald Barrax, emeritus professor of English, who died Dec. 7.
How I Think and Do: Storyteller Cadwell Turnbull
Alumnus Cadwell Turnbull (M.A. in English; MFA ’15) is a science fiction and fantasy author. Learn more about his debut novel, "The Lesson," and hear what he values from his time at NC State.
Dufresne Presented at 2019 National Council of Teachers of English
Our MA literature concentration student, Kelsey Virginia Downs Dufresne, just presented her paper, “21st Century Teaching: Bringing a Publishing Curriculum to Your Classroom” at the 2019 National Council of Teachers of English in Baltimore, Maryland! Her presentation explored how teachers […]
A Largely Untapped Universe: Exploring Race in Nontheatrical Films
English professor Marsha Gordon explains how films never destined for theaters can inform our understanding of race and culture in the U.S.
Wolfpack Writers: Cat Warren
We caught up with English professor Cat Warren to learn more about her young readers' edition of "What the Dog Knows."
Xie Presented at the 37th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication
Our MSTC student, Chenxing Xie, presented her research “A Corpus-assisted Analysis of Recruitment Postings in Content Strategy” at the 37th Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Conference on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC) in Portland, OR on October 4, 2019. […]
76th Southeastern Renaissance Conference at Aloft Raleigh (October 18th & 19th)
This Friday and Saturday the NC State Department of English will host the 76th annual Southeastern Renaissance Conference. This regional conference has long been a collegial and welcoming forum for sharing new work in early modern studies. This year, […]
Wilhite Selected As A Finalist for University’s 3MT Competition
Congratulations to Angela Wilhite, an MFA in our program, who has been selected as one of the finalists for the university’s 3MT (three-minute thesis) competition! This competition asks graduate students to deliver a short presentation that sums up their graduate […]
Jenkins & Vause Presented at The Popular Culture/American Culture Association in the South Conference
Austin Jenkins and Katelyn Vause, our MA literature concentration graduate students, presented their paper last month at The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association in the South Conference in Wilmington, NC. Vause shared, “The conference was small and had a fairly […]