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Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Spotlighting CMU English Students: Winter 2020

Read about winter 2020 highlights from the Department of English students, both undergraduate and graduate.
Sunday, February 02, 2020

Jim Daniels Releases Anthology “Respect: The Poetry of Detroit Music”

Jim Daniels, Thomas Stockham Baker University Professor of English, recently released “Respect: The Poetry of Detroit Music” (Michigan State University Press, 2020). Co-edited with M.L. Liebler, the work is the first anthology of its kind to celebrate the poems and lyrics of Detroit’s singular artistic and musical history.
Friday, January 31, 2020

Kevin Haworth, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Celebrates Local Pittsburgh Students and New Edition of “Far Out All My Life”

Kevin Haworth, visiting assistant teaching professor in English, recently re-launched his memoir of experimental creative nonfiction “Far Out All My Life.” Pittsburgh's local BatCat Press, located in Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School, published the book and featured student readers at the book event in late November 2019.
Friday, January 24, 2020

A Conversation with Literary & Cultural Studies Alumna Sheila Liming

Sheila Liming received both her M.A. degree and Ph.D. in Literary & Cultural Studies from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of English. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Liming is currently Assistant Professor of English, University of North Dakota.
Thursday, January 09, 2020

Film & Visual Media Studies' Ralph Vituccio Wins First Place at Rome's VRE Fest with "Haenyeo"

Haenyeo, a virtual reality film produced by Ralph Vituccio, associate teaching professor for the Entertainment Technology Center and the English Department's Film & Visual Media Studies, won first place in the Best Virtual Reality Experience category at VRE Fest in Rome. The film also was directed by CMU alumnus Jaehee Cho.
Monday, January 06, 2020

Summer 2020: CMU English Launches 'Writing & Culture' Pre-College Program

In Summer 2020, The Department of English will host its first Pre-College Program at CMU: the summer Pre-College Program in Writing & Culture.