English Department's 38th Annual Awards Day
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Lexmark Room - Main Building
literature
Frankenstein Forever
Join us for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein!
Horror contest & refreshments @ 7:00 PM
Screening of Young Frankenstein @ 7:30 PM
Sponsored by: Sigma
Tau Delta and
English 230
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Marksbury Theatre
Human Rights and the Cultural Politics of Empathy in the Colombian (post) Conflict
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231 Whitehall CB
Lisa Zunshine on Why Fiction Does it Better
An essay by Lisa Zunshine, a University of Kentucky professor of English, appears in the Dec. 13 edition of The Chronicle Review.
Disturbing The Peace With Poetry: Julia Johnson
There is word on the page and then there is word given breath. This past April, students and faculty from the University of Kentucky brought words to life thanks to a 12-hour open air poetry reading. The event, organized by English professor and published author Julia Johnson, was held outside of the Student Center welcoming anyone and everyone to come read their favorite poems aloud.
Literary Encounters with Vampires: Michael Carter
Since long before the most recent glitzy boom, vampires have been haunting our imaginations and our literature.
Nicholson Wins Kentucky Literary Award
University Press of Kentucky author James C. Nicholson, alumnus and part-time history instructor at the University of Kentucky, has been named as the recipient of the Southern Kentucky Book Fest’s Kentucky Literary Award for his book The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America’s Premier Sporting Event.
Event Honors Appalachian Literary Legend James Still
A symposium to honor the life and literary legacy of James Still, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
CLA 261: Masterpieces of Greek and Roman Literature with Ted Higgs
A survey of major Greek and Roman literary works. Attention will be focused on the various genres of Classical literature, and the course will include comparative analysis of Greek and Latin literary pieces.
