On April 11, the South Carolina Academy of Authors will induct College of Charleston professor of English Bret Lott into the South Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. Lott, along with this year’s fellow inductees Dorothea Benton Frank, William Ioor, and…
New Special Issue of Literacy in Composition Studies Just Released
Literacy in Composition Studies, an open-acesss journal co-edited by Chris Warnick (with editorial assistance provided by CofC M.A. student Colleen Etman), recently released its first special issue. Guest edited by Ben Kuebrich, Jessica Pauszek, and Steve Parks, The New Activism: Composition,…
MFA in Creative Writing Program Will Launch in Fall 2016
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of English are proud to announce the establishment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing at the College of Charleston. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the…
Southern Literature Professor Discusses Harper Lee’s Second Novel
Fifty-five years after the debut of her Southern novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee recently announced that she would be releasing a sequel to her famous novel called Go Set a Watchman. This summer, readers will be able to…
Film Studies professors pick their top 5 Valentine’s Day movies, Part 2
With all of the talent in our Film Studies Program we couldn’t just have one list. Now, it’s John’s turn! John Bruns, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Film Studies Program, shares his list of must-see romantic movies! Click here…
Film Studies professors pick their top 5 Valentine’s Day movies, Part 1
Planning your Valentine’s Day celebration? Perhaps your plans include dinner and a movie? If so, we’ve got you covered…well, the movie part. Colleen Glenn, Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies Program, shares her list of top romantic movies. Click…
Little Free Library
Professors Susan Farrell and Joseph Kelly flexed their handyperson muscles this spring: they built and installed a Little Free Library for the Dept. of English and for the broader campus community. Little Free Library is a growing grassroots movement in…
Simon Lewis co-edits special issue of the Journal of the African Literature Association
The Winter/Spring 2014 issue of JALA is dedicated to the March 2013 African Literature Association conference organized by Prof. Lewis and hosted by the College of Charleston. Lewis co-edited the issue with Maureen Eke with assistance from JALA general editor…