Summer 2009

Letter from the Chair
Jahan Ramazani, Edgar F. Shannon Professor and Chair, writes on the state of things in the Department of English

New Faculty Profile: Jennifer Greeson
by Kirsten Paine
Jennifer Greeson explores the invention of the American South

New Faculty Interview: John Parker
Graduate Student Julia Fuller interviews John Parker, who joins the English Department this fall, about his work and teaching

Figures of Thought
UVa Today
Brad Pasanek's Database of Metaphors Illuminates the History of Thought in Literature

Making the Past Present
UVa Today
U.Va. Professor's Book Reviews Slavery Re-enactments in Novels, Films and Real Time

'Weird Science' Literature Course
UVa Today
Cynthia Wall Makes the Familiar Strange and the Strange Familiar in 'Weird Science' Literature Course

Faculty News
Latest news, notes, and accomplishments from the English Department faculty

Graduate Student News
Essays accepted, awards and honors accrued lately by our current graduate students

Going Places
Placement results for our doctoral students

Undergraduate News
Undergraduate news, notes, and awards

Alumni News
Recent News from English Department Alumni