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Dr. Laura Dubek and Dr. Ellen Donovan have had their special issue of the journal College Literature nominated for Best Public Intellectual Special Issue, awarded by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. “Children, too, Sing America”: A Special Issue of College Literature advances the democratic mission of higher education by calling for an end to apartheid in and of children’s literature.…

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Dr. Laura Dubek has just published “How Sweet the Sound: Celie’s Survival Story as Broadway Musical,” which discusses The Color Purple: The Musical in the context of the #MeToo movement. The publication is a chapter in Salem Press’s Critical Insights: The Color Purple. Alice Walker novel and both the film and musical adaptations will be featured in ENGL…

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The Victorians Institute Journal, co-edited by MTSU English professor Dr. Maria K. Bachman, is now partnered with Penn State University Press. The Victorians Institute Journal is an award-winning, international refereed scholarly journal that publishes articles, reviews, and newly-edited texts of interest to scholars in nineteenth-century cultural studies. Dr. Bachman co-edits the journal along with Dr. Albert D. Pionke at…

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Dr. Patricia Gaitely will be traveling to New Mexico this month to study Curanderismo, the usage of medicinal herbs, remedies, rituals, and instruments of healing in traditional medicine. She was awarded an MTSU Travel Grant to participate in this continuing education course, which will support her research and teaching in Folklore. “I’m interested in how…

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Dr. Elyce Helford will present in the Jewish Women’s Archive’s June Online History Course on Jewish Women in Television and Film. Details: Thursday, June 2, 8 PM ET—Judy Holliday: Jewish Assimilation and 1950s Hollywood: Dr. Elyce Helford will explore Holliday’s approaches to navigating antisemitism and sexism in midcentury Hollywood, along with the way her Jewishness

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English Department Chair Dr. Steve Severn was recognized on Wednesday, May 4 as “Veteran of the Day” at the Nashville Sounds game.

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