Office Hours triumphantly returns! In this thrilling installment, we talk with Matthew Godbey from English and Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby from MCL. Talking points include the secret origins and evolution of the vampire, the cultural renaissance of the zombie narrative, and a bit about local events concerning the Winchester mural.
Office Hours is a joint production of 88.1 WRFL and The College of Arts & Sciences, which airs live on WRFL every Wednesday from 2-3 PM. …
The Department of English is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Manuel Gonzales to its faculty!
This podcast is part of a series highlighting the new faculty members who joined the College of Arts and Sciences in the fall 2014 semester.
…The Linguistics Program is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Andrew Byrd to its faculty!
This podcast is part of a series highlighting the new faculty…
The Linguistics Program is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Jennifer Cramer to its faculty!
This podcast is part of a series highlighting the new…
The Department of English is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Hannah Pittard to its faculty!
Pittard's work focuses on creative writing, ranging from writing novels to short stories and essays. In this podcast, Pittard discusses themes found within her work, her goals as a University of Kentucky faculty member, and the aspects of the University that drew her here.
This podcast is part of a series highlighting the new faculty members who joined the College of Arts…
Episode five of Office Hours is here! Join us as we talk to Professor Matt Wilson about his work with "critical GIS," what new intitiatives he has in store for the Geography department, and his time as a guest lecturer at a little-known university called Harvard. Then stay tuned as we speak with Professor Matthew Giancarlo about his research on the mysterious fifteenth century poet Peter Idley, his history with language learning and using old forms of English in the classroom,…
Shale is the University of Kentucky's own undergraduate literary arts journal. Comprised of fiction, poetry, and visual art from talented UK students, Shale is published once a semester to much fanfare. Part of that fanfare is the traditional reception, an event that is free to attend to an art-loving public. Students published in Shale, fans of the magazine, and a number of faculty members meet to celebrate another successfully assembled issue, as well as share their work in a public reading.
In Spring of 2014, Shale put together its most…
This summer took a different turn for Nathan Moore, an English undergraduate student with a minor in African American and Africana Studies, as he headed to New York City as a…
English courses introduce students to skills beyond analyzing novels - teaching them how to interact and connect with other students and improve their skills of analysis. This skill set is useful beyond the classroom, helping former students to succeed in their occupations and as they continue their occupation. In this podcast, Rachael Gilley, an English undergraduate student, and Jaclyn Spraetz, a 2009 Secondary English Education graduate, discuss how Spraetz's background with English courses impact her daily life.
This podcast was produced by…
While many students enjoyed their spring breaks with their toes in the sand, a few english graduate students dedicated themselves to an intense writing bootcamp, hosted by the Let’s Write! program…
