Novelist Hannah Pittard on WUKY's 'UK Perspectives'
WUKY's "UK Perspectives" focuses on the people and programs of the University of Kentucky and is hosted by WUKY General Manager Tom Godell.
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WUKY's 'UK Perspectives' Explores a Student's Interesting Summer Research
WUKY's "UK Perspectives" discusses English senior Nathan Moore's summer as a Schomburg-Mellon Humanities fellow.
UK Faculty Join Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame
On January 23, 2014, the Carnegie Center in Lexington inducted seven new members into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame.
WUKY to Air Readings of Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Inductees
On March 1st, WUKY will broadcast readings of selections from the 2014 Hall of Fame authors, including UK professors Thomas D. Clark and James Baker Hall.
DaMaris Hill and Nathan Moore discuss Afrofuturism on WUKY
Wikipedia defines the subject as “an emergent literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies in order to critique not only the present-day dilemmas of people of color, but also to revise, interrogate, and re-examine the historical events of the past.” Professor DaMaris Hill and her student Nathan Moore elaborate on this definition and tell us about the course. More information about the class is av
Medgar Evers Un-Ghosted in New WUKY Radio Production
"The Unghosting of Medgar Evers" is a book of poetry about the slain civil rights icon and now the title of a special one-hour radio production by WUKY 91.3 FM, the University of Kentucky's NPR station.
UK Perspectives: Frank X Walker
Oxford American Magazine recently recognized Frank X Walker as one of the most creative teachers in the south. Walker discussed the award and a forthcoming book with host Tom Godell on WUKY's series, "UK Perspectives."
The interview was originally posted on WUKY's website.
WUKY's 'UK Perspectives' Talks to UK English Professor Frank X Walker
Professor Walker was named one of the most creative teachers in the South by Oxford American Magazine.
WUKY's 'UK Perspectives' Talks to Creative Writing Professor Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney, creative writing professor at UK and finalist for the National Book Award for poetry for her book "Head Off & Split" is this week's gues on WUKY's "UK Perspectives."