Successful Inaugural PhD Dissertation Symposium
The inaugural PhD Dissertation Symposium was a huge success! Our four presenters are pictured here with PhD Director Eric Weiskott (far right): Matt Gannon, Chandler Shaw, Matt Mersky, and Margaret Summerfield (left to right). Thanks to everyone who came out. We're so proud of our PhDs and always happy to celebrate their fantastic work!
Noël Ingram Presents at CCW
PhD candidate Noël Ingram presented in the Zines, Comics, Memes, + Poetry panel at the Conference on Community Writing in Denver earlier this month. Her presentation, "The Radical Feminist Imaginary of MadWoman #5: Feminist Zines, Materiality, and Politicized Community-Building," explores protest and materiality in radical feminist zines, using MadWoman #5 as a case study.
BC English PhD Alum Wins NeMLA Book Award
We are happy to congratulate 2021 English PhD alum Alison Cotti-Lowell on her receipt of the 2023 NeMLA Book Prize for her unpublished manuscript, "Home and Away: Romantic British Citizenship and the Transatlantic World."
Alison currently holds a position in the Liberal Arts Department at the New England Conservatory. Her research focuses on 18th and 19th century British literature and culture, specifically empire, colonialism, and Romanticism.
MAs Win Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award
2023 English MA graduates Megumi DeMond and Angela Muir were presented with the Donald J. White Teaching Award in April of this year. The award is given to graduate student teachers who are identified as advancing the pedagogical practice at Boston College in their respective fields. We are so appreciative of our graduate student teachers and the professors who mentor them. Congratulations Megumi and Angela!
PhDs Win Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award
Ph.D. candidates Lauren Crockett-Girard and Kelly Grey were presented with the Donald J. White Teaching Award in April of this year. The award is given to graduate student teachers who are identified as advancing the pedagogical practice at Boston College in their respective fields. We are so appreciative of our graduate student teachers and the professors who mentor them. Congratulations Lauren and Kelly!
Award for Professor Allison Adair
Allison Adair was awarded the 2022-23 BC Arts Council Faculty and Alumni Award.
To learn more about BC's Arts Council and the other award recipients, click here.
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A Sephardic Family Odyssey From Constantinople to Queens
Inspired by the 20th-century migrations of her grandmother, Elizabeth Graver’s new novel, “Kantika,” depicts lives filled with music, ritual and hardship across continents and cultures. Click here to read full New York Times article.
The Heights Magazine - Professor Frederick Rethinks Conversation Around Blackness
In this article, Professor Frederick talks about how the conversations around blackness have evolved over the years at BC and how she has used BC's historical black presence to teach and mentor her students.