Dr. Sarah Hagelin from the University of Colorado-Denver will lecture on “Power, Pain, and Gender in Contemporary American Film and Television” on Thursday, November 14th, from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., in Armitage Hall, Room 121. The subject matter is the topic of Dr. Hagelin’s forthcoming book from Rutgers University Press. This event is sponsored … Continue reading “Reel Vulnerabilty”: Rutgers-Camden Presents a Lecture on Gender in American Film and TV…
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Dr. Richard Epstein Studies How Language is Tied to Politics
Dr. Richard Epstein, Associate Professor of Linguistics, is studying how so-called “bad English” is tied politically to discrimination of minorities. Learn more about his research at NewsNow.
Karen Russell Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant
For the second time in two years, a Rutgers–Camden educator has been named a MacArthur Fellow. Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Karen Russell, a distinguished guest teacher in Rutgers–Camden’s master of fine arts (MFA) in creative writing program, has earned the prestigious award, known popularly as the “genius grant.” Learn more about Russell and the MacArthur fellowship. … Continue reading Karen Russell Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant…
Lauren Grodstein Publishes New Novel
The Explanation for Everything, the newest novel from Lauren Grodstein, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing and Graduate Director of the Creative Writing program, explores the debate between Darwinism and intelligent design through the lens of a college professor and the student he is advising on a research project. Learn more about The Explanation … Continue reading Lauren Grodstein Publishes New Novel…
Win a copy of Lauren Grodstein’s new novel or Chinelo Okparanta’s new collection of short stories!
Wouldn’t you love to curl up with a good book? In honor of next week’s reading, which will feature Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Lauren Grodstein and Graduate School-Camden alumna Chinelo Okparanta, we are giving away a copy of Ms. Grodstein’s new novel, The Explanation for Everything, and Ms. Okparanta’s new short story … Continue reading Win a copy of Lauren Grodstein’s new novel or Chinelo Okparanta’s new collection of short stories!…
Rutgers–Camden to Host Writers in Camden Series; First Readings Set for Sept. 11
Rutgers-Camden begins the 2013-2014 Writers in Camden series on September 11th, with readings by Lauren Grodstein, Associate Professor of Creative Writing and English, and Graduate School-Camden alumna Chinelo Okparanta. This reading series, made possible in part by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), is free and open to the public. Readings start … Continue reading Rutgers–Camden to Host Writers in Camden Series; First Readings Set for Sept. 11…
Dr. Holly Blackford Links Homosexual Stereotype With Victorian-Era Sexology, Dorian Gray and Peter Pan
Dr. Holly Blackford, Professor of English, recently wrote an article, “Childhood and Greek Love: Dorian Gray and Peter Pan,” published in Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, that links a homosexual stereotype with Victorian-era sexology and the novels Dorian Gray and Peter Pan. Read the full article at NewsNow.
Ellen Malenas Ledoux Authors Book Examining Social Reform in Gothic Writing
These days, when one thinks of Gothic literature, pop-culture phenomena such as Twilight, True Blood and Harry Potter may immediately spring to mind. But in a literary sense, the heyday of Gothic writing was in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the works of luminaries such as Horace Walpole, Charlotte Smith, Ann Radcliffe and William Godwin, according to … Continue reading Ellen Malenas Ledoux Authors Book Examining Social Reform in Gothic Writing…
We R Rutgers-Camden: Natalie Midiri
“My experiences participating in undergraduate research at Rutgers-Camden, with opportunities like CURCA, has been a key factor in my career choice as well as my decision to continue my education in the field of rhetoric.”
We R Rutgers-Camden: Laura Goins
“The longer I’m here the more in love with Rutgers I fall.”