Samantha Mabry recently published her book, Clever Creatures of the Night, with Algonquin Young Readers. In this gripping literary horror, Case’s best friend goes missing, forcing her into a bizarre, cultlike—and possibly murderous—world, perfect for fans of The Honeys and Mexican Gothic. Praise for Clever Creatures of the Night: “Mabry’s blend of gritty realism and […]
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Triauna Carey recently published her book, The Revolution Will Be Spotified: Music as a Rhetorical Mode of Resistance, with Lexington Books. Carey’s book investigates the rhetorical strategies present in mainstream popular music and how those strategies are implemented to empower resistance. Case studies across the genres of popular music in the West are surveyed throughout […]
Pauline Newton’s 2014 article “Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim” will be reprinted by University of Mississippi Press. In addition, Dr. Newton’s article “Collecting Seeds of Destiny in Li-Young Lee’s The Wing Seed: A Remembrance” will soon be reprinted by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Finally, Dr. Newton’s review of The Postcolonial Millenium: […]
Jonathan Malesic’s guest essay “There’s a Very Good Reason College Students Don’t Read Anymore” was published in The New York Times on October 25, 2024. In his piece, Malesic argues that the decline in college students’ reading habits reflects a broader societal shift where success is increasingly tied to marketability and “vibes” rather than intellectual […]
A reminder that we’re excited to hold our final Hughes Creative Writing Fellows’ Craft Conversation of the year, between the Belarusian poet and translator Valzhyna Mort and our own Samyak Shertok, at 5:00 on Wednesday, April 3, in the Texana Room of Fondren Library. We’ll be having the reception after the event rather than before […]
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Dedman College Faculty and Staff Mixer
Date: Thurs. April 11, 2024 Time: 4-7 p.m. Location: Lumen Hotel (6101 Hillcrest Ave.) All Dedman College faculty and staff welcome. Click here to RSVP by 6pm on Monday, April 8.
Southwest Review, SMU’s quarterly literary journal, has been featured by Literary Hub. Professor Greg Brownderville is the Editor-in-Chief of the Southwest Review. It is the third-oldest literary quarterly in the United States.
Professor Greg Brownderville’s projects, Fire Bones and Beekeeper Spaceman, are featured in the new episode of Arts & Letters, which is ranked in the top ten social science podcasts in the world by Feedspot. The episode can be accessed at one of the two links below. UALR Public Radio Apple Podcasts
Congratulations to the following: Ryszard Stroynowski Dedman Family Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Russ Caren Prothro Award Robert Gregory and Joe Kobylka Perrine Prize
Austin American Statesman – By Mark Chancey and Marc Zvi Brettler. Chancey is a professor of religious studies at SMU Dallas. Brettler is the Bernice and Morton Lerner Distinguished Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University The Ten Commandments bill passed through the Texas State Senate last month faster than the Hebrews through the Red […]