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NPR interviewed Kevin Curran in January for a new documentary called "Shakespeare Is."

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The Department of English at the University of North Texas cultivates scholarly/creative achievement and provides graduate- and undergraduate-level instruction in the areas of Anglophone literary and cultural studies, creative writing, and rhetoric/composition. We strive to promote greater understanding of literary and cultural texts and to guide students toward practical fluency in literary theory; to contribute to the literary traditions of the language by fostering the creation of new works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; to develop theories and methods of writing instruction; and to investigate the history and forms of persuasive writing.

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Professor Emeritus in English Don Vann to lecture on Dickens

Join UNT Libraries Monday, February 6th at 4pm in the Willis Library Forum for a celebration of Dickens
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American Studies Colloquium Spring 2012 Schedule

The ASC has a great series this spring.
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Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium Spring 2012 Schedule

The MRC has a great program lined up for the Spring 2012 semester. All are welcome!
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Studies in the Novel

The winter 2011 edition of Studies in the Novel is now available. It features essays on: James Hogg, Charlotte Brontë, Djuna Barnes, Flannery O'Connor, and Margaret Atwood.

For more information, please see their website: http://www.engl.unt.edu/sitn/

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Miroslav Penkov's Book Featured

Public Radio International's (PRI) "The World" radio program has featured Miroslav Penkov's East of the West: A Country in Stories as one of it's recommended 2011 Holiday Books.

For details, see http://www.theworld.org/2011/12/holiday-books/

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Nicole Smith Featured

Dr. Nicole Smith is currently being featured by UNT's InHouse Portrait Gallery.

Please see http://inhouse.unt.edu/portrait-gallery-nicole-smith-jh-shelton-teaching-award-winner

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