Director of the Center of Digital Humanities Research and Professor of English Dr. Maura Ives received an $8,000 award for her project, “The Letters Of Jean Ingelow,” to recover the voice of this once hugely popular author.
A professor emeritus and proud descendant of Czech Moravian immigrants, Machann is preserving the legacy of Texas’s Czech community through a new endowed fund that supports cultural research, exchange and education.
Representing over a quarter of this year’s university-wide honorees, these exceptional faculty members are recognized for their excellence in teaching, research and mentoring at Texas A&M.
Dr. Margaret Ezell, a distinguished professor in the Department of English, explores the parallels between 17th and 18th century manuscript culture and today's social media platforms in her most recent, open-access publication Early English Periodicals and Early Modern Social Media.
Dr. Ira Dworkin, associate professor in the Department of English, explores how literature by Black writers, from Henry Dumas to Toni Morrison, influenced social and political change throughout the Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
Dr. James Francis from the Texas A&M Department of English examines how science fiction, from early works like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to recent films such as Coralie Fargeat's The Substance, continues to reflect and shape humanity’s understanding of science, society and the future.
A gift from English former student Susan V. Fontaine ’77 will establish a lab in the Department of English where students and faculty explore AI technology, the future of writing and the relationship between the two.
The ancient classical texts of Hinduism taught that every age and stage of life need not be lived as a breathless race. They proposed living according to one’s natural capabilities.
The kills in scary films are bloodier than ever, but that doesn’t necessarily make them scarier, according to Texas A&M English professor Dr. James Francis.