Department of English, Theatre & World Languages

麻豆社区 Pembroke鈥檚 English, Theatre & World Languages programs foster creativity, communication and cultural understanding in a dynamic, student-centered environment. English students benefit from small, discussion-based classes, one-on-one faculty mentorship and opportunities to publish, intern and present at conferences. Theatre majors receive professional-level training and perform in the award-winning Givens Performing Arts Center, with opportunities to develop original work through the student-led SHOWCASE initiative. In World Languages 鈥� primarily Spanish 鈥� students build language fluency and cultural competency through immersive courses and study-abroad experiences in Spain and Latin America.

English

Whether you鈥檙e passionate about literature, preparing to teach English or pursuing a career in creative or professional writing, 麻豆社区P鈥檚 English programs let you shape your degree to match your ambitions.

With classes capped at 20, our undergraduate and graduate programs foster close mentorship, meaningful discussion and personalized feedback. You鈥檒l engage in a supportive environment that encourages critical thinking, creativity and collaboration. Outside the classroom, you鈥檒l put your learning into action by publishing in departmental journals, interning at professional sites, presenting at academic conferences and connecting with peers through student organizations.

The Composition Program
Housed within the English program, the Composition program serves all incoming students at 麻豆社区P through two foundational writing courses: ENG 1050 and ENG 1060. These courses build essential communication and academic writing skills that support success across every major.

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Theatre

麻豆社区 Pembroke鈥檚 Theatre program offers intensive, hands-on training for students pursuing careers in the performing arts. Our faculty bring decades of professional experience in theatre, film, television, directing and design 鈥� and are dedicated to mentoring the next generation of artists.

Students train and perform in the renowned Givens Performing Arts Center, ranked among the 25 Most Amazing Performing Arts Centers in the Nation, as well as in our Showcase Studio Theatre, a flexible black box space designed for student-led creativity. Through our innovative SHOWCASE initiative, students can pitch, produce and perform their own projects 鈥� with real budgets, mentorship and full support from the Theatre Arts program. This is in addition to our fully produced mainstage season of plays, dance concerts and musicals.

At 麻豆社区P, we are proudly student-centered. Our goal is to challenge, support and inspire students as they prepare for meaningful careers in theatre. Many of our graduates have gone on to successful work in all aspects of the industry 鈥� from stage to screen to behind the scenes.

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麻豆社区P students performing in a theatre production

World Languages

With faculty representing diverse countries and cultures, 麻豆社区 Pembroke鈥檚 World Languages program promotes global understanding and prepares students to thrive as effective, culturally aware communicators.

Our program offers a range of academic pathways, including a Spanish major, , an academic concentration in Spanish for education majors and a for students in other fields. We also offer a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Spanish Education.

Students build language proficiency while exploring literature, history and cultural traditions. Along the way, they sharpen their communication, critical-thinking and cross-cultural skills 鈥� tools essential for success in today鈥檚 global society. To enrich classroom learning, we offer student-led activities and study-abroad opportunities in countries such as Spain, Ecuador and Costa Rica, providing real-world immersion and unforgettable experiences.

Our department connects students with valuable internships, scholarships and hands-on experiences that build skills, open doors and prepare you for what鈥檚 next.

English 4990: Professional Internship

This independent study course, offered as part of the Bachelor of Arts in English emphasis, provides students the opportunity to apply their academic skills in a workplace setting and earn course credit. Working with an approved faculty advisor, students find an internship in a business, government, non-profit or university setting and use their research, writing, editing, proofreading, design or technology skills to create or refine one (or several) substantial organizational documents to be compiled into a professional portfolio.

For more information about this internship, contact
Dr. Polina Chemishanova
polina.chemishanova@uncp.edu
910.775.4256

SPN 4490: Internship for Spanish Education

This internship, offered as part of the degree, provides relevant intensive full-semester internship experiences in an off-campus public school setting.

For more information about the internship, contact
Dr. Ana Cecilia Lara
cecilia.lara@uncp.edu
910.521.6359

麻豆社区P students at The American Shakespeare Center in Virginia

麻豆社区P English, Theatre & World Languages offers a variety of scholarships to help make your college journey more affordable. These awards recognize academic achievement, leadership and passion for the field 鈥� and they鈥檙e just one way we invest in your success.

We encourage prospective students to explore these opportunities and see how 麻豆社区P can help support both your goals and your future.

Student Organizations

Be part of vibrant student-led groups with our clubs 鈥� like , , La鈥疺oz del Espa帽ol, (Hispanic honor society) and Sigma鈥疶au鈥疍elta (English honor society) 鈥� offering immersive opportunities to deepen cultural appreciation, build leadership skills and connect with peers. Whether performing Spanish-language theatre, practicing conversational Spanish, attending academic conferences or organizing service events, members enrich their academic journey and enhance campus life.

Take Your Learning Global with Study Abroad Opportunities

Step out of the classroom and into a new culture through 麻豆社区P鈥檚 immersive study abroad experiences in France, Spain and Latin America. Whether you're exploring the art and architecture of Paris or walking the historic streets of Madrid or Quito, these unique programs let you earn 2鈥�7 academic credits while experiencing the language, history and daily life of the regions you study.

Led by 麻豆社区P faculty, our French and Spanish study tours connect language learning with real-world experience. You鈥檒l visit cultural landmarks, engage with local communities and gain firsthand insight into the civilizations that shape the world today 鈥� making your language skills more fluent, more meaningful and more marketable.

Interested in studying abroad?

Contact Dr. Ana Cecilia Lara at cecilia.lara@uncp.edu or 910.521.6359 to learn more and begin planning your international experience. Note: All course credits must be pre-approved by the director of the World Languages Program.

The Aurochs

麻豆社区P鈥檚 Award-Winning Student Literary Magazine

The Aurochs, 麻豆社区P's student literary magazine, publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and art by 麻豆社区P students. Publication occurs during the spring term of each academic year.

Assisting with or contributing to this publication is a good way to become involved in the department and the university. Students minoring in and who work with the magazine compose texts that build writing portfolios and resumes. Students in mass communication, art, music, theatre and English education departments are also encouraged to join the staff.

For more information, contact The Aurochs advisor Spencer Silverthorne at 910.521.6436 or spencer.silverthorne@uncp.edu.

Pembroke Magazine has been printed annually since its founding in 1969. It has grown from a student publication of 48 pages to a book-length publication international in scope, featuring poetry, fiction, nonfiction, interviews and visual art from North Carolina, the United States and beyond.

Click for a mail-in PDF subscription/donation form. You may also purchase single copies or subscriptions online, via .

Founder: Norman Macleod (1906-85) founded Pembroke Magazine in 1969
Editor: Peter Grimes started his position in August 2017
Book Review Editor: Aaron Cole

Article Publications

Reported to the Dean in 2024

Charles Tita (English, Theatre, and World Languages), 鈥淚gnatius Sancho鈥檚 Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African (1782): Race and Nation as a Rhetoric of Resistance.鈥� Studies in Religion and the Enlightenment. Volume 3. December 2023.

Elizabeth Jones, Joshua Busman, Kelly J. Barber-Lester, Joshua Busman, Camille Locklear Goins, Scott Hicks (Teaching & Learning Center and English, Theatre & World Languages) and Jennifer Jones-Locklear, 鈥淚ndigenous Cultures and Communities in Higher Education Teaching and Learning,鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 6, no. 2, 2023, .

Reported to the Dean in 2022

Jane Haladay (American Indian Studies), Scott Hicks (Teaching & Learning Center, English, Theatre & World Languages), Mary Ann Jacobs (American Indian Studies) and Tamara Savage (Social Work), Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, vol. 33, No. 1, 2022, pp. 57-82. March 2022.

Scott Hicks (Teaching & Learning Center, and English, Theatre & World Languages) and Olivia Sadler 鈥�21 (Esther G. Maynor Honors College and Psychology), "," Sustainability and Climate Change, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 38-49. February 2022.

Ana Cecilia Lara Bravery: a digital journal, vol. 6. 麻豆社区P College of Arts and Sciences. March 2022.

Reported to the Dean in 2021

Natalie Love (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥溾€�&苍产蝉辫;Bravery: A Digital Journal, 5. ISSN 2575-9795, May 2021.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥溾€�&苍产蝉辫;Bravery: A Digital Journal, 5. ISSN 2575-9795, May 2021.

Mayo, Russell, Eric Camarillo, and Elise Dixon (English, Theatre & World Languages), The Peer Review Journal, October 2021.

Laura Hakala (English, Theatre & World Languages), The Lion and the Unicorn, September 2021.

Scott Hicks (Teaching & Learning Center and English, Theatre & World Languages) and Miko Nino (Online Learning), 鈥淭he 6A ePortfolio Model: Professionalizing Learning in Higher Education,鈥� IJeP: International Journal of ePortfolio, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 95-107, <> December 2021.

Scott Hicks (Teaching & Learning Center and English, Theatre & World Languages) "Memory in Threatened Places: Oral History and the Fiction of Lee Smith,鈥� Studies in Oral History, <> December 2021.

Steve Graham, Angelique Aitken, Michael Hebert, April Camping, Karen Harris, Kristi Eustice, Joseph D. Sweet (English, Theatre & World Languages) Clarence Ng, Journal of Educational Psychology. December 2021.

Book Publications

Reported to the Dean in 2024

Laura Hakala (English, Theatre, and World Languages) "The Architecture of Girlhood: Building Gendered Spaces in Louisa Tuthill's Reality; or the Millionaire鈥檚 Daughter," in Mark I. West (Ed.), Liminal Spaces in Children's and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between, MD: Lexington Books. March 2024.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages) "Performance Perspectives in Thematic Analysis." In Expanding Approaches to Thematic Analysis: Creative Engagements with Qualitative Data. July 2024

Reported to the Dean in 2023

Cynthia Miecznikowski and Danielle Chilcote (English, Theatre, and World Languages), 鈥溾€橦ow One Learns to Discourse Through COVID-19 and Beyond: Reimagining Literacy Instruction Through the Writings of James Moffett.鈥� In Toward a Re-emergence of James Moffett鈥檚 Mindful, Spiritual, and Student-Centered Pedagogy. Eds. Jonathan Marine, et al., Peter Lang Publishing. 2023. Studies in Composition and Rhetoric 21. Alice S. Horning, series editor.

Reported to the Dean in 2022

Anthony Celaya and Joseph D. Sweet (English, Theatre & World Language) "Multi-Modal Explorations of Identity." In . Paula Greathouse, Cody Miller, eds. Rowman & Littlefield. February 2022.

Reported to the Dean in 2021

Laura Hakala (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淪outhern Children鈥檚 Literature.鈥� In, edited by Carolyn Brown, Ellen Ruffin and Eric Tribunella. University Press of Mississippi, May 2021.

Walter Lewallen (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥�.鈥� In Norman Mailer in Context, Maggie McKinley, ed. Cambridge University Press, September 2021.

Achievements

Achievements Reported to the Dean in 2024

Cynthia Miecznikowski (English, Theatre, and Wrold Languages) 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Missing from Common Core ELA Standards.鈥� Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning (AEPL) 2024 Summer Symposium: Empathy, Spirituality, Mindfulness, and the Legacy of James Moffett. June 2024.

Robin Snead (English, Theatre, and World Languages) "Allyship and Abundance: Teaching Writing with Responsibility to and Respect of Local Native Knowledges." Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention. Spokane, WA. April 2024.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages) & Saralyn Crowley-McKinnon "Against the Machine: A Punk Rock Ethnodrama about Qualitative Inquiry." International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Annual Conference, Champaign-Urbana, IL May 2024

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages) "Performance Perspectives in Thematic Analysis." American Education Research Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. April 2024

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages), Jason Griffith and Anthony Celaya. "Storying Hip Hop Processes: Considering Popular Podcasts as Tools of Cultural Brokerage in Teacher Education." American Education Research Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. April 2024

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages), 鈥溾€榃hat Just Happened Here?鈥�: Storying Techniques of Podcasts as Humanizing Research Methodologies.鈥� Literacy Research Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA. December 2023.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages), 鈥淏ecoming More Humanizing: Critical Reciprocal Mentoring through Caring Collaboration.鈥� The National Council for Teachers of English Annual Convention. Columbus, OH. November 2023.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages), 鈥淐ultivating Critical Consciousness: Connecting Preservice Teachers, Pop Culture, and Critical Media Literacy.鈥� The National Council for Teachers of English Annual Convention. Columbus, OH. November 2023.

Charles Tita (English, Theater, and World Languages), 鈥淟aurence Sterne (1713-1768) and Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) in London: Voices of Dissent.鈥� South Central Society for Eighteenth Century Studies (SCSECS) Conference. Portland, OR. February 2024

Richard Vela (English, Theatre, and World Languages), "The Political Assassination Film as Genre." Southwest Popular/American Culture Association. Albuquerque, NM. February 2024.

Achievements Reported to the Dean in 2023

Melissa Schaub (English, Theatre, and World Languages) "Canary in the Coal Mine: Great Expectations and the Relevance of Victorian Literature." Victorians Institute. Raleigh, NC. October 2023.

Richard Vela (English, Theatre, and World Languages) "Film and the Problem of Gender Disguise in Shakespeare's Plays." The Medieval-Renaissance Conference XXXVI. University of Virginia College at Wise. Wise, VA. September 2023.

Richard Vela (English, Theatre, and World Languages) "The Assassination of JFK, 60 Years of Fiction and Films" Popular Culture Association in the South & American Culture Association in the South. PCAS/ACAS. New Orleans, LA. September 2023.

Achievements Reported to the Dean in 2022

Scott Hicks (Teaching & Learning Center, English, Theatre & World Languages), Miko Nino (Online Learning) "Connecting Career Learning and Career Readiness through ePortfolios,鈥� Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA. February 2022.

Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre & World Languages) 鈥淭racing the Influence of Indigenous Protest on Vonnegut鈥檚 Philosophies of Care,鈥� presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Modern Language Association, Baltimore, MD. March 2022.

Ana Cecilia Lara 鈥淟as fronteras y las transgresiones del cuerpo en la novela 鈥楨l verbo J鈥� de Claudia Hern谩ndez,鈥� presented at the XXIX Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hisp谩nica. San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 2022.

Robin Snead (English, Theatre & World Languages), Panelist for the roundtable 鈥淯sing Our Power: The MLA, Advocacy, and Academic Labor,鈥� MLA Convention 2022, Washington DC. January 2022.*

Robin Snead (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淲hen 鈥榊ou鈥檙e Accepted鈥� Doesn鈥檛 Seem Like a Welcome: Constellations of Writing, Race, and Belonging in a Bridge Program Composition Course at a NASNTI Institution,鈥� presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention, March 2022.

Richard Vela (English, Theatre & World Languages) 鈥淪hakespeare's Assassins鈥� presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. April 2022.*

Achievements Reported to the Dean in 2021

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淩emembering Sacco and Vanzetti: Where Do We Go From Here?,鈥� Presented at the Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society cosponsored by the Community of Church of Boston, August 2021.

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre & World Languages), "The (In)Visibility of Sacco and Vanzetti in the Federal Writers鈥� Project," National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute: The New Deal Era鈥檚 Federal Writers鈥� Project: History, Politics, and Legacy.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;August 2021.

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淭he Sacco & Vanzetti Trial 100 Years Later: A Historic Perspective and Parallels to Today,鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Dedham Historical Society, June 2021.

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre & World Languages), "Teaching Woody Guthrie and the Precarity of the Present." Annual Conference of the Working-Class Studies Association. Youngstown State University, June 2021.

Laura Hakala (English, Theatre & World Languages), "Dismantling Confederate Literary Monuments with Ellen Hunter: A Story of the War." Presented at the Children's Literature Association Conference, June 2021.*

Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淔orgetting Red Power: Slaughterhouse-Five, Indigenous Protest, and Vonnegut鈥檚 Critique of Settler Colonialism,鈥� presented for a Roundtable of the Kurt Vonnegut Society at the 32nd Annual Conference of the American Literature Association, July 2021.*

Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淔iction鈥檚 about what it means to be a f-cking human being鈥�: Sincerity, Sexuality, and David Foster Wallace鈥檚 The Broom of the System,鈥� presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the American Literature Association, July 2021.*

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre & World Languages) & Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre and World Languages), "Delinquent Inquiry under Repressive Apparatus." Presented at International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, May 2021.*

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre & World Languages) and Susan Cannon, "Unmastering Pedagogies." Panel Presentation at International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, May 2021.*

Mayo, Russell, Elise Dixon (English, Theatre & World Languages) and Eric Camarillo presented 鈥淧andemic Exigencies: Technology, Togetherness, and Tutoring.鈥� International Writing Centers Association Conference. Online. 21 October 2021.

Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre & World Languages) presented 鈥淒istance and (Dys)uptopia: Slaughterhouse-Five, Settler Colonialism, and the Politics of Fate.鈥� South Atlantic Modern Language Association, November 2021.*

Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre & World Languages) presented 鈥淩evolt and Revulsion: Repatriation and the Limits of Settler Sensation in Anna Lee Walters鈥檚 Ghost Singer.鈥� Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association, October 2021.*

Melissa Schaub (English, Theatre & World Languages) presented 鈥淭he Spectacle of Englishness: Lord Fauntleroy Gazes Back," the Victorians Institute meeting, Charlotte, NC, October 2021.

Laura Hakala (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淭he Architecture of Girlhood: Building American Spaces in Louisa Tuthill's Children's Novels,鈥� Society for the Study of American Women Writers Conference, Baltimore, MD. November 2021.

Jason Griffith, Anthony Celaya, Joseph D. Sweet (English, Theatre & World Languages), 鈥淭alking Process: A Discourse Analysis of Podcast Process Texts Reveals Community Cultural Wealth.鈥� Literacy Research Association Annual Conference. December 2021.

Joseph D. Sweet (English, Theatre & World Languages) and Anthony Celaya, 鈥淢ultimodal Exploration of Identity in The Music of What Happens.鈥� National Council for Teachers of English Annual Convention. November 2021.*

Professional Service

Reported to the Dean in 2024

Youngsuk Chae (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as a reviewer for the journals MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States and ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. January 2024.

Cynthia Miecznikowski (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as manuscript reviewer for theJournal of Excellence in College Teaching in July 2024

Cynthia Miecznikowski (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as proposal reviewer for the 2025 special issue of the journal Composition Forum in August 2024.

Catherine Parisian (English, Theatre, and World Languages) has been appointed member-at-large on the board for the South-Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. December 2023.

Catherine Parisian (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as vice president for the South-Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. April 2024.

Robin Snead (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as a reviewer for WPA: Writing Program Administration. March 2024.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages) Review of the book manuscript: Creating Ethnodrama: A Practical Approach. Guilford Press. January 2024.

Reported to the Dean in 2023

Elise Dixon (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as a reviewer for a manuscript for the Curriculum Inquiry. October 2023.

Reported to the Dean in 2022

Scott Hicks (Teaching and Learning Center and English, Theatre and World Languages) serves as adviser to the Youth Climate Summit Team and a member of the School Improvement Team of Scotland Early College High School, Laurinburg. January 2022.

Scott Hicks (Teaching and Learning Center and English, Theatre, and World Languages) serves as a member of the Literary Changemakers Steering Committee, facilitated by NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and poet Tonya Elk Locklear. November 2021-February 2022.

Scott Hicks (Teaching and Learning Center and English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as an evaluator of Community Engagement Professional of the Year and Community Partner Award for NC Campus Compact. January 2022.

Scott Hicks (Teaching & Learning Center and English, Theatre, and World Languages) serves as adviser to the Youth Climate Summit Team and a member of the School Improvement Team of Scotland Early College High School, Laurinburg. March 2022.

Ana Cecilia Lara and Joseph D. Sweet served as a mentors for 麻豆社区P's REACH program. March 2022.

Ana Cecilia Lara served as a moderator in the session 鈥淪imbolismos, transgresiones y 茅cfrasis en la narrativa hispanoamericana reciente鈥� at the XXIX Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hisp谩nica. San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 2022.

Cynthia Miecznikowski (English) served as a reviewer for a manuscript for Composition Forum. May 2022.

Robin Snead (English, Theatre, and World Languages) was selected to serve as a member of the Nominating Committee for the Council of Writing Program Administrators. December 2021.

Richard Vela (English, Theatre, and World Languages) serves as Area Chair for Shakespeare on Film and Television for the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. April 2022.

Reported to the Dean in 2021

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre, and World Languages) attended the Center for First-Generation Student Success, National Student Personnel Administrators in Higher Education Conference. June 2021.

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre, and World Languages), "Representing the Working Class: A Roundtable." Chair and Organizer at the Annual Conference of the Working-Class Studies Association. Youngstown State University, June 2021.

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre, and World Languages), "From the Classroom to the Streets: Working-Class Activism." Chair and organizer at the Annual Conference of the Working-Class Studies Association. Youngstown State University, June 2021.

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre, and World Languages), "Resisting Nostalgia: Revelations of the Family Archive." Andrew W. Mellon Foundation REACH Summer Exploration Program, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, July 2021.

Roger A. Ladd (English, Theatre, and World Languages), served as a peer reviewer for Speculum, July 2021.

Roger Ladd (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as treasurer for the John Gower Society and presided over one of the society鈥檚 panels at the 56^thInternational Congress on Medieval Studies: 鈥淔rench Gower, Gower's French.鈥� May 2021.*

Catherine Parisian (English, Theatre, and World Languages) was appointed chair of the Liaisons Subcommittee for the Bibliographical Society of America, May 2021.

Robin Snead (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as a proposal reviewer for the Conference on College Composition and Communication, June 2021.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as a peer reviewer for International Journal of Qualitative Methods, July 2021.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as a peer reviewer for the Journal, Qualitative Studies in Education, June 2021.

Joseph Sweet (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as a peer reviewer for the Journal, Current Issues in Education, May 2021.

Elise Dixon (English, Theatre, and World Languages) was elected to serve as an At-Large Member of the International Writing Centers Association Executive Committee through 2023, September 2021.

Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as session chair for the panel, 鈥淔ormations and Contestations to Ideological and Systemic Whiteness,鈥� Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association, October 2021.*

Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as session chair for the panel, 鈥淚nterdisciplinary Critical Refugee Studies.鈥� Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association, October 2021.*

Richard Vela (English, Theatre, and World Languages) served as chair for "Chaucer and Middle English Literature" session at the Medieval-Renaissance Conference, The University of Virginia鈥檚 College at Wise, September 2021.

Creative Works

Reported to the Dean in 2023

Laura Hakala (English, Theatre, and World Languages) 鈥淧ersistence Shining Through鈥�: Reading Southern Children鈥檚 Literature. 30 Brave Minutes Podcast. October 2023.

Reported to the Dean in 2022

Ana Cecilia Lara Two short stories accepted to Arte Latino Now 2022 Virtual Exhibition, Performance and Readings. The Center for Latino Studies at Queens University of Charlotte in partnership with artist Edwin Gil Department of World Languages and Department of Art, Design and Music. March 2022.

Grants & Awards, Media, Student Presentations

Grants and Awards

Michele Fazio (English, Theatre, and World Languages) was selected for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute: The New Deal Era鈥檚 Federal Writers鈥� Project: History, Politics, and Legacy,鈥� July 2021.
Zachary Laminack (English, Theatre, and World Languages) and Catherine Parisian (English, Theatre, and World Languages) received funding from the Dean鈥檚 Research and Scholarship Fund to support their various programs of research, October 2021.

Media

Laura Hakala (English, Theatre, and World Languages) made a featured appearance on WLNC鈥檚鈥淟ive on Main with Gary Gallman,鈥� April-September 2021.

Student Presentations

Sadler, Olivia. A Survey of Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge of University Undergraduate Students for the Purpose of Faculty Development in Teaching and Learning for Sustainability.

Mentor: Scott Hicks (English, Theatre, and World Languages)