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Wisland Publishes Essay on AIDS Crisis, Father’s Life

Wisland Publishes Essay on AIDS Crisis, Father’s Life

by Kristin M. Distel “This is the story of one of the longest-surviving HIV-positive men in the United States, a story irrevocably intertwined with my own,” says Kirk Wisland, doctoral candidate in creative writing. Wisland has published an essay in the latest issue of Proximity Magazine. The essay, “Inheritance,” chronicles […]

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April 18, 2017 at 3:36 pmResearch

Graduate Student’s Debut Novel Receives Rave Reviews

Michelle Pretorius, creative writing doctoral student

by Kristin M. Distel Doctoral student Michelle Pretorius’ novel, The Monster’s Daughter, has received many glowing reviews from domestic and international outlets. The novel, Pretorius’s first, was published in July 2016 by Melville House and Audible. The Monster’s Daughter takes as one of its two main characters Alet Berg, a […]

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November 28, 2016 at 7:00 pmIn the News Research Students in the News

Reviewers Respond Positively to Singh’s Partition Book

Professor Emeritus Amritjit Singh

by Kristin M. Distel Dr. Amritjit Singh’s edited volume, Revisiting India’s Partition: New Essays on Memory, Culture, and Politics (Lexington Books, June 2016), has begun to receive strong reviews from international news outlets. The book, co-edited by Singh with Professor Nalini Iyer and Dr. Rahul K. Gairola, has also been […]

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November 9, 2016 at 8:24 amFaculty in the News In the News

Stein Haven Publishes Third Book on Chaplin

Stein Haven Publishes Third Book on Chaplin

by Kristin M. Distel Dr. Lisa Stein Haven, associate professor of English at Ohio University Zanesville, will publish in November 2016 Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp in America, 1947-77, her third book on a Charlie Chaplin-focused topic. Haven, a widely recognized expert on Chaplin and the genre of silent film, has […]

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September 16, 2016 at 8:42 amResearch

Alum Combats Cybersexism, ‘Rhetoric of Misogyny’

Bailey Poland, OHIO alumna and author of 'Haters'

by Kristin M. Distel Bailey Poland, an ’11 Ohio University alumna in creative writing, has published her first book, Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online, with Potomac Press. Cybersexism, stalking, and online bullying and harassment have long captured Poland’s attention and served in part as an impetus for writing Haters. […]

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August 31, 2016 at 3:43 pmAlumni News

Graduate Publishes Debut Novel, Grapples with Legacy of Apartheid

Michelle Pretorius, creative writing doctoral student

By Kristin M. Distel Michelle Pretorius, doctoral student in creative writing, recently published her debut novel, The Monster’s Daughter. The novel—nearly a tome at 464 pages—was released July 19 by Melville House and Audible. Pretorius also published an essay, “Using the Lies of Fiction to Get to the Truth of […]

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August 4, 2016 at 11:16 amResearch

Graduate Student Finds ‘Enchanting Experience’ Teaching in France

Micah McCrary (right) and fellow ESL counselors at American Village Officiel

By Kristin M. Distel Graduate student Micah McCrary is spending his summer teaching at American Village Officiel, a summer camp for elementary-age students in the south of France. “While I’ve always been interested in going back and forth between teaching college students/adults and teaching children, my work abroad has been […]

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July 18, 2016 at 12:29 pmNews