On January 20, 2021, Professor Steven Brown participated in an interview and a live Q & A centered on his book Japanese Horror and the Transnational Cinema of Sensations (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018; paperback, 2019). This event was part of an advanced seminar on Japanese horror cinema that is ...

Congratulations to Professor Michael Allan, who has been recognized by the Graduate School with the Excellence Award for Graduate Student Mentoring! This highly competitive award recognizes outstanding mentorship that fosters the academic and professional development of graduate students. In ...

Associate Professor Leah Middlebrook presented a talk titled, “The View From Thebes” as part of the Utah State Tanner Lecture Series. The talk and a related seminar were drawn from her current book-in-progress, Amphion’s Walls: Poetry and Nation in Early and Late Modernity.   ...

Jenifer Presto, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of REEES (Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies), is the recipient of a Faculty Research Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. The award recognizes Dr. Presto’s new project ...

Comparative Literature Professor Steven T. Brown’s book Japanese Horror and the Transnational Cinema of Sensations has been published by Palgrave Macmillan (2018): Japanese Horror and the Transnational Cinema of Sensations undertakes a critical reassessment of Japanese horror cinema by ...

Comparative Literature Senior Instructor Katy Brundan is the recipient of the Tykeson Teaching Award—a major university prize that recognizes overall excellence in teaching while also focusing on a particular aspect of pedagogy each year. This year’s award emphasized inclusive teaching. Dr. ...

Dawn Marlan, Lecturer in Comparative Literature, has published two pieces on the experiences of women during the Covid pandemic, both of which appeared in (Her)oics: Women’s Lived Experi​​ences During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Pact Press, 2021). They are “Tomorrow or Today,” and “The One ...

Kenneth Calhoon participated in, and helped in the planning of, a symposium on “Critical-Theoretical Perspectives on the New Era in American Politics,” which was held on the Oregon campus February 24th. Calhoon presented on Donald Trump’s predilection for the decorative style of the ancien ...

Assistant Professor Tze-Yin Teo completed an article titled “Non-Event” on weakness and the notion of future justice in Jacques Derrida, which is forthcoming in CR: The New Centennial Review. Teo has also completed editorial work on a special issue of the Oxford Literary Review on ...

Michael Allan has been appointed as a David. M and Nancy L. Petrone Faculty Scholar. The award is given to individuals whose achievements in research and teaching are highly valued at the UO and who personify the mission of teaching, research, and service to the University community. The ...

Katy Brundan has been appointed to the editorial board of Forum for Modern Language Studies (St. Andrews, Scotland). Her essay “The Polyglot Vampire: The Politics of Translation in Bram Stoker’s Dracula” appeared in volume 52 (2016) of the same journal and is apparently the most ...