Literature

Between Two Worlds

November 18, 2024

Through fiction, Oswaldo Estrada bridges cultures and languages, illuminating resilience and hope in the journey of immigration.

Beyond the Stacks

April 9, 2024

Carolina’s libraries are vital for research, fueling projects across the university from art history to health science.

Poetic Portals

November 28, 2023

For Gabrielle Calvocoressi, poems are gateways to other worlds to explore emotions, identity, and the past.

RUNC: Gabriel Bump

January 24, 2023

Gabriel Bump writes novels to better understand himself and the places and people he holds dear.

Kimberly Burnett

May 12, 2021

Kimberly Burnett is a PhD student in the Department of English and Comparative Literature within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. She studies the role of gospel music in African American literature and its relationship to depictions of Black womanhood.

Geovani Ramírez

February 3, 2021

Geovani Ramírez is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literature within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. He combines Latina/o studies, environmental humanities, and disability studies to better understand the social and ecological networks within Latina/o literature.

Priscilla Layne

August 5, 2020

Priscilla Layne is an associate professor in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. Through literature and film, she studies German identities, how culture affects national boundaries, and the representation of marginalized peoples.