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06/26/2026

The faculty of the English Program are here for the students--so, we're happy to highlight David Brasher, who will graduate with his MA in English at the end of June. David recently passed his Comprehensive Exams, earning distinction and the praise of his committee, chaired by Dr. Oldfather. Dr. Morgan and Dr. Rogers were happy to serve as committee members!

In David's own words:

My time in the English graduate program has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my academic and professional life. From late-evening meetings with professors to engaging discussions about novels that will stay with me forever (Mrs. Dalloway and Brideshead Revisited are must- reads!), the program challenged me to become a stronger reader, writer, and critical thinker.

This fall, I will begin teaching English IV at St. Thomas High School in Houston, where I look forward to sharing my love of literature with the next generation of readers and writers. As I begin this new chapter, I am deeply grateful to the English Department for its support and mentorship. A special thank you to Dr. Giles, Dr. Oldfather, Dr. Rogers, Dr. McKinnie, Dr. Haedicke, Ms. Rivera, and the many other faculty members who invested their time and energy in helping me become a better reader, thinker, and educator. Their guidance has made all the difference, and I will carry those lessons with me throughout my career.

06/25/2026

At the end of the second week of our "Focus on the Faculty" series, we'd like to introduce Dr. Patrick Morgan:

Dr. Morgan is an Associate Professor of English at ULM. He loves researching early and nineteenth-century American literature, especially the connections between science and literature. Here he is with his contribution to The Oxford Handbook of Ralph Waldo Emerson (“Transcendental Geologies: Emerson, Anti-Slavery, and the Kairos of Deep Time”). A copy of this book is located at the ULM library, call number PS1638.O9 2024. Most of all, he loves teaching the wonders of American literature and involving students in memorable projects, such as his science writing course where every student became a published writer: < https://www.ulm.edu/news/2022/patrick_morgans_class_031022hy.html >.

06/22/2026

Hi all! We're delighted to continue our "Focus on the Faculty" series with Dr. Elizabeth Oldfather!

From Dr. Oldfather: "Hello! I am an expert in Romantic and eighteenth-century literature, and joined the faculty at ULM in 2017, so next year will be my tenth year here. My favorite works to teach are Frankenstein, the works of Jane Austen, Paradise Lost, and any kind of lyric poetry; and I'm delighted to be teaching poetry this fall. I love both the musical "body" of language, and the power certain authors have to create entire worlds in our minds. So it's probably not surprising that I'm an unrepentant nerd for fantasy and science fiction, too, and even write it sometimes! In addition to my PhD in English, I have a certificate in cognitive science, and I do editorial work on the ULM Journal of Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration."

06/18/2026

Our next post in the "Focus on the Faculty" series features Dr. Jana Giles:

Dr. Jana Giles is Professor of English, and teaches Post-1830 British, Modern European, and Global Anglophone Literatures, as well as Literary Theory and Criticism. Her research interests include colonial and decolonial literatures, ecocriticism, gender, and aesthetics and she has published articles on Samuel Beckett, J. M. Coetzee, Joseph Conrad, Amitav Ghosh, Jean Rhys, and Puerto Rico, and fiction, poetry, and book reviews in The New York Times. She is completing a book on decolonizing the sublime. From 2016–2025 she served as the Managing Editor of Conradiana and currently is the Vice President of the Joseph Conrad Society of America.

06/16/2026

Good morning! First in our "Focus on the Faculty" series is Dr. Janet Haedicke.

Dr. Haedicke has degrees from Hollins University and Louisiana State University. She’s originally from Monroe but has worked in New York and studied in Paris at the Sorbonne. Dr. Haedicke brings her expert knowledge in Modern Drama and the American Novel to classes where students learn to close read the world as much as they learn to close read the novels and plays she teaches.

An itinerant gardener and traveler, Dr. Haedicke and her husband Steve continue to explore the world and dote on Stephen, her grandchild.

In the Fall, Dr. Haedicke will be teaching Honor English classes focused on the American Dream and short stories and a course centered on contemporary novelists for advanced undergraduates and graduate students!

06/12/2026

This summer, Senior English major Akira Johnson will be working as the Social Media Coordinator for the English Program.

For her first initiative, Akira proposed a series of introductions of the English faculty--these will start the week of June 15th, beginning with Dr. Haedicke and Dr. Giles.

Akira will be introducing new features over the summer, and we're so happy to give one of our majors an opportunity to showcase the skills in content creation, writing, and design we emphasize in the English Program at ULM!

Check out Akira's own introduction below:

Hello everyone!

My name is Akira Johnson and l am a senior, English Major here at ULM! A fun fact about me is that I am a member of the ULM Colorguard and President of NSLS!

06/11/2026

Dawson Jacobs presented “The Duality of Dismembering and Re-Membering the Body in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Gods of Jade and Shadow” at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Association for Canadian and Québec Literatures (ACQL/ALCQ). The paper examined how acts of bodily fragmentation and reconstruction in Moreno-Garcia’s novel illuminate questions of memory, humanity, sacrifice, and belonging, arguing that the text’s recurring imagery of dismemberment ultimately reveals a larger quest for balance between worlds, bodies, and identities. The presentation was delivered as part of the “Transnational and Transtemporal Fictions” panel on June 10, 2026.

Congratulations, Ms. Jacobs!

05/27/2026

Dr. Joshua Chase recently published "We Must Act Fast To Address AI In Writing Classrooms: Slow Design Can Build More Sustaining Classroom Practice With (Or Without) AI," in the edited collection, "Bad Ideas about AI and Writing: Generative Practices for Teaching, Learning, and Communication." This collection surveys the “bad ideas” about AI and writing that "are ill-informed, unethical, or harmful to students who seek to learn, think, and communicate."

Like the other contributors in the collection, Chase and his coauthor Leah Heilig counteract one of these bad ideas about AI and writing. In their chapter, they argue that professors do not need embrace or deny AI with expediency: by emphasizing principles of the "slow design movement," Chase and Heilig propose "a more intentional, slow approach to understanding GenAI and its impacts."

05/14/2026

Congratulations to our Spring 2026 ULM English graduates. We are all so proud of you!

05/07/2026

Check out Kaileah Calloway's project for Dr. Harris's course, English 2017: Vernacular Tradition & Black Expression!

https://blaclexpressionttth.blogspot.com/

From Kaileah: "Jumping the broom is used in the 21st century to recognize all that African Americans have gone through, and is a symbol of unity and love in Black culture. Money spreads, along with other traditions like tying the knot, pouring libations, and tasting the four elements, which incorporate West African customs. Today, jumping the broom continues to honor the struggles of the past while celebrating love, identity, and unity in the present. "

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