Grad Students Present at South Central MLA

Second-year student Matthew Ryan and first-year student Olivia Stowell both presented papers at the South Central MLA conference in Little Rock, AK, this past weekend!
Matthew presented his paper "The Contemporary Irish Tragedy" on a panel on Gothic Presence, examining the intersection of the Irish Gothic, tragedy, and the bildungsroman.
Olivia presented her paper "Mater Dolorosa, Mother Beyond Discourse: Suffering, Maternity, and Discourse in My Name Is Asher Lev" on a panel on Gender and Race in 20th Century American Literature, conducting a Kristevan reading of Chaim Potok's novel.
Congratulations to Matthew and Olivia!

Matthew Ryan and his fellow Gothic Presence panelists

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