{"id":1360,"date":"2018-02-05T09:52:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T14:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=1360"},"modified":"2018-02-05T09:52:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T14:52:40","slug":"monday-missive-february-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2018\/02\/05\/monday-missive-february-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – February 5, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dori Sanders’s Writings<\/strong>\u00a0— February is Black History Month (also known as African American History Month), which makes this a fitting time to celebrate the writings of Dori Sanders, one of the Charlotte-area’s most influential African American authors.\u00a0 Born just south of Charlotte in York County, South Carolina, Sanders has spent the majority of her life growing and selling peaches on land that her family has owned since 1915.\u00a0 Although Sanders sees herself primarily as a peach farmer, she has written three notable books:\u00a0\u00a0Clover,\u00a0<\/em>a children’s novel published in 1990;\u00a0Her Own Place,\u00a0<\/em>a novel for adults published in 1993;\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Dori Sanders’ Country Cooking:\u00a0 Recipes and Stories from the Family Farm Stand,\u00a0<\/em>published in 1995.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The growing and preparation of food figures prominently in all three of Sanders’s books, but in\u00a0Clover<\/em>\u00a0food takes on added significance.\u00a0 In this novel, food functions as a nonverbal language.\u00a0 The characters use food to communicate their feelings toward each other.\u00a0 Ten-year-old Clover Hill, the novel’s central character, learns about her extended family through the medium of food.<\/p>\n

This week Joanne Joy will discuss the importance of food in\u00a0Clover\u00a0<\/em>as part of the kick-off for the program on “The Southern Child in Literature and Film.”\u00a0 Joanne will deliver a presentation titled “Lessons at the Southern Table:\u00a0 The Fusion of Childhood and Food in Dori Sanders’s\u00a0Clover.”<\/em>\u00a0 This event will take place on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. in the Atkins Library’s Halton Reading Room.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>For more information about this event, please click on the following link:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/exchange.uncc.edu\/event\/the-child-character-in-southern-literature-and-film\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Kudos<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u00a0As you know, I like to use my Monday Missives to share news about recent accomplishments by members of the English Department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n

Bryn Chancellor<\/strong>\u2019s novel\u00a0Sycamore<\/em>\u00a0has just been released in paperback with Harper Perennial; it includes a P.S. section with discussion questions, an author Q&A, and author recommendations for books about small towns. Central Piedmont Community Colleges\u2019 Levine Campus selected it for this spring’s inaugural Levine Reads program, a campus-wide common read, and Bryn will visit the campus as part of CPCC\u2019s Sensoria arts and literature festival in April to discuss the book with students, faculty, and staff.\u00a0https:\/\/sensoria.cpcc.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Sara Eudy<\/strong>, one of our graduate students, recently published an article titled “The Language of Diaspora:\u00a0 Multiraciality and Resistance in Junot D\u00edaz’s\u00a0The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”\u00a0<\/em>in\u00a0The Sigma Tau Delta Review.
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\nAllison Hutchcraft<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Juan Meneses<\/strong>\u00a0have published four translations of contemporary Spanish poet Concha\u00a0Garc\u00eda’s poems in the Winter 2018 issue of\u00a0West Branch<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Becky Roeder<\/strong>\u00a0was named the Graduate Professor of the Year by the English Graduate Student Association at their 18th annual conference.<\/p>\n

Sam Shapiro<\/strong>, one of our part-time faculty members, recently published a book review of Denis Johnson’s short story collection titled\u00a0The Largesse of the Sea Maiden<\/em>\u00a0in the book section of\u00a0The Raleigh News and Observer. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Daniel Shealy<\/strong>\u00a0recently published an article titled “‘Lost in the Hurly-Burly’: \u00a0Louisa May Alcott’s\u00a0Jamie’s\u00a0Wonder Book<\/em>” in\u00a0Resources for American Literary Scholarship. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Lara Vetter<\/strong>‘s\u00a0A Curious Peril: H.D.\u2019s Late Modernist Prose<\/em>, has just received a 2017\u00a0Choice<\/em>\u00a0Outstanding Academic Title Award.\u00a0 According to\u00a0Choice<\/em>, books that receive this award are selected for their excellence in scholarship and presentation, significance of contribution to the field, and value as an important\u2014often first\u2014treatment of their subject. Only nine percent of the titles reviewed by\u00a0Choice<\/em>\u00a0during the past year, and two percent of the more than 25,000 titles submitted to\u00a0Choice<\/em>\u00a0over the same period, constitute Outstanding Academic Titles.<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Here is information about upcoming events and deadlines:<\/span><\/p>\n

February 6<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association is sponsoring a program called “A Fireside Chat with Bryn Chancellor.”\u00a0 During this event, Bryn will discuss her debut novel,\u00a0Sycamore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The event will take place on\u00a0February 6, 2018<\/span>, in the Harris Alumni Center from\u00a05:30<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a07:00<\/span>.\u00a0 The event is free, but registration is required.\u00a0 For more information, please click on the following link:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/49eralumni.uncc.edu\/s\/1721\/interior.aspx?sid=1721&pgid=1306&gid=2&cid=3574&ecid=3574&post_id=0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Quirky Quiz Question<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 \u00a0South Carolina is not only the home to Dori Sanders’s peach farm, but it is also home to a famous peach-shaped water tower called the Peachoid.\u00a0 In what town is the Peachoid located?
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Last week’s answer: Julian Mason<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Every year the English Department gives an award to an outstanding graduate student with an interest in Southern literature.\u00a0 Do you know the former faculty member for whom this award is named?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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