Center for Faulkner Studies News & Announcements
Faulkner Center, Univ. Press Publish Faulkner and Twain Volume (6/22/2009)
Faulkner and Twain, a collection of scholarly essays about two of America’s greatest writers, has been published for the Center for Faulkner Studies by Southeast Missouri State University Press.
Rieger to Deliver Lecture on Southern Authors (2/23/2009)
Dr. Christopher Rieger, assistant professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University, will present an illustrated lecture based on his book, Clear-Cutting Eden: Ecology and the Pastoral in Southern Literature, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, in Crisp Hall Auditorium.
Faulkner Center Director Doubles as Clarence Jordan (1/12/2009)
Dr. Robert Hamblin, professor of English, director of the Center for Faulkner Studies, scholar and poet at Southeast Missouri State University, has a new interest: portraying legendary Baptist preacher Clarence Jordan.
Call for Papers Issued for Faulkner and Morrison Conference (2/4/2009)
The Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University is issuing a Call for Papers for its next conference, "Faulkner and Morrison," to be held Oct. 28-30, 2010.
Steady Stream of Chinese Scholars Coming to Faulkner Center (12/3/2008)
In 2005 Changlei Li, an English professor in the People’s Republic of China who wanted to travel to the United States to complete his doctoral dissertation on William Faulkner, sent letters of inquiry to two American institutions that hold significant Faulkner collections. Only one answered immediately with an invitation to visit -- Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies.
Whitlow Play to Premiere at Faulkner and Chopin Conference (9/30/2008)
“A Salon with Kate Chopin and William Faulkner,” an original readers’ theatre dramatization scripted and directed by Dr. Roseanna Whitlow, a member of the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Communication, will premiere at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, in the University Center Ballroom.
Ewell to Keynote Faulkner and Chopin Conference (9/29/2008)
Barbara Ewell, the Dorothy Harrell Brown Distinguished Professor of English at Loyola University, New Orleans, will deliver the keynote address at the Faulkner and Chopin Conference at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, in the University Center Ballroom.
Faulkner and Chopin Conference Set for Southeast (9/19/2008)
Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies will host a conference on the literary works of William Faulkner and Kate Chopin Oct. 2-4 in the University Center.
Hamblin Co-Authors New Faulkner Companion (9/8/2008)
Robert Hamblin, professor of English and director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, is co-author of a new book on Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner.
Hamblin to Deliver Lectures in Taiwan (4/14/2008)
Dr. Robert Hamblin, professor of English and director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, will deliver a series of literary lectures in Taiwan in May.
Faulkner Exhibit on Display in Kent Library (3/20/2008)
A selection of William Faulkner materials collected by Jane Isbell Haynes, a noted Faulkner scholar, and recently donated to Southeast Missouri State University is currently on exhibit in the Center for Faulkner Studies in Kent Library.
Rieger Named Assistant Director of Faulkner Center (12/7/2007)
Dr. Christopher Rieger, assistant professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University, has been appointed assistant director of the school’s Center for Faulkner Studies.
2007 BioKyowa Visiting Scholar Named (11/6/2007)
Mariko Hiwatashi, associate professor of the humanities faculty at Fukuoka University in Fukuoka City, Japan, has been chosen as the ninth annual BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar by Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies.
Faulkner Center Receives Government Documents (10/22/2007)
Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies has added to its archives copies of U.S. State Department documents relating to Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner—thanks to the assistance of U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and the cooperation of the University of Arkansas.
Call for Papers: Faulkner and Chopin Conference (4/19/2007)
This “Faulkner and Chopin” conference invites proposals for twenty-minute papers on any topic related to William Faulkner and/or Kate Chopin. All critical approaches, including theoretical and pedagogical, are welcomed, as well as papers on special collections of Twain and Chopin.
Hamblin to Be Featured Poet in Mississippi (9/11/2007)
Dr. Robert Hamblin, professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University, will be the featured poet at the Tallahatchie Riverfest in New Albany, Miss., Sept. 20-22.
Faulkner Manuscript Donated to Southeast Missouri State University (7/30/2007)
An original handwritten manuscript by William Faulkner has been donated to Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies.
Chinese Scholar Visits Faulkner Center (4/3/2007)
Kong Qinghua, a professor and dean of English at Qingdao University, Shandong Province, the People’s Republic of China, recently completed a five-month research visit to the Center for Faulkner Studies.
Nobuaki Namiki Named 2006 BioKyowa Scholar
William Carlos Williams Manuscript Donated to Southeast (3/5/2007)
A signed typescript of an unpublished poem by famous American poet William Carlos Williams has been donated to Southeast Missouri State University.
Hamblin to Receive 2006 PRIDE Award (11/30/2006)
Dr. Robert Hamblin, professor of English and director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, will receive the PRIDE Award during commencement exercises at 2 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Show Me Center.
'Mr. Twain, Meet Mr. Faulkner' to be Presented Friday (10/18/2006)
A readers’ theatre dramatization of “Mr. Twain, Meet Mr. Faulkner” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, in the Southeast Missouri State University Center Ballroom.
Faulkner and Twain Conference Set for Southeast (10/11/2006)
"Faulkner and Twain," a conference sponsored by Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies and the Missouri Humanities Council will be held on the Southeast campus Oct. 19-21.
Southeast Receives MHC Grant (10/2/2006)
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $1,309 to Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies in support of “Faulkner and Twain,” a conference to be held Oct. 19-21.
2006 Biokyowa Scholar to Speak at Southeast (9/5/2006)
The 2006 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar at Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies will deliver a lecture on “Faulkner and Post-World War II Japan” Sept. 7.
Hamblin to Teach Faulkner Seminar in Japan (3/13/2006)
Dr. Robert Hamblin loves introducing readers to the works of William Faulkner. Professor of English and Director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, Hamblin has been teaching Faulkner’s novels and stories for four decades. During April and May, he’ll carry his Faulkner message to Japan, where he’ll teach a graduate seminar in Faulkner at Senshu University in Tokyo. He will also deliver guest lectures at several other Japanese universities.
Visiting Japanese Scholar to Present Lecture Sept. 8 at Southeast (9/1/2005)
Takako Tanaka, the 2005 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar at Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies will present a lecture on campus Sept. 8.
Biokyowa Visiting Scholar to Visit Southeast (8/23/2005)
Professor Takako Tanaka, professor of English at Nagoya City University, has been chosen as the seventh annual BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar by Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies.
Hamblin Leading Faulkner Discussion on Oprah.com (6/14/2005)
Dr. Robert Hamblin, the director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, is currently leading a discussion of Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying on Oprah.com for Oprah’s Book Club, the world’s largest book club with more than 600,000 members.
Brodsky-Hamblin-Southeast Collaboration to be Celebrated (10/22/2004)
A program celebrating the 25-year collaboration of Faulkner collector Louis Daniel Brodsky, scholar Robert Hamblin, and Southeast Missouri State University is set for Monday, November 1.
Takaki Hiraishi named 2004 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar
Takaki Hiraishi, Professor of Letters at the University of Tokyo, is the 2004 recipient of the BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar Award at the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University.
Faulkner Companion issued by Greenwood
A Companion to Faulkner Studies, edited by Charles A. Peek and Robert W. Hamblin, has been issued by Greenwood Presss.
Faulkner Center hosting Fulbright Scholar from Romania
The Center for Faulkner Studies is hosting a Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Romania during the 2003-2004 academic year.
CFS Director to teach Faulkner/Morrison Seminar Online
Robert Hamblin, the Director of the Center for Faulkner Studies, will teach an online seminar on selected novels by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison this summer.
Blotner Papers being inventoried on CFS Web site
A detailed inventory of the correspondence and interview notes that Joseph Blotner compiled during his research and writing of Faulkner: A Biography is being added to the Center for Faulkner Studies Web site.
Faulkner in the Twenty-First Century issued by UP Mississippi
Faulkner in the Twenty-First Century, co-edited by Robert W. Hamblin, the Director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University and Ann J. Abadie, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, has been published by the University Press of Mississippi.
Yayoi Okada named 2003 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar
Southeast Missouri State University's Center for Faulkner Studies has announced the recipient of the 2003 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar award. Yayoi Okada, Professor of Sociology at Kwansei Gakuin University, will visit Southeast later this year to conduct research in the Brodsky Faulkner Collection and participate in a number of cultural exchange activities.
CFS issues limited edition print of John Faulkner's painting of Red Leaves
In collaboration with M. C. "Chooky" Falkner, the Center for Faulkner Studies has issued a limited edition color print of John Faulkner's painting of a scene from William Faulkner's short story, "Red Leaves."
Teaching Faulkner volume issued by Greenwood Press
Teaching Faulkner: Approaches and Methods, edited by Stephen Hahn and Robert W. Hamblin, is now available from Greenwood Press. The volume includes nineteen essays on the classroom use of Faulkner's works.
A William Faulkner Encyclopedia issued by Greenwood Press (10/1/2000)
A William Faulkner Encyclopedia, co-edited by CFS director Robert W. Hamblin and University of Nebraska-Kearney English professor Charles A. Peek, has recently been published by Greenwood Press.
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