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Annual “Literary Spring” at SHU

April 16, 2025

The English Department at Sacred Heart University hosts “Literary Spring” every April, which includes a number of activities that promote a community of authors…

The Power of Multicultural Literature

March 22, 2023

“The House on Mango Street” by Mexican American author Sandra Cisneros is a 1984 novel. It is told from the point of view of…

Roald Dahl Rewritten

March 15, 2023

Controversy surrounds the novels of famed children’s author Roald Dahl as they are being reviewed and revised to make them more acceptable to a…

The Joan Didion and Gloria Naylor Archives

February 22, 2023

“Archives of prominent authors, like Gloria Naylor – or Joan Didion, provide a treasure trove of materials that launch new scholarship and insight into…

The State of Classical Literature

November 30, 2022

Dr. Peter Sinclair, Chair of the Department of Languages and Literature, said, “Literature’s ability to speak to every imaginable truth, conflict, joy and tragedy…

The Singularity of Truth: Reflections on the Impeachment Inquiry

December 4, 2019

By Tyler Lascola Copy Editor For some strange reason, it always seems that whatever books I’m currently reading directly correlate with whatever major issues…

Hating Women – It’s Been Around a Long Time

November 13, 2019

BY Julianne Minervini Staff Reporter The “Hating Women – It’s Been Around a Long Time” presentation took place on Nov. 6 in the Martire…