Rodrigo Martini Paula has published an essay and co-edited a volume on Czech-Brazilian media thinker, Vilém Flusser. The essay in Comparative Literature Studies traces Flusser’s view of nationalism along with Portuguese poet Jorge de Sena.
Eidson Chair in American Literature has helped launch the website for In-Na-Po, Indigenous Nations Poets. She is also a board member of the organization.
Dr. Andrew Zawacki was named a Distinguished Research Professor in 2021. He has gained distinction as a poet, translator, editor and critic. He has published five celebrated books of poetry, numerous chapbooks and limited-edition books, and critical essays in prestigious literary journals.
Eidson Chair in American Literature LeAnne Howe’s documentary SEARCHING FOR SEQUOYAH will start airing nationwide on PBS stations on November 1st.

Thursday, September 16, 2021
University Press of Mississippi publishes CONVERSATIONS WITH LEANNE HOWE
The University Press of Mississippi will publish CONVERSATIONS WITH LEANNE HOWE, a collection of interviews with Edison Chair in American Literature LeAnne Howe. Howe is known as an innovative and critically acclaimed Choctaw writer who has published books, plays, and poetry depicting the…