Accomplishments: Department of English
The Utah Tech University Humanities Center recently interviewed Jarret Keene (English) to discuss his new dystopian adventure novel Hammer of the Dogs, the genius of comics legend Jack Kirby, and the challenges of being a writer in the digital age. Listen to the podcast episode here. Hammer of the Dogs is available wherever books are sold.
Mark Lenker (Libraries) interviewed UNLV colleague and middle-school friend Jarret Keene (English) for EcoTheo Review. In "Taking a Hammer to Las Vegas," the two discussed the characters, themes, and Las Vegas environments of Keene's new dystopian novel Hammer of the Dogs, published by the University of Nevada Press and available everywhere books…
Last week, Publishers Weekly ran online (and in print) Jarret Keene's (English) "soapbox" column, "Make Humanities Fun Again," on expanding the canon in English departments and reintroducing a sense of bright wonder to the humanities. Jarret's dystopian adventure novel Hammer of the Dogs is set in post-apocalyptic Las Vegas and is available at…
Jarret Keene (English) published a short story, "Dream Evil," in issue 5 of the international journal SHiFT: A Journal of Literary Oddities, published by Ringling College of Art and Design. On Oct. 17, he met with Ringling students, gave a luncheon talk on journalism and creative writing, and did a reading in the Alfred R. Goldstein Library…
Wendy Chen (English) was invited to speak on a panel at the Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College. She spoke on interdisciplinary collaboration within the arts and her experience collaborating with visual artist Michele Stutts. Her work with Stutts is currently on view as part of an exhibit titled, "Tapestry of Voices: The Poetic…
Assistant professor Wendy Chen (English) published three translations of the poetry of Song-dynasty woman writer Li Qingzhao in the final issue of Freeman's. The issue received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews, with her translations garnering particular praise.
Roberto Lovato (English) published a chapter on German author Thomas Mann's exile in Los Angeles and its relevance for exiles today. The book, Das Thomas Mann House – Politischer Denkort am Pazifik (Thomas Mann House – A Place for Political Thought on the Pacific), is published by the renowned German publisher Wallstein Village and includes…
Published by Nevada Public Radio, Desert Companion magazine praised Jarret Keene's (English) dystopian novel Hammer of the Dogs (University of Nevada Press, 2023) in the October 2023 issue. The review describes Dogs as "masterfully capturing the anxiety of younger generations faced with inheriting (and fixing) a world they might not even want."…
UNLV professor Roberto Lovato (English) spoke at Yale University's Jackson School of Global Affairs. His talk, titled, "Violence, Terror and Human RIghts Abuse in El Salvador from La Matanza to the Present," also discussed the role of U.S. policy in shaping that violence.
Jarret Keene (English) had his dystopian-adventure novel Hammer of the Dogs (University of Nevada Press, 2023) reviewed in the September 2023 issue of Vegas Cannabis Magazine. The book is hailed as "a hero's journey that pulls you in like a tractor beam and moves like laser show. Each chapter describes a place both familiar and futuristic.…
Carlos Tkacz (English, PhD student) published an article in ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. '“Not the End of the Trail:” Violence, MMIW, and Environment in Stephen Graham Jones’s The Only Good Indians" examines how Jones engages with the conventions of the horror genre and mobilizes Native slipstream…
William Donati (English) recently published a new edition of his book Ida Lupino: A Biography (University Press of Kentucky 2023).
The new edition celebrates the 27th anniversary of the book's publication. There is a new cover, new photographs, and a preface. Donati knew Lupino and had the opportunity to interview the famous actress and…