ACU Language & Literature

The Department of Language and Literature empowers students to connect with the languages, cultures and peoples of other nations.

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Happy National Grammar Day! Today, you have an excuse to be the grammar police. Don't forget to wish your friends a happy grammar day!

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Meet this month’s Graduate Spotlight, Daniel Ooi! Daniel chose to return to ACU for graduate school because the faculty are not only intellectual legends, they’re humble and make you feel valued. Comment to show your love for Daniel! #aculanglit #weloveourstudents #acu

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Meet this month’s 2021 Senior, Courtney Cook! Courtney plans to teach high school English after earning her M.Ed. at ACU. Some of her favorite classes include Latino Lit, Advanced Composition and Advanced Grammar, and Shakespeare. You rock Courtney! #aculanglit #weloveourstudents

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Meet this month’s Faculty Spotlight, Dr. Laura Carroll! Dr. Carroll has been teaching at ACU for 18 years, and her area of study is Rhetorical Theory. Her favorite part about teaching at ACU is the students who love to think and engage new ideas.#aculanglit #weloveourfaculty #acu

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Meet Courtney Cook, who is studying for a Master’s degree at ACU. She gave a presentation titled "Sunglasses and White Canes: Creating and Writing Accurate Blind Characters in Fiction" at Lubbock Christian University on November 11, 2020. Way to go, Courtney!

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Meet this week's Undergraduate Spotlight, Emily King! Emily is a sophomore, and her future plans are to be an editor. Thanks for being a part of our department and an all-around cool person, Emily! #aculanglit #weloveourstudents #acu

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3/3 The Bell Jar has been banned for a number of reasons, including perceived profanity and its coverage of both suicide and sexuality. The novel also rejects “typical” ideas of a woman's role as both mother and wife.

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1/3 The banned book of the day is Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar”

The novel details the life of Esther Greenwood, a college student who dreams of becoming a poet. (cont’d)

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2/3 She is selected for a month-long summer internship as a guest editor of Ladies' Day magazine, but her time in NYC is unfulfilling as she struggles with issues of identity and societal norms. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

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2/2 Although first challenged in 1990, the novel was officially removed from the Chicopee High School English class reading list for sex and profanity in 1993. (Doyle, ALA)

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1/2 Today’s banned book is Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

This 1985 dystopian novel, set in New England in the near future, posits a Christian fundamentalist theocratic regime in the former US that arose as a response to a fertility crisis. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

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UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's Culp Lecture has been postponed. We will let you know more information as soon as it has been rescheduled.

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4/4 In March 1999, “The Bluest Eye” was banned from Baker High School in Baker City, Oregon after multiple complaints from parents about the content of the book. The book was banned for being "sexually explicit," "unsuited for age group," and containing "controversial issues."

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1/4 Today’s banned book is Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” (see thread for more)

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3/4 Set in 1941, the story tells that due to her mannerisms and dark skin, she is consistently regarded as "ugly". As a result, she develops an inferiority complex, which fuels her desire for the blue eyes she equates with "whiteness".

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It’s GIVEAWAY TIME! For Banned Books Week, we’re giving away a ✨mystery prize✨ to 1 lucky winner @ end of week!

To enter, tell us ur fave banned book and tag a friend! (must be following @aculanglit to enter)

U can go to Fb, Insta, AND Twitter! That’s 3 ENTRIES! Good luck!

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Meet this week's Undergraduate Spotlight, Courtney Cook! Courtney is a senior, and her favorite book is Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Thanks for being a part of our department and an awesome student, Courtney! #aculanglit #weloveourstudents #acu

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Dr. Womble's class has been reading Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, and Berlin Fang is the Chinese translator of the novel. He talked about his job as a translator, this book, and the challenges of translation in general.
Thank you Berlin for sharing your experience!

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Next Wednesday, September 30th meet us at Chapel on the Hill for this year's Culp Lecture!

Join Dr. @_JoeStephenson_ for the latest updates in his research on The Dutch Lady, a never-published play he has been studying since 2017.

Hope to see you there!