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Joining the Department of English at The Ohio State University in 2002 as an Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor, Brian McHale was a vital member of the department as a scholar, teacher,…
On October 17, 2023, the Project Narrative community lost one of its most valuable members, Sean O’Sullivan. The English Department hired Sean in 2006 for a position in film studies that was not…
Over a hundred students, colleagues, and friends gathered in person and virtually on Monday, May 2nd to celebrate Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor Brian McHale, who is…
On February 24, 2022, Project Narrative hosted a virtual event, "Why Do We Feel That Stories Explain? Narratives and the Philosophy of Explanation," with Associate Professor Marina Ludwigs…
On Wednesday, November 17th, Project Narrative hosted a virtual event, Story Universals and the Diversity of Ethics, with Patrick Colm Hogan, University of…
Professor James Phelan, Director of Project Narrative, has been named to the advisory board of the Science & Fiction Lab at Florida International University. The Science & Fiction Lab describes…
Despite the expected and unexpected challenges of the 2020-2021 academic year, Project Narrative’s Core Faculty members continued to publish, teach and serve various communities, furthering…
On Sunday, May 9, Project Narrative hosted its third Core Faculty Lecture of the semester. Frederick Luis Aldama, Distinguished University Professor and director of LASER (Latinx…
On Tuesday, November 10th, Project Narrative hosted a virtual lecture by Professor Leigh Gilmore. A former OSU faculty member, Professor Gilmore, a leading expert on life writing…
Distinguished University Professor James Phelan was awarded the 2021 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Narrative. This…
Project Narrative Core Faculty member Angus Fletcher was awarded the 2020 Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring. The Botoman Award…
Project Narrative congratulates Core Faculty member Frederick Luis Aldama on winning a 2020 International Latino Book Award for his book Reel Latinx: Representation in U.S…
Distinguished University Professor Frederick Aldama, a core faculty member of Project Narrative, recently completed a series of interviews with other core faculty members as part…
Professor of English Amy Shuman received the Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award at this year’s annual American Folklore Society (AFS) meeting, which occurred from Oct. 16-19 in Baltimore, Md. This…
Project Narrative core faculty member Frederick Luis Aldama was named one of the 2019 Distinguished University Professors, a rare honorary title given to full professors who, according to the Office…
Project Narrative core faculty member Frederick Luis Aldama will give the keynote address at the international conference “Narrative Encounters with Ethnic American Literature” at the University…
The Executive Committee of the International Society for the Study of Narrative (ISSN) is delighted to announce winner of the 2017 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award. The 2017 winner is the…
The North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) awarded its 2015 Best Book of the Year prize to Robyn Warhol, core faculty of Project Narrative and Arts and Humanities…
James Phelan appeared in the New York Times on Tuesday, June 21st, in a story where he compares basketball star LeBron James' career to a bildungsroman—otherwise known as a coming-of-age…
Jim Phelan is the recipient of the Sir William Osler, MD Award given by OSU College of Medicine’s Medicine and the Arts Board. The Osler Award recognizes contributions to the medical…
Brian McHale has been awarded the university’s Distinguished Scholar Award. The Distinguished Scholar Award, established in 1978, recognizes exceptional scholarly accomplishments by senior…
Professor Amy Shuman was presented with the Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award on Tuesday, February 16, when a contingent of administrators (Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce…
The barriers for Mexican filmmakers in…
Project Narrative is proud to announce that two of our core faculty members, Amy Shuman and Robyn Warhol, have been awarded Arts and Humanities Larger Grants for their current research.
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LASER—an Ohio State scholarship and mentoring center for Latino/a students—has just been named a 2015 Bright Spot in Hispanic Education by the White House. Founded and directed by Ohio State…
Just released in June 2015 is the Cambridge Introduction to Postmodernism by Brian McHale. The book surveys the full spectrum of postmodern culture – high and low, avant-garde and popular, famous…
Professor of English and Director of Disability Studies Amy Shuman and Bridget Haas, of Case Western University, were awarded a Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research grant of $16,000…
The May issue of Narrative is out now. Guest edited by Ohio State's own Brian McAllister, this installment is a special issue on poetry and narrative and features contributions from Peter Hühn,…
The October issue of Narrative is out now. Guest edited by Wang Ning and our own Brian McHale, this installment is a special issue titled "Postmodernist Fiction: East and West" and…
In September, James Phelan was awarded an honorary degree from Aarhus University for his contribution to narrative studies. An Honorary Award video showcases his achievements.