USC Dornsife News

The Distinguished Professor of English earns fiction’s highest honor for his novel James, which offers a searing retelling of a Mark Twain classic.

Reading offers unexpected forms of connection, as Professor of English Emily Anderson uncovers in her latest, Shadow Work: Loneliness and Literary Life.

The festival, one of the largest of its kind in the country, celebrates its 30th year with readings by authors, cooking demonstrations and USC’s Spirit of Troy marching band.

The professor of English and author of the acclaimed novel Colored Television discusses writing in the shadow of “Big Television,” overcoming bad reviews, and her “descriptive, not prescriptive” approach.

Scholars explain how Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol significantly shaped and preserved the beloved winter holiday.

Bruce Smith explored the physicality of Shakespeare’s plays and pioneered new ways of examining sexuality and masculinity in the Bard’s works.

Professors bring expertise in topics such as Greek philosophy, Central American literature and rabbinic texts.

Percival Everett, Maggie Nelson and Viet Thanh Nguyen were recognized by The New York Times for their literary achievements.

The USC Dornsife Professor Emerita’s influential writing emphasized the importance of post-war and contemporary writers.