USC Dornsife News

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USC Dornsife doctoral student Robin Coste Lewis and alumna Angela Flournoy have been named finalists for the National Book Awards.

Tania Modleski of English at USC Dornsife describes why Marion’s murder from Hitchcock’s iconic movie stands the test of time.

The highly acclaimed, award-winning poet will teach literature and creative writing at USC Dornsife.

Award-winning poet Anna Journey celebrates her first year of teaching at USC Dornsife where she shares with students her love of the grotesque.

Poet and English alumna Barbara Duffey, winner of the 2014 National Endowment for the Arts’ Creative Writing Fellowship, explores the intersection of literature and science.

Slacktivism, lifehack, agender — linguist Edward Finegan comments on the social implications of words newly added to dictionary.com’s database.

Percival Everett, Vanessa Schwartz and David Ulin receive Guggenheim Fellowships for 2015 to pursue their research and literary projects.

USC Dornsife faculty take center stage at the 2015 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books — the biggest book festival in the nation.