A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor recently was honored at the El Dorado Film Festival.
Frank H. Thurmond, visiting professor of English, won “best screenplay” for his work on “The Dealer’s Tale,” a movie that also earned nominations for best director and best southern film.
Thurmond was the writer and director of the movie, an 18-minute modern take on Chaucer’s “Pardoner’s Tale.”
El Dorado, Arkansas, hosted the second-year film festival, Sept. 17-19.
Pictured above are Frank Thurmond (center), director Justin Nickels and his wife, Associate Producer Mallory Nickels.
Jean-Robert Cadet, world-renowned abolitionist and former child slave, will visit the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to give a talk titled “From Child Slave to Abolitionist” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Continue reading “Former child slave turned abolitionist to speak”
Two retired UALR professors, James “Jim” Parins, 73, and Carolyn Curry, 87, recently passed away after lengthy illnesses. Continue reading “UALR community mourns passing of retired professors”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Writers’ Network will celebrate the arrival of the 2012 and 2013 issues of “Quills & Pixels” by hosting a book release party from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at The Joint located at 301 Main St., North Little Rock. Continue reading “Quills & Pixels release party to be held Nov. 18”
The UALR English Department and the William G. Cooper Jr. Honors Program in English has announced that poet and novelist, Victoria Redel, will be among the speakers for the final Cooper Lecture of the fall semester. Continue reading “Final Cooper Lecture series set for Nov. 7”
Equinox Magazine, a student-run journal of contemporary literature and art at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is celebrating its 2012-2013 issue with an exhibition and magazine launch party. Continue reading “Student literary magazine to hold launch party”
Web work, photo shoots, historical research, community events, and graphic design are just some of the things UALR students got to do while interning at the Institute on Race and Ethnicity this summer. They explain what a taste of the “real world” was for like for them. Continue reading “My Summer as an Intern”
UALR English major Nikki Ackerman was recently selected as a finalist for The Emmy Foundation’s Summer Student Internship Program. Continue reading “English major’s script selected as Emmy finalist”
Hundreds of area middle and high school students will take to the stage this month for the 15th annual Shakespeare Scene Festival. Continue reading “Shakespeare Scene Festival Set for March 11-12”
This guest post was contributed by Zabelle Stodola, professor of English, emerita. In addition to her role in the classroom, she is fondly known to many as the voice of Speaking Volumes on KUAR. Continue reading “Looking Back/Looking Forward”