Carey Representatives Attend Mississippi Philological Association Meeting
The Department of Language and Literature represented William Carey University at the 2016 meeting of the Mississippi Philological Association from Feb. 12-13 on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus.
Dr. Allison Chestnut, professor of language and literature, read her essay, "Ice, Ice Baby: A Look at Imagery in Moira Crone's The Ice Garden" and Dr. Lorie Watkins Massey, associate professor of language and literature, read her essay, "Everybody Knows About Mississippi?"
Joining the professors were three Carey graduate students. Autumn Barnard of Laurel read "Aphra Behn's Oroonoko: A Celebration of Tragedy." Nancy Barnard of Laurel read "The Powerful Presence of Absence: Addie Bundren's Desire for 'Doing' Fulfilled in Cormac McCarthy's The Road," and Shelby Gresham of Taylorsville read "The Indestructible Nature of the Sublime: Era Embodiment in Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia."
In addition to presenting at the meeting, Massey also edits the philological association's academic journal, POMPA, which publishes select conference papers each year.