HIGH POINT, N.C., Nov. 12, 2009 ? Dr. Letitia Guran, visiting assistant professor of English at High Point University, recently presented a paper titled “Mapping the World of Failed States” at the SCLA (Southern Comparative Literature Association) annual conference at Arizona State University. The conference meets for the purpose of presenting and discussing information to support and strengthen comparative literature studies.
In her presentation, Guran discussed the idea of “metropoetics,” a poetics of city and literary infrastructure that is able to represent and recreate large, chaotic, historically differentiated and geographically various entities.
“Over the years, SCLA has been an invaluable experience,” Guran says. “It has allowed me to interact closely with fellow scholars from my field and get feedback for my work from people who take interest in my intellectual development.”
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at http://www.highpoint.edu/.
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