Q&A: IC professor gets call to write Playbill essay

By Georgie Gassaro, Staff Writer • September 25, 2024

Chris Holmes, associate professor and Chair of Literatures in the Department of English, has been a superfan of Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro for nearly 15 years. Holmes recently met his literary hero, as he was selected by the Rose Theatre in London to author a Playbill essay for the stage adaptation of Ishiguro’s novel “Never Let Me Go.” Holmes hopped across the pond to attend the premiere and feature in the play’s press junket Sept. 25 alongside Ishiguro and other contributors

All voices to be heard at New Voices Literary Festival

By Jacquelyn Reaves, Newsletter Editor • April 18, 2024

Seven newly published authors will read excerpts of their stories for Buffalo Street Books on April 24. This is a part of the Ithaca College writing department’s annual New Voices Festival, which has been occurring for over 10 years. The festival is being held from April 24 to April 26 and places an emphasis on platforming women and writers of color. 

Literary festival connects students with emerging writers

By Arleigh Rodgers • May 13, 2020

Student guides continued to play a role in this year's festival, even as the event was held virtually through Zoom.

Q&A: Professor examines works that push the limits of genre

By Kate Sustick • February 26, 2020

Opinion editor Kate Sustick spoke with Holmes about the ways Kazuo Ishiguro conveys a larger meaning of identity and how it inspired Holmes’ chapter. 

Office Hours: Chris Holmes on gun violence

By Nick Friend, Podcast Editor • January 31, 2018

In this episode of "Office Hours," host Celisa Calacal spoke with Chris Holmes, associate professor in the Department of English, about gun violence and gun culture in the U.S.

Buffalo Street Books buoyed by loyal locals

By Jake Leary and Laura O’Brien • November 8, 2017

“There’s that feel that you get going into a small local store. People know you, and you go in, and there’s that intimacy that is very welcoming."

New Voices Literary Festival spotlights rising writers

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • April 5, 2017

Henderson described “The Short Short” as a marathon: The two-hour event kept flowing until all the readers finished sharing their stories.

Ithaca College faculty struggle to find adequate housing

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 4, 2015

Ithaca College faculty are faced with the challenge of finding both affordable and suitable housing in Ithaca — a city that isn’t necessarily known for either, said several faculty who have experienced the housing and rental market.

English professor to co-direct University of London seminar

By Evin Billington, Life & Culture Editor • November 5, 2014

This spring, Chris Holmes, assistant professor of English, will travel to England to guest-direct a graduate seminar and give a lecture at Queen Mary College in the University of London about postcolonial literature and the Nobel prize–winning author J.M. Coetzee.

Ithaca College faculty opt for Buffalo Street Books over college store

By Charlotte Robertson, Contributing Writer • September 17, 2014

Ithaca College professors have been asking students to buy their books through Buffalo Street Book's "First Class" program over the college's Bookstore.

English department hosts contest to honor late student

By Sara Kim, Staff Writer • March 26, 2014

Three months after the death of junior Michael Clark, the Ithaca College Department of English is hosting the first annual Michael Clark Renaissance Essay Contest in his honor.

College gathers to mourn accident victim

By Noreyana Fernando, News Editor • December 4, 2013

More than 100 members of the campus community attended a vigil held Dec. 3 in Muller Chapel in memory of Ithaca College junior Michael Clark.