Jed Rasula, the Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor and head of the English department in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, won the second annual Matei Calinescu Prize from the Modern Language Association of America for his book History of a Shiver: The Sublime Impudence of Modernism, published by Oxford University Press.
The Matei Calinescu Prize, which is awarded to a distinguished work of scholarship in 20th- or 21st-century literature and thought, was established in 2016 in honor of the Romanian poet and scholar who taught at Indiana University, Bloomington. The prize was one of 18 awards presented Jan. 6 during the association’s annual convention in New York City.
Founded in 1883, the MLA provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy.
