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College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Research Forum
The Faculty Research Forum celebrates the breadth and depth of scholarship within the College of Arts & Sciences. It highlights the interdisciplinary spirit that is central to our work, bringing together excellence across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
As the academic heart of William & Mary, the College is home to faculty whose research and creative practice take many forms: innovative theatre and performance, community-engaged scholarship, award-winning writing, new scientific discoveries and more. Their work shapes our students, strengthens our communities and contributes to knowledge and progress across the country and around the world. The Forum provides a space to share this work, learn from one another and recognize the impact we achieve across disciplinary boundaries.
Fiction as Inquiry
Brian Castleberry, director of the Creative Writing Program and associate professor of English
Tuesday, April 21, 3:30 p.m. in Washington Hall, Room 201
Join us for the final Faculty Research Forum of the semester on April 21 featuring Brian Castleberry. He will read from his novel, "The Californians" and from his current project, "Wolfboy." The reading will be followed by a discussion on character-driven storytelling, approaching historical events through fiction, and the novel as a form of intellectual inquiry.
Nomination Criteria
We aim for the Forum to be inclusive of our full community, representing a range of disciplines, types of research and stages of faculty careers. In shaping each year’s program, we seek balance across the humanities, social sciences and sciences. We hope to highlight both recent achievements by early career faculty and the ongoing, deeply developed work of colleagues with sustained research portfolios.
Open to tenured and tenure-eligible faculty, the presentations should showcase fresh, fully formed research or creative work that is ready to share with a wider audience. We are not seeking works in progress or retrospective talks that survey an entire career. Our goal is to reflect the breadth, depth and vitality of research across the College.
We invite self-nominations from eligible faculty. If you are interested in presenting and contributing to this year’s program, please complete this brief form.