Shakespeare at St John’s! (M 12/5 at 8pm)
Come to the Little Theater next Monday night at 8 pm to see St John’s students perform Shakespeare’s comedy of shipwreck, mistaken identity, gender confusion, […]
Month: November 2016
Call for Papers: Queer Places, Practices, and Lives III at Ohio State University
Call for Papers Queer Places, Practices, and Lives III The Ohio State University Columbus, OH May 12-13, 2017 Confirmed keynote speakers: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and […]
Queen Elizabeth II on “Standard Academic English”, Proper Forms of Communication, Football, and MORE!
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen… Elizabeth II: (October 15, 2011 at 2:32pm; An Open Letter from the […]
St. John’s Annual Winter Carnival, Monday 12/5/16!
SJU Winter Carnival The holiday season is filled with celebrations that reflect the rich traditions of different cultural backgrounds, faiths, and religious beliefs. To celebrate […]
EVENT: Critically Engaging Race and Racism in Higher Education, DEC 6
Educators at CUNY are doing some great work and want to shed some light on their efforts. They have an event on Dec. 6th titled […]
Make SJU a #SanctuaryCampus
In the wake of the Presidential elections, many have raised concerns about the status of undocumented students/people. Following the example of the #SanctuaryCities (NYC is […]
CFP: “Approaching Variation Between Readers and Reception” – The 29th Annual Stony Brook English Graduate Conference
The Stony Brook English Department’s Graduate Conference will be held Friday, February 24th, 2017 “Approaching Variation: Between Readers and Reception.” We read, like we walk, […]
Letter from Vice President of Student Affairs, on the Presidential Campaign’s “Rough Rhetoric”
Dear Johnnies, Last week, we saw the end of a long and difficult campaign season unlike others in memory. In his recent communication, President Gempesaw, […]
Generous Grad Fellowships in the Black Public Humanities, University of Delaware
Generous Grad Fellowships in the Black Public Humanities at the University of Delaware As a commitment to diversifying the professoriate, University of Delaware is happy […]
CFP: “Activism and the Humanities”, for the SJU English Department’s “A Graduate Student Conference”
SJU’s Call for Papers Activism and the Humanities: A Graduate Student Conference sponsored by the English Department at St. John’s University in conjunction with a […]
Celebrate the Holidays with the English Department
Greetings English department scholars! With the holidays right around the corner and another successful semester coming to an end, we thought that it would be […]
CFP: Words Matter: Politics, Rhetoric, and Social Justice the 15th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference hosted by the English Department at Indiana University Bloomington
Words Matter: Politics, Rhetoric, and Social Justice* *Indiana University Bloomington* *March 24-25, 2017* We are issuing a Call for Proposals for scholarly and creative submissions […]
Georgetown University Capstone M.A. Program in English
Georgetown University M.A. Program in English is currently accepting applications for our free-standing Master of Arts Program in English at Georgetown University, and I would […]
UDAF Application – Due Tuesday 11/22/16
This is just a reminder that the UDAF Application is due Tuesday, November 22. Remember this is only for students who completed their course work […]
From the St John’s English Department
Many of you will have received this message from the English department in response to recent events by email. We also want to post it […]
MOCK Job Talk: Regina Duthley, PhD Candidate in English at SJU
Please join us for Regina Duthley’s mock job talk in preparation for her on-campus interview (YAY!). The talk will be on Friday, December 2, 2-3pm […]
NYC Men Teach & Teach For America Information Session – Nov 17, 2016
NYC Men Teach & Teach For America Information Session – Nov 17, 2016 NYC YMI/ Teach For America Info Session RSVP: CareerLink/Workshop/Events Date: Thursday, November […]
Shakespeare at Queens Library!
Queens Library at Flushing will be presenting “Talking Shakespeareon” December 12th, 2016 QL is encouraging College students to attend who have read Macbeth, Two Gentlemen […]
Event at Tisch: Beyond the Scorched Earth of Counter-Cinema
Attention St. John’s Students: Please consider joining the Colloquium For Unpopular Culture at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts starting Friday. See details below. THE […]
CFP: Call for Papers for Rutgers University’s 39th Annual Susman Graduate Student Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS The 39th Annual Susman Graduate Student Conference “THINKING WITH EMPIRE” Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Friday March 31st, 2017 Keynote Speaker: Dr. […]
CFP: CFP: 15th Annual Africana Studies Symposium: “Performing Africana Art and Culture: Repression, Resistance, and Renewal”
The Africana Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in conjunction with the Department of Dance and the Department of Art and […]