D’Angelo Lecture: Erica Hunt, “lines set afloat toward hope”
I had been looking forward to Monday April 14 ever since we finalized the appointment of Erica Hunt as the English Department’s honorary D’Angelo Chair […]
Articles by Steve Mentz
April Poetry Reading: Stephanie Burt (April 7th)
Better late than not at all, I wanted to post a few pictures and thoughts about the fantastic reading given by poet and Harvard professor […]
Othello on Broadway – cross-posted by Steve Mentz
[cross-posted from The Bookfish: www.stevementz.com] Almost all productions of Othello end up as a wrestling match between the two lead actors, and the eye-droppingly expensive Broadway production’s dueling Hollywood […]
“lines set afloat toward hope”: Erica Hunt’s D’Angelo Chair Lecture: Monday 4/14 1:50 pm (Common Hour)
It’s almost time! Come join us in Common Hour on Monday 4/14 for Erica Hunt’s eagerly awaited D’Angelo Chair Lecture, in the lecture hall in […]
Lecture by Dr. Todd Craig (SJU DA ’13)
We are excited to welcome back SJU alum (English DA 2013) Dr. Todd Craig, who will give the 3rd Annual Invited Lecture on Cultural Rhetoric […]
WoW! at City College (4/3/25)
In an early event kicking off National Poetry Month several SJU poets traveled across the boroughs to historic City College in Harlem on Thursday April […]
Steve Mentz on a Podcast hosted by Dan Dissinger (PhD ’17)!
Some of us remember Dan Dissinger, who graduated from St. John’s with his PhD in English in 2017. Dan teaches now at the University of […]
Congrats to Dr. Endrit Agolli!
Congratulations to Dr. Endrit Agolli on his successful defense of his doctoral dissertation, titled “Poetics of Religiosity: T.S. Eliot and Religious Sense.” Dr. Agolli is […]
Erica Hunt’s D’Angelo Lecture: Mon April 14th (Common Hour)
Peter P. and Margaret A. D’Angelo Chair 2025 Lecture Lines set afloat towards hope Erica Hunt, M.F.A., a poet, essayist, and author, works at the […]
Poetry Month at St. John’s! (Readings on March 17, April 7, April 24, April 28)
We have a full set of Poetry events at SJU in April! The big event will be Erica Hunt’s D’Angelo Lecture on April 14th, and […]
Summer ’25 and Fall ’25 Registration Deadlines!
Welcome back from spring break! It’s almost time for registration season! We are still finalizing all of our F25 course offerings, and as soon as […]
A Reading by Edwidge Danticat (Queens College M 3/10)
There’s a great event around the corner at Queens College on Monday, March 10, in which Edwidge Danticat will be speaking. See the attached flyer […]
Revenge of the English Majors! — What Employers Really Want in the Age of AI
The Age of AI means new opportunities for English Majors Like many writers and people who are devoted to humanistic values, I am somewhat skeptical […]
Henry IV in Fort Greene!
As we settle in for the chilly start of the S25 semester, we at SJU English have lots to look forward to. Watch this space […]
Welcome to Spring 2025!
Welcome back to campus on a chilly morning in January! It’s gorgeous and quiet, with single digit temperatures and Sunday’s snowfall still mostly untouched. The […]
Two Lectureships at SUNY Albany
Welcome back to Spring 2025! Here’s a doctoral-level job opportunity for our grad stduents – The Program in Writing and Critical Inquiry at the University […]
Congrats to Dr. Joey Weisler!
We’re excited to shout out one more December doctoral defense before the year ends! Dr. Joey Weisler’s dissertation, “From Scars Into Stars: Transforming The Pain […]
Alum Interview: Leslie J. Fernandez (BA ’16)
We’re excited to finish up our F24 semester with an interview from our alum Dr. Leslie J. Fernandez, who did their BA in English with […]
Congrats to Dr. Nouf Arige!
With apologies for a slight delay in posting, we want to celebrate Dr. Nouf Arige’s defense from last month. Her dissertation is called, ““Disturbing The […]
Congrats to Dr. Marisa Hollywood!
Marisa Berman Hollywood started the PhD at St John’s University ten years ago— two full-time higher-education jobs, three children, and one ambitious dissertation later, she […]
Women and Gender Conference at Seton Hall University: March 28, 2025 (deadline Feb 3, 2025)
Looking for a venue to trot out your recent Women and Gender Studies research? Hoping to organize a panel on a WGS topic? Maybe you […]
D’Angelo Chair Course – Eng 3750: A Poet’s Tour of the Essay, taught by Erica Hunt
Seats are still available for this amazing course, taught by Erica Hunt, our incoming D’Angelo Chair for the S25 semester. The course will include special […]