Summer 2021 Undergraduate Course Offerings
UNDERGRADUATE FLYER JUNE 1, 2021 – JULY 6, 2021 SUMMER SESSION I http://stjenglish.com ENG. 1100C: Literature in a Global Context (31116) ONLINE Dr. Melissa […]
Articles by Steve Mentz
Summer 2021 Graduate Course Offerings
St. John’s University English Department Summer 2021 Graduate Course Flyer Summer Session 1: June 1 – July 6, 2021 English 885: Topic in Culture Studies […]
Fall 2021 Graduate Course Offerings
GRADUATE ENGLISH FLYER FALL 2021 http://stjenglish.com/ ENG. 110: Introduction to the Profession (71651) T. 5:00 – 7:00 PM (Hybrid Synchronous) Dr. Jennifer Travis Email: […]
Congratulations to Dr. Laila Shikaki for passing her dissertation defense!
Congratulations to Dr. Laila Shikaki for a wonderful and successful dissertation defense! Laila’s dissertation, “JOURNEYS THROUGH HOME AND EXILE: PALESTINIAN AUTOBIOGRAPHIC WRITING,” explores the unique […]
Dr. Danielle Lee Zoom-Lecture hosted by UC Riverside – Fri 4/16 at 2 pm
On Friday 4/16 at 2 pm, SJU alum Dr. Danielle Lee will present an invited guest Lecture (via Zoom) as part of University of California […]
Bookmarks April 22! Edited Collections on Earth Day with Drs Travis and Mentz
Come join us on Earth Day 2021, April 22 during Common Hour, for our last Bookmarks event of the spring semester. Dr. Jennifer Travis and […]
Fall 2021 Undergraduate Course Offerings
UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH FLYER FALL 2021 QUEENS CAMPUS PLEASE SEE BACK PAGES FOR THE NEW ENGLISH MAJOR REQUIREMENTS Please note: All courses are on campus unless […]
MLA Virtual Career Counseling April 8 & 9 (for members), webinars, forum, and CFPs
As per the latest MLA email: Inspired by the success of the virtual 2021 MLA convention’s career counseling services, we are excited to offer members […]
Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Fellows Program (application due April 12)
The UVA Graduate School of Arts and Sciences seeks to fund scholars through their Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Fellows Program. It is described on their website […]
“Building the Fugitive Academy” Workshops and Seminars Hosted by Boston College (March 5-May 7)
Boston College is hosting “Building the Fugitive Academy: Communication, Culture, Media, & Rhetoric Scholars on the Work of Transformation” as a conference divided into two […]
NEPCA 2021 Virtual Conference: Thursday, October 21-Saturday, October 23 (abstracts due Aug 1)
NEPCA 2021 Virtual Conference: Thursday, October 21-Saturday, October 23 Science and Technology Area Current Co-Chairs: Jessica Hautsch , Stony Brook University , jessica.hautsch@stonybrook.edu; Jon Heggestad, Stony […]
Poem Published by Phoebe Miller
We are pleased to celebrate the publication of an original poem by a St. John’s student. Phoebe Miller wrote her poem “Growing Pains” in English […]
Tenure-Track Positions available for Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES) Department at Augsburg University
Dr. Tricia Matthew (@triciamatthew) has posted a short Twitter thread of job opportunities for the newly established Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES) Department at […]
NAP Scholarship Deadline: March 31
@stevengfullwood summarizes the scholarship as: The NAP Scholarship is an annual fund awarded to students, early career, and independent archivists of African descent who wish […]
Library Resource for Students, Faculty and Staff
In order to request materials from the library, students, faculty and staff can use the acquisitions link here.
Poetry Manuscript Announcement
An exciting announcement from one of our own English Ph.D. students—in addition to the pre-release of his chapbook celestial navigation, Peter Vanderberg’s first full-length poetry […]
Nothing Old, Nothing New: Resonances in Black Film and Media Webinar March 17
CUNY’s Intellectual Publics will be presenting a webinar entitled “Nothing Old, Nothing New: Resonances in Black Film and Media” via Zoom on March 17, 2021 […]
Laura Bassi Scholarship: application deadline March 31
The Laura Bassi Scholarship, which awards a total of $8,000 thrice per annum, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing […]
Beyond Academia Conference 2021
Berkeley is hosting their 9th consecutive Beyond Academia conference (though fully virtual this year!) from February 25th-26th. There will be nearly 100 speakers who discuss […]
Plants and Poetics: A Panel Discussion (Noon March 31 on YouTube)
…featuring St. John’s own Professor Lee Ann Brown! at University of Pennsylvania Kelly Writers House: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0321.php#31 PLANTS AND POETICS: A PANEL DISCUSSION Lee Ann Brown, […]
Congratulations to Nancy Alvarez and Raquel Corona on their publication!
Dr. Nancy Alvarez (PhD ’17) and Dr. Raquel Corona (PhD 2021) had their chapter “Estamos Locas? Narratives of Resistance in an English PhD Program” about […]
Junior English majors: Internship Opportunity at Plough Magazine
The internship is described below by Dana Wiser, its coordinator: “We offer 8 seats, 4 at a time for a month each. Interns assist editorially […]