Gabriel Brownstein Reading from His New Book, The Open Heart Club, in October
Gabriel Brownstein’s new book, The Open Heart Club: A Story about Birth and Death and Cardiac Surgery, is going to be published on October 22, […]
Faculty News
Congratulations to Prof. Catina Bacote!
Prof. Catina Bacote received the St. John’s Summer Support of Research Award. The $10,000 award will allow her to devote the summer months to revising […]
Dr. John Lowney Interviewed by Black Agenda Report
Dr. John Lowney was recently interviewed by Black Agenda Report about the significance of his latest book, Jazz Internationalism: Literary Afro-Modernism and the Cultural Politics […]
Bookmarks Presents Dr. Steven Alvarez
The St. John’s University English Department would like to present this year’s Bookmarks speaker event with Dr. Steven Alvarez in conversation with Dr. Raj Chetty. […]
Dr. Smalls Co-Edits Duke University Journal Double Special Issue
Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Assistant Professor of English, co-edited the most recent of GLQ: A Journal of Gay & Lesbian Studies. “Queers Read This! LGBTQ […]
SJU’s Laura Lisabeth & Steven Alvarez Publish in WVU’s Open Access Textbook, “Bad Ideas About Writing”
Laura Lisabeth “Strunk and White Set the Standard” Steven Alvarez “Official American English is Best” […]
Find SJU’s Anne Geller and “The Meaningful Writing Project” at IWAC 2018!
For IWAC 2018, we will be joined by Michelle Eodice, Anne Ellen Geller, and Neal Lerner. These scholars behind The Meaningful Writing project will have […]
NEWS: Dr. Kathy Lubey Wins Faculty Award
Dr. Kathleen Lubey, Associate Professor of English, recently won the Outstanding Achievement Medal recognizing faculty accomplishment and service. The award is given to faculty who […]
Community Literacy Journal 11.2 Announcement: SJU’s Steve Alvarez!
The Community Literacy Journal is pleased to announce the publication of Community Literacy Journal 11.2 with articles that may be of interest to many of you! These […]
3/8/17 – Lee Ann Brown’s Poetry Reading
Lee Ann Brown will be giving a poetry reading of her original work Wednesday, March 8th with Jackie Wang as part of the 50th Anniversary […]
Dr. Stephen Miller’s book about Frances Perkins, nominated for “Henry Adams Award”
Great Department News! Dr. Stephen Miller’s recent book about Frances Perkins has been nominated for a Henry Adams Award. The Society for History in […]
Interview with Dr. Steve Alvarez: “About my Mexican American Identity . . .”
Interview with Dr. Steve Alvarez In preparation of Dr. Steve Alvarez’s start at St. John’s, the SJU blog editors decided it would be swell […]
AWARDS: English and Writing Faculty Win Faculty Recognition Awards for 2015-2016 Year
The Faculty Recognition Award recognizes faculty for their excellence in research and scholarship, teaching, and service. The English Department had eight faculty winners and the […]
Dr. Smalls – CLAGS’s 2016 Spring Fellowship & Award Winner!
We are pleased to announce the following winners of CLAGS’s 2016 Spring Fellowships & Awards! CLAGS Fellowship Award: Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in New […]
CFP: Black Queer and Trans* Aesthetics (co-edited by Dr. Smalls)
Black Queer and Trans*Aesthetics The 21st century marks a turn for centralizing queer and trans* lives, bodies, and activism in the broader work for Black […]
English Department Faculty News: Dr. Raj Chetty’s Recent Publications and Presentations
Dr. Raj Chetty, Assistant Professor in the English Department, recently published two peer-reviewed articles. Additionally, Dr. Chetty has an upcoming presentation at CUNY Graduate Center […]
1 Day Conference: The New Seriality Studies – Friday 9/23/16 @ Columbia University, with Dr. Amy King as a Participating Moderator
1 Day Conference: The New Seriality Studies Friday, September 23, 2016 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Columbia University OPEN TO THE PUBLIC From Charles Dickens […]
University Writing Center News: Dr. Alison Perry and Steven Alvarez’s Articles Appear in New Issue of Composition Forum!
Composition Forum: Volume 34: Summer 2016 From the Editors Christian Weisser, Mary Jo Reiff, Anis Bawarshi, and Lance Langdon Special Issue Editorial Assistant: Allison Dziuba […]
A Midsummer’s Dream: The Academic Adventures and Quests of Our English Dept. Students & Professors
Dr. Lubey spent the month of August at the Chawton House Library in Hampshire, UK, consulting the collection and writing an article on Hester […]
Adjunct Faculty Colloquium: Monday 9/12/16 – University Center, Suite D, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
August 1, 2016 Dear Adjunct Faculty Member: I would like to welcome adjunct faculty, both new and returning, for the Fall 2016 semester at St. […]
Dr. John Lowney Publishes Two Essays in Major Book Collections
Dr. John Lowney, Professor of English, had two major essays published this year: One is “‘Frank-ly Speaking’: Frank Marshall Davis, the African American Left, and […]
Successful Graduate Student Orientation
Today, in DAC 207, English Department/IWS faculty and MA/PhD graduate students gathered together to share valuable information as we commence this new academic year. The […]