Congrats to Dr. Anna Sicari on her Job
Anna Sicari (PhD 2016) will start as a Visiting Assistant Professor and The Director of the Writing Center at Oklahoma State University. Good luck to […]
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Why New Humanities Ph.D.s Should Leave the Country
For too long, the U.S. academic job market has compelled us to see our careers in black and white Universidad San Francisco de Quito, in […]
MA and PhD Graduation
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Commencement for Graduate Programs held its event tonight, May 19, at 6 p.m. in Carnesecca Arena. The […]
CFP: Creative Connectivity: Thinking, Writing and the Translation of Information to Understanding
Here is the CFP for the Creative Connectivity conference. The conference features our very own Dr. Anne Gellar as one of its keynote speakers. Conference […]
Newly Minted English PhD!
Congrats to Dr. Meghan Gilbert-Hickey, our newest English PhD! Meghan (third on the right) successfully defended her dissertation on May 16!
“Done Diss” Summer 2016 Writing Camp for English Doctoral Students
Join us for “Done Diss” Summer 2016 Writing Camp! The St. John’s University English Department is pleased to sponsor the “Done Diss” Summer 2016 Writing […]
Congrats to Dr. Dissinger!
Dr. Daniel Dissinger (PhD 2015) – secured a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor job at the University of Southern California (USC) in their English Department. […]
Congrats to Dr. Chatterji!
Dr. Tuli Chatterji (DA 2015) – was recently offered and accepted a tenure-track position at LaGuardia Community College in the Department of English.
CFP: Transfeminisms: Translating, Transgressing, and Transforming Feminisms
Sarah Bess Rowen, CUNY, The Graduate Center Amy Meyer, Tufts University In January 2016, President Obama became the first president of the United States to […]
Caribbean Writers Series Explores Cultural Richness and Diversity
We had an amazing event with writer Tiphanie Yanique. Read more about it here. Thanks to Tipahnie Yanique for coming to SJU!
Congrats to our Newly Minted Doctor, Jenn Schonwetter
Dr. Jenn Schonwetter successfully defended her dissertation on Monday, May 2. Congrats, Dr. Schonwetter, and good luck on all your endeavors!
Yale University Symposium: Terror on Tape: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the History of Horror on Video
From May 6-7, the Yale University Library will be hosting a symposium on the history of horror on video tape. It will investigate connections between […]
Doctoral Candidate Wins Two Awards: Lauren Williams
Dr. Anne Gellar reports on one of our doctoral candidates: Exciting news from Lauren Williams, doctoral student. She is English faculty at Thomas Nelson […]
Cooper-Du Bois Mentoring Program for advanced undergraduate, recently graduated, or terminal MA student interested in pursuing doctoral studies in African-American Literature, Culture, and/or Rhetoric
Do you know an advanced undergraduate, recently graduated, or terminal MA student interested in pursuing doctoral studies in African-American Literature, Culture, and/or Rhetoric? If so, […]
SUNY Albany Writing and Critical Inquiry, Lecturer(s)
Application Instructions: Applicants MUST submit the following documents: Curriculum Vitae Cover letter A writing sample A statement of teaching philosophy Three letters of recommendation Optional: […]
Baruch College Seeking Consultants for Fall 2016
The Baruch College Writing Center anticipates openings for professional writing consultants to join our vibrant and engaged staff of writers and teachers for the Fall […]
TSQ CFP 4.2 TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly Special issue: The Issue of Blackness
TSQ CFP 4.2 TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Volume IV, number II, 2017 Special issue: The Issue of Blackness Guest editors: Treva C. Ellison, Kai M. […]
CFP: special issue of Changing English, “Straight Outta English”
CFP for “Straight Outta English” a special issue of Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education . The issue is curated by SJU English alum, […]
4/22: Dr. Elda Tsou’s Bookmarks Event: Unquiet Tropes
This weekend was a full and exciting one for St. John’s English scholarship and intellectual conversation. On Friday, April 22, the night before our PhD […]
Daniel José Older’s Fantastic Talk (4/14/16)
On Thursday April 14, novelist Daniel José Older gave a talk and reading in the Institute for Writing Studies Lounge. All the seats were full, […]
PhD Launch Conference Saturday!
Still not sure how to celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th deathaversary? Come to St John’s on Saturday for a conference to launch our new PhD in English! […]
Homi Bhabha: Translation in the Time of Migration at CUNY Grad Center
Homi Bhabha: Translation in the Time of Migration Details WHERE: The Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue ROOM: C200: Proshansky Auditorium WHEN: May 06, 2016: 6:30 […]