MA Thesis, Portfolio & PhD Comprehensive Exams Information Meeting
The English department & EGO are hosting an informational meeting, for all graduate students entering the post-coursework stage of the program, this Wednesday, February 15 […]
PhD Life
Stephanie Montalti’s “Teaching Heinrich Hoffman’s Der Struwwelpeter: Power Dynamics, Authority, & Responsibility”
Congrats to Stephanie Montalti, English Ph.D. candidate and adjunct instructor here at St. John’s, who just published an informal article/blog post for the Children’s Literature […]
EGO’s PhD Comprehensive Exam Info Session
EGO will host a PhD comprehensive examination information session on Monday, March 16th, 1:50-3:15 (common hour) in DAC 408. This is a perfect event for […]
Congrats to Raquel Corona on ABD Status!
On March 20, Raquel Corona successfully completed her Doctoral Oral Exams with flying colors. Assistant Professor Dr. Steve Alavarez and Assistant Professors Dr. Raj Chetty […]
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: Doctoral Student Nancy Alvarez’s Wins IWCA dissertation Research Grant
Ph.D. Student Lands Research Grant for “Tutoring While Latina” The International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) has awarded SJU student Nancy Alvarez ‘18Ph.D. with the Winter […]
English Ph.D. Graduates Land Tenure-Track Positions
Friday, April 28, 2017 Five recent graduates of the Ph.D. program in English have already secured coveted tenure-track positions in the field. Katelynn DeLuca ‘17Ph.D., […]
FREE Webinar: Prepping for an Altac/Postac Career in Grad School
FREE Webinar: Prepping for an Altac/Postac Career in Grad School Is it possible to use graduate school to train for an alternative academic (altac) or […]
Asao Inoue Gives a Shout-Out to Professor Mao & SJU’s D. Bacigalupo, R. Corona, & C. Salazar in Personal Academic Blog – “Infrequent Words”; #represent
Friday, March 17, 2017 Day 2 of #4C17 . . . Yesterday was a great day. Linda’s keynote was wonderful. She reminded me of a […]
Newly Minted Doctor Regina Duthely!
Congrats to Regina Duthely, PhD, on successfully defending her dissertation, “(Dis)respectability Politics: Black Feminist Digital Rhetorics,” today! Dr. Duthely will start as an Assistant Professor […]
American Studies Summer Institute at the JFK Library
Beyond Black and White: Prioritizing Race and Racial Formation in the Study of American Life, Past and Present July 10-21, 2017 (weekdays) 8:30 AM to […]
2017 Hip Hop Literacies Conference at John Jay College (CUNY)
Only $10! More information found here: http://www.hiphopliteracies.com/
Online Teaching Essentials course — March 13 – April 9, 2017
The Summer 2017 offering of Online Teaching Essentials is now open for registration. Any English faculty of graduate students who plan to teach online or […]
ANN: Grad Assistantships Applications Available Now
The Division of Student Affairs at St. John’s University has ongoing Assistantship offerings. Please make sure you check their page frequently and follow them on […]
CFP: The 29th Annual Stony Brook English Graduate Conference
Approaching Variation Between Readers and Reception The 29th Annual Stony Brook English Graduate Conference Keynote: James Phelan, Ohio State University 24 February 2017 tinyurl.com/sbuEnglishGradCon Call […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
EVENT: Intellectual Publics Series: From Dissertation to First Book
From Dissertation to First Book: A Practical Guide An event within the Intellectual Publics series, convened by Ken Wissoker November 14, 2016 6:30pm William P. […]
CFP: What’s New in Queer Studies?
In the late 1980s, theorists such as Judith Butler, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and Teresa De Lauretis questioned and redefined existing discourses on identity, gender and […]