St. John’s English Department 2019 Conference CFP
The topic of this conference will be “Forms of Justice: Reflections on Writing, Creativity, and Social Change.” We would like to invite all graduate students […]
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Primary Sources in the St. John’s University Archives and Special Collections: History, English, and Religion
Presenter: Alyse Hennig, Assistant Archivist, University Libraries Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018 Time: 1:50pm – 3:15pm Location: Q-Library B20 Campus: Queens Only This workshop will […]
Industry & General Events for English Majors
The following schedule has been compiled by University Career Services as a list of events that the English student may attend. Industry Events for English […]
The Serious Side of Food – Reading & Discussion Program
This reading and discussion program will explore the complex interactions and entanglements that underlie our nourishment and pleasure in food. The schedule for the discussion […]
Dan’s Papers Literary Contest for Nonfiction
Southampton based Dan’s Hampton Media is hosting their seventh annual Dan’s Papers Literary Prize for nonfiction. There is an emerging young writers Prize for nonfiction […]
Founder’s Week – Poetry for Shelter and Social Justice (Reading & Open Mic)
Join us for poetry reading and open mic Friday, September 22 Poetry Reading: 11 am – 2 pm Open Mic: 2 – 4.30 pm Reception: 4.30 – 6 pm Open […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two More New Doctors! Laura Lisabeth & Phil Grayson
It’s the season for new Doctors! Congratulations to Dr. Laura Lisabeth, who on Tuesday afternoon defended her dissertation, “Arcades of Style: E.B. White, William Strunk […]
Fall 2017 Course offerings
Spring started yesterday, but fall is just around the corner! Here are the course flyers for Grad and Undergraduate courses for next fall. FALL 2017 […]
SJU Summer 2017 Grad Courses and Fellowships
The English department will offer two online grad seminars this coming summer. We also have a very limited number of tuition-only fellowships to support students […]
Support the SJU Slam Poetry Team’s GoFundMe Campaign (ends April 2017)
From Dr. Dohra Ahmad: One of our wonderful English majors, Tom Hill, asked that I send out this gofundme request. He and some other […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
EVENT: Safe Zone Training, 11/5/16
My name is Hannah Lang and I am in charge of Safe Zone training at St. John’s with Spectrum. I am reaching out to you […]
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 […]
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 […]
EVENT @ SJU SI: “Betwixt and Between: Black Communities and City Neighborhoods in 19th Century NYC
From Dr. Bob Fanuzzi: “Sandy Ground at St. John’s: Faces of the Underground Railroad” is a public humanities and educational outreach program of St. John’s […]
Art Exhibition & Events about the Mexican Revolution @ SJU
From Sociology and Anthropology: Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you and your students to visit “Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Sabino Osuna’s […]
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 […]