Congratulations Laila Shikaki!
The students, faculty and staff at the St. John’s University Department of English would like to extend their warmest congratulations to Laila Shikaki, who recently […]
Bring it In: Transnational Feminisms inPractice, Northwestern University,
Dear all, Here is the link to the website for Bring it In: Transnational Feminisms in Practice, Northwestern University, July 8-12. https://sites.northwestern.edu/transnationalfeminisms/ The Institute is […]
Event: Marlon James and Victor LaValle in Conversation at The Graduate Center
Marlon James was named one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2019. In the issue, Salman Rushdie called James “one of the most […]
Postdoc: PITT Latinx Studies
Please spread the word about this postdoc (one-year with possibility of renewal) in Latinx studies, to be housed in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Urban Studies, […]
EVENT: From Dissertation to First Book: A Practical Guide
Intellectual Publics Series, Convened by Ken Wissoker Monday, May 13, 2019 630pm William P. Kelly Skylight Room (9100) The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue […]
“What You Need to Know About Me” Anthology CFP
“What You Need to Know About Me” is an exciting new anthology (published by The Hawkins Project, co-founded by Dave Eggers) that highlights the experiences […]
Columbia University: Thanks for filling out IRAAS 25th Anniversary Conference Registration Here’s what we got from you: EDIT RESPONSE IRAAS 25th Anniversary Conference Registration “Free to Be Anywhere in the Universe: An International Conference on New Directions in the Study of the African Diaspora”
April 25-27, 2019 DATE & TIME: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019 12:15PM SAVE THE DATE IRAAS 25th Anniversary Conference – “Free to Be Anywhere in the Universe: An International […]
2019 Summer Institute in Performance Studies at Northwestern
*2019 Summer Institute in Performance Studies* *Bring It In: Transnational Feminisms in Practice* *Northwestern University* *July 8-12, 2019* *Convener: Marcela A. Fuentes* The Center for […]
April 25/26 @ NYU : CRITICAL UNIVERSITY, CRITICAL DISSONANCE: Pedagogies of on Art & Violence in the Americas
CRITICAL UNIVERSITY, CRITICAL DISSONANCE: Pedagogies of Art & Violence in the Americas April 25 & 26, Thursday & Friday KJCC, 53 Washington Square South More […]
Grad Student Lisa Robinson receives grant from Folger Shakespeare Library
St. John’s English PhD student Lisa Robinson has been awarded a travel and expenses grant to attend a research symposium hosted by the Folger Shakespeare […]
Daily Beast Internships
The Daily Beast is in the process of filling internship slots. The position is open to undergraduate seniors, as well as graduate students, in the […]
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 […]
Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education Symposium at CUNY
Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education Symposium The CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue New York Room 9204/9205 May 2, 2019 9.00 am-6.00pm The symposium is […]
ASSAY: Journal of Nonfiction Studies CFP
Call for Proposals – Pedagogical Essays about “Truth” and Non-Fiction • 100-200 word proposals due May 15, 2019 • Pedagogical Essays of 1,000-3,000 words due […]
Alum News: Congrats to Dr. Anwar Uhuru!
Dr. Anwar Uhuru (PhD 2018) recently accepted a tenure-track job at Monmouth State University as an Assistant Professor of African American Latinx Literature in the […]
The Human Cost of Adjunct Labor (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/adjunct-professors-higher-education-thea-hunter/586168/
The PhD Pay Gap
An article from The Chronicle of Higher Education on the structural inequality in doctoral stipend gaps. Read here.
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. […]
Dean’s Symposium on Modernity: M 4/8 DAC 206
Come hear perspectives on “modernity” and “the modern” from four different disciplines in St. John’s College of Arts and Ideas this coming Monday during Common […]
RESOURCE: MLA Doctoral Student Career Planning
Doctoral Student Career Planning: A Guide for PhD Programs and Faculty Members in English and Other Modern Languages
EGO Will Host a Professionalization Workshop on 4/9
EGO is working with Dr. Smalls, Dr. Alvarez, and Matthew Pucciarelli to present a Professionalization Workshop on Tuesday, April 9th from 4-6pm in the Writing Center […]
Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls is Keynote Speaker at Stony Brook University’s WGSS Conference on 4/5
Please join Dr. Shanté Smalls on April 5th at Stony Brook University for their third annual Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies conference. Date: Friday April […]