Lawrence Joseph, Poet from STJ Law School
Here’s a link to the online journal Jacket 2, which has a special feature on Lawrence Joseph, a poet who also teaches at St. John’s […]
18th Century Feminisms Lecture at NYPL
Ever wondered what your professors do when they are not sitting at the head of the seminar table? When they’re not downing coffee in their […]
News from the Future: English Dept Alums
A recurring feature on this blog is News from the Future, which includes posts from recent St. John’s English alums, with their news from the […]
Early Modern Historicism Event at CUNY Grad Center
Anyone interested early modern literature should head over to the CUNY Grad Center this Friday to hear a trio of brilliant early modernists talk about […]
Dishing Gender Event on 2/16/12
Dishing Gender February 16, 2012: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES Come Discuss The Battle for Birth Control and The M.R.S. and the Ph.D. Educated Women and […]
Networking for Success
This event for undergraduate majors and minors is co-sponsored by the English Department and Career Center. February 16, 1:30-2:30 PMEnglish Department Seminar Room The most […]
Professional Shakespeare on Campus (and FREE!)
As some of you may already know, I run a theatre company – the Adirondack Shakespeare Company. Last year we performed on campus, and this […]
UPDATE: SUNY Council on Writing Annual Conference deadline extended to February 3
The deadline for SUNY’s Council on Writing has been extended to February 3.Call for Proposals: “Sustainability and Writing”SUNY Council on Writing Annual ConferenceFashion Institute of Technology […]
CFP: Brooklyn College Graduate English Conference
The Shifting Self: Radical Transfigurations Brooklyn College Graduate English Conference April 28, 2012 Keynote Speaker: Eileen Myles “My narrative begins in media res, when many things […]
NYIT: Modernist Manhattan Conference
New York Institute of Technology presentsThe College of Arts and Sciences8th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference:MODERNIST MANHATTANMarch 2, 2012NYIT’s Manhattan Campus16 W. 61st St. (11th floor auditorium)The […]
The Infamous Master’s Portfolio
I’m starting to take a look down the semester, thinking about putting together my Master’s Portfolio, and I realized this would be a great post […]
Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity
Here is another tidbit from In The Middle. Any undergraduates who taken classes in early modern and medieval studies, you may be particularly interested in […]
Michael Camille Essay Prize
This morning In The Middle posted an announcement for the biennial Michael Camille Essay Prize. This essay competition is open to students currently in Master’s or […]
CFP: Works In Progress
Works in Progress An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference May 31, 2012University of CincinnatiDepartment of English & Comparative LiteratureCincinnati, OHThe English Department at the University of […]
Study Shakespeare at the Globe Theater in London
Here’s a great opportunity to spend most of June 2012 in London, studying at the New Globe Theater on the South Bank. It’s fully funded […]
CFP: Thomas R. Watson Conference
Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric and Composition Oct. 18-20, 2012 – Louisville, KY “ECONOMIES OF WRITING” Organized by the University of Louisville English department […]
GATZ at the Public Theater
This is one of those times where I am really glad to live in NYC. I just heard about this fascinating production from one of […]
Welcome Back for Spring 2012!
It has been great to see everyone over the last few days as we trickle in from the winter break. There are smiles, hugs, and […]
Shakespeare Commons: A St Johns Shakespeare Blog
Partly for my Shakespeare courses and also for the entire St John’s community, I’ve started (another) new blog, Shakespeare Commons. Once I finish building up […]
CFP: SUNY Council on Writing
The Fashion Institute of Technology’s Writing Studio and Department of English and Speech invite proposals for this year’s SUNY Council on Writing (COW). This year’s […]
Dr. Ganter’s Report from MLA
Our own Dr Granville Ganter provides this report from the Delegate Assembling of the Modern Language Association, with interesting news on the changing shapes of the profession, […]
Internships in Publishing
Courtesy of Professor Brownstein and the website bookjobs.com, here’s a great, long list of potential internships in the publishing business. As the website says, “Publishing […]