Travel funding for graduate students
To encourage our graduate students to take the next step and present work at outside professional conferences, St. John’s has made available up to $500 […]
Reminder: Dr. Lubey’s Lecture at NYPL
Don’t forget that Dr. Lubey is giving a talk on 18th Century Feminisms at the NYPL this Friday, March 9 at 1:15 p.m. See our […]
A Poetics of Nothing
Looking for something to do on the last day of spring break? Come to the grad center at 2 pm for a Poetics of Nothing! […]
Job Opening at the New York Public LIbrary
Grad students who are finishing up might be interested in this — There is a fulltime opening at the NYPL for an Assistant Site Advisor in Upper […]
Harold Bloom at CUNY in March
Via Dr. Ganter —Harold Bloom is scheduled to give two Monday night talks at 6:30pm at the CUNY Graduate Center (34th st and 5th Ave).They […]
Complimentary Student Tickets to Yosemite
St. John’s students and staff are offered complimentary tickets to Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s world premiere production of Yosemite by Daniel Talbott. For details on how to […]
Fall 2012 Undergraduate Course Listings
And here are the Undergraduate Course Offerings for this fall: FALL 2012 UNDERGRADUATE FLYER Eng. 2200 (76412)/ Hon. 2250 (76413): Introduction to English Studies MR […]
Fall 2012 Graduate Course Listings
Below please find the Graduate Course Offerings for Fall 2012. Don’t forget that on Thursday, March 15 there will be a roundtable event in the […]
CFP: St. John’s Graduate Conference
St. John’s University English Graduate Conference Call for Papers Discourses of Power: Subjugation, Struggle and Sacrifice in Literary and Political Cultures Saturday, April 21, 2012 […]
Recap: Networking Event by the Career Center
Last Thursday, I attended a meeting held by the Career Center for English majors. Career Counselor Laura Smith had some great advice for English majors […]
Food, Politics, and Pedagogy on Feb 23
Food for Thought: Eating, Politics, and Pedagogy (Or, Is the way to a student’s mind through her/his stomach?) Just back from the Popular Culture Association’s […]
Victorian Conference at Columbia in April
Students interested in Victorian Studies might want to travel across town from April 13-15 to catch the annual meeting of the Northeast Victoria Studies Association […]
Bamboozled this Thursday
Professor Ganter invites you to a screening and discussion of Spike Lee’s film, Bamboozed, this Thursday, February 23 during common hour (1:45 PM – 3:30 […]
Summer Graduate Studies Fellowship at Rutgers
Undergraduate students who are considering going on to graduate study in English might be interested in the Rutgers English Diversity Institute summer fellowship. Designed for students ” from […]
Some Spring Dates to Remember
Before we all scatter during spring break, I want you to note a couple of upcoming dates on your calendars. The first is Th March 15, […]
One more weekend of The Justice Project in Queens
Thank you to friends, students, and faculty who came out this past weekend to see the Manhattan performances of The Justice Project. It was wonderful […]
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 […]