It’s almost time!
Hi everyone — I am so excited for the spring semester to begin! I hope everyone has had a restful, safe, and enjoyable break. We […]
Call For Papers
Open Words Special Issue on Contingent Labor and Educational Access Deadline for Submissions: First drafts, June 1, 2011; Second drafts, November 1, 2011 Guest editors […]
CALL FOR JURORS- The Scholastic Writing Awards of 2011
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers invites graduate students, educators, and literary professionals to judge for the Regional Scholastic Writing Awards. This is perfect […]
Happy New Year
All of us at STJ English Blog wish you a very safe and happy New Year. We hope that 2011 brings you great success.See you […]
Harold Bloom publishes Stephen Paul Miller
One of Harold Bloom’s latest collections on Contemporary Poets features an article by St. John’s poet-critic Stephen Paul Miller. Professor Miller’s essay explores John Ashberry’s […]
Northeastern Grad Conference
The Northeastern University English Graduate Student Association is pleased to announce our 5th annual interdisciplinary graduate student conference: RAW MATERIAL Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ann Laura […]
Call For Papers!- Grad Conference
The Second Annual WRTC Graduate Symposium on CommunicationJames Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA“Communication in the 21st Century: New Media, New Ideas”Friday, April 22, 2011The School of […]
Dreaming of Summer (Employment)?
The Institute of Reading Development is seeking candidates for summer 2011 teaching positions. We seek applicants with an undergraduate degree or higher from any discipline. […]
Beyond St. John’s: Dr. Brian Quinn
As a holiday treat that will continue into the New Year, we’re going to post some information about recent St. John’s English dept graduate alums […]
University of Rhode Island Graduate Student Conference
The Department of English at the University of Rhode Island is proud to announce its annual Graduate Student Conference scheduled for Saturday, April 16th, 2011. […]
It’s a Party …
and you’re invited! The English Department is hosting a lovely end-of-semester party on Thursday, December 9 from noon until 2:00 pm in the department offices. […]
Reflections….
Hi All- I was just reflecting on the semester. Although it isn’t quite over yet, I took a moment to think about where I was […]
CFP: Boston College Biennial English Graduate Conference
The Boston College English department is hosting a graduate conference on March 19th, 2011 titled “I, S/he, We, They: Writing Lives and Life Writing.” Abstracts […]
St., John’s Graduate Student Conference — April 13, 2011
A message from Dr. John Lowney, Director of Graduate Studies — On behalf of the English Department, I am writing to invite you to […]
Newspaper Internships!
An opportunity to gain professional experience by working for our human-interest oriented group of newspapers. The Long Island Jewish World/Manhattan Jewish Sentinel/Rockland Jewish Tribune group […]
Call for Papers – MCLLM
Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media“The Power of Humanities”April 1-2, 2011Department of English, Northern Illinois UniversityKeynote Speaker: Emily Auerbach, professor of English at the […]
New York American Studies Association Conference this Saturday
St. John’s is hosting this year’s New York American Studies Association’s annual conference this coming Saturday, December 4. We’re hoping to find an interested grad […]
Undergraduate Conference Opportunity!!
Dear Colleagues,English Studies at LargeAn Undergraduate Conference at Illinois State University Sponsored by the English Department and Sigma Tau DeltaG/great W/writers do all sorts of […]
Tales from the Conference.
Regina Corallo, DA student in the department and an adjunct instructor, was kind enough to share her experience at the Annual Medieval Guild Conference earlier […]
Theology Core course for English Majors:
Via Dr. Lubey, here’s a link to a sample syllabus for Dr. Chris Denny’s Theology 3270: Theology and Literature, a course that satisfies the 3000-level […]
Throne of Blood
I read Christopher Isherwood’s review in the Times after taking my class to see the stage-play of “Throne of Blood” at BAM last Thursday. What […]
CFP The Rhetoric of Violence- The Renaissance Society of America
Cahiers n°5 – The Rhetoric of Violence in the Early Modern Era We invite submissions for the 2011 issue of Cahiers Shakespeare en devenir-Shakespearean Afterlives. […]