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SSAWW Mentorship Match Program
The SSAWW Graduate Student Caucus is excited to announce a new cycle for our Mentorship Match Program. This program pairs dissertating graduate students with a faculty mentor who will read and provide feedback on two chapters of their dissertation during the 2026-2027 academic year. The program concludes with a series of online panels in Spring 2027 in…
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CFP: American Literature Association Symposium: The City and American Literature (6.30.15)
American Literature Association Symposium: The City and American Literature New Orleans, LA September 10-12, 2015 Keynote Speaker: Ed Folsom, University of Iowa ALA symposia provide opportunities for scholars to meet in pleasant settings, present papers, and share ideas and resources. The September 2015 symposium will focus on representations of the city in American literature. We welcome proposals for…
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Assistant Professor 20th Century Literature and Cultural Studies (University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley)
The Department of Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to teach, conduct research, present and publish in the area of 20th Century Literature and Cultural Studies to begin Fall 2015. The position may also include teaching introductory courses in literature, survey…
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Part-Time American Literature Instructor (The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics)
Part-Time American Literature Instructor: The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics has an opening for a part-time literature instructor. Preference will be given to applicants with a strong background in American Literature. Requirements: minimum masters, doctorate preferred. For detailed description of position requirements, please see posting on our website: OSSM.edu. Send letter of interest, resume,…
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CFP SAMLA 87–Edith Wharton Society (Deadline 6.15.15)
CFP SAMLA 87–Edith Wharton Society Writing (of) Women’s Bodies: Wharton and Early Twentieth-Century Feminism In keeping with the SAMLA theme, “In Concert: Literature and other Arts,” this panel seeks papers which consider Edith Wharton’s work in the context of the growing voice of feminism of her time. In this panel, we are interested in papers…
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CFP: Nineteenth-Century American Studies in the Twenty-First Century (7.17.15)
Nineteenth-Century American Studies in the Twenty-First Century University of Warwick, 6-7 November 2015 Keynote Speaker: Susan Gillman (University of California, Santa Cruz) The second biennial BrANCA symposium aims to be a ‘state-of-the-field’ event that brings together researchers, writers, teachers and students to discuss the most pressing topics and concepts currently animating nineteenth-century American literary and cultural studies. http://www.branca.org.uk/symposium-2015.html
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SSAWW at ALA 2015
Reposted from ssaww-l: SSAWW hopes to see many of our members at ALA, especially at our two panels and the business meeting (listed below). Please encourage potential members to attend the business meeting. You do not need to be a current dues-paying member to attend the meeting. The ALA panels will be a great warm…
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position: American Literature to 1865, North Dakota State University
The English Department at NDSU Invites Applications for Assistant Professor of American Literature The English department at North Dakota State University seeks to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in American literature to 1865, beginning January 2016. We seek a colleague with teaching/research expertise from the earliest period of contact and exploration through the antebellum period; expertise in…
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EAAS Conference Call for Proposals (15 June Deadline)
Proposals are invited for the next Conference of the European Association for American Studies To highlight the range and diversity of American Studies in Europe the EAAS is issuing an open call for proposals for the April 2016 conference, to be hosted in Constanta, Romania. Proposers may wish to identify and explore long-standing, current and…
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Wharton in Washington 2016 Dates: June 2-4, 2016
Wharton in Washington 2016 Dates: June 2-4, 2016. We now have the dates for the Wharton in Washington 2016 conference: June 2-4, 2016. Call for Papers (also at https://whartoninwashington2016.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/) Wharton in Washington: the Edith Wharton Society via Wharton in Washington 2016 Dates: June 2-4, 2016.
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Visiting Professor of English in American Literature (any period) University of St. Francis
The University of St. Francis, a Catholic, Franciscan institution in Joliet, IL, invites applications for a Visiting Professor of English in American Literature (any period). We offer undergraduate and graduate programs serving traditional aged and adult students through a variety of learning formats. The university is located in one of the fastest growing areas in…
