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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: H. D. International Society (MSA; 4.12.16)
The H.D. International Society invites paper submissions for a proposed panel, “The Pool Film Group and Beyond: Modernism’s Media,” at the Modernist Studies Association conference, November 17-20, 2016, in Pasadena, CA. We are especially interested in work that considers Bryher, H.D., and/or Kenneth Macpherson’s involvement with the Pool film group or that in other ways…
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Director, African American Studies (University of Texas at El Paso)
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) seeks a dynamic scholar and leader for the position of Director of African American Studies. Founded more than twenty years ago, African American Studies at UTEP offers a rich mix of programming linking students, faculty, staff and members of the community in the El Paso border region…
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CFP – Studies in the Novel Special Issue: “Gender and the Cultural Preoccupations of the American West”
CFP – Studies in the Novel Special Issue: “Gender and the Cultural Preoccupations of the American West” Deadline for submissions: 9/1/2016 Studies in the Novel is currently seeking submissions for a special issue on “Gender and the Cultural Preoccupations of the American West,” guest edited by Sigrid Anderson Cordell (University of Michigan) and Carrie Johnston…
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New Books: The Redemption of Narrative: Terry Tempest Wiliams and Her Vision of the West By Jan Whitt
The Redemption of Narrative: Terry Tempest Wiliams and Her Vision of the West By Jan Whitt http://www.mupress.org/The-Redemption-of-Narrative-Terry-Tempest-Wiliams-and-Her-Vision-of-the-West-P902.aspx Author and environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams argues that a lack of connection to the land is the direct result of our failure to care intimately about one another. From PIECES OF WHITE SHELL: A JOURNEY TO NAVAJOLAND…
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New Books: Knowing, Seeing, Being: Jonathan Edwards, Emily Dickinson, Marianna Moore, and the American Typological Tradition by Jennifer L. Leader
SPECIAL SAVINGS of 30% OFF NEW BOOK from the UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS To place orders: Order online or by phone (800-537-5487). To receive a special 30% discount on orders of this book, enter promotional code S617 at checkout (discount will be applied after the code is entered). Code is valid through April 30, 2016.
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Prizes: SSAWW Graduate Student Paper Awards Announced
SSAWW Graduate Student Paper Awards The Society for the Study of American Women Writers is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 Graduate Student Paper Awards, which recognize the exemplary work that graduate students presented at the recent SSAWW conference in Philadelphia, PA. This contest is separate from the best paper award sponsored by Legacy.…
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Visiting Assistant Professor, African American Literature (College of Charleston)
The College of Charleston welcomes applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in English and African American Studies, with a start date of August 16, 2017. Required qualifications include a PhD in English or African American Studies with emphasis in African American Literature; demonstrated excellence in teaching; and a commitment to participating in a growing…
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CFP: Laura Ingalls Wilder: Critical Perspectives (Edited collection; Abstracts by 4.15.16)
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Critical Perspectives Since 1932, when Laura Ingalls Wilder published her first novel, Little House in the Big Woods, Americans have been fascinated by Wilder’s representation of the American frontier and pioneer life. That fascination has been renewed with the 2014 publication of Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography. Edited by Pamela Smith Hill…
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Native American Studies (Humboldt State University)
Humboldt State University is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty and staff of the highest quality reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of the state DESCRIPTION: Humboldt State University’s Department of Native American Studies invites applications for an academic year tenure-track faculty position in Native American Studies, with…
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Faculty Position in English (Union University)
Union University seeks a qualified individual for the tenure-track Faculty Position in English, with demonstrated expertise in Secondary Education. Applicants should offer an additional area of expertise, which might include Twentieth-century Literatures in English (British, American, or global Anglophone) or Rhetoric and Composition (e.g., professional writing, or technical writing). Rank assignment commensurate with education/experience. This…
