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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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SSAWW 2015
thanks The Library Company of Philadelphia for the Thursday night reception in a wonderful setting; there are many opportunities for research on American women writers at the Library Company. Information on research fellowships can be found on the Library Company’s website: www.librarycompany.org
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Assistant Professor Native American Studies (Northland College )
Northland College, a liberal arts college with a focus on the environment and sustainability, seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position as assistant professor of Native American studies to begin in the fall of 2016. With an enrollment of approximately 600 students, Northland offers unique teaching and research opportunities for its faculty. Our distinctively experiential…
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SSAWW-DH listserv
There’s a great discussion going on now at SSAWW-DH, the SSAWW’s digital humanities listserv, in response to Cari Carpenter’s call for descriptions of digital projects. To join, go to http://lists.wsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ssaww-dh
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Assistant Professor for Creative Writing TT – University of Houston-Downtown
The University of Houston-Downtown Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor for Creative Writing/Fiction with expertise in Latino/a Studies to start August 2016. Publications of fiction and a terminal degree in a relevant field are required. Publications and service are also required for tenure. Degree in hand by…
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2015 SSAWW Awards
2015 Awards Society for the Study of American Women Writers The Society for the Study of American Women Writers was founded in 2000 to promote the study of American women writers through research, teaching, and publication. The Book Award, Edition Award, and Karen Dandurand Lifetime Achievement Award were established in 2011 to honor the work…
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American Multicultural Literature (St. Catherine University)
The Department of English in the Women’s College at St. Catherine University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in American Multicultural Literature to begin Fall 2016, pending budget approval. Rank and salary commensurate with education and experience. We seek candidates to teach and develop courses for both English majors and non-majors at the introductory…
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Assistant Professor of Instruction Asian American Studies (Northwestern University)
Northwestern University invites applicants for a non-tenure line, renewable Assistant Professor of Instruction position in Asian American Studies. We seek a candidate trained in the humanities and specializing in Asian American literature, media, and/or cultural studies. Geographic areas of specialization are open but those with expertise in Asian American Transpacific Studies, Hemispheric American Studies, Pacific…
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CFP: The Society for the Study of Rebecca Harding Davis and Her World at ALA (1.15.16)
The Society for the Study of Rebecca Harding Davis and Her World welcomes proposals for an open topic session at the American Literature Association’s Annual Conference. The conference will be held May 26-29, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. For further information about the conference, please consult the ALA website at www.americanliterature.org. We welcome proposals that engage any aspect of…
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CFP: Pauline E. Hopkins Society at ALA (1.6.16)
CALL FOR PAPERS: PAULINE E. HOPKINS SOCIETY American Literature Association 27th Annual Conference May 26-29, 2016 San Francisco, CA The Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Society will sponsor two sessions at the 27th Annual Conference of the American Literature Association. Panel One: “Inspired borrowings” or plagiarism? The significance of Pauline Hopkins’s textual appropriations. While we have long known…
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Awards: Women’s Caucus of MLA (11.30.15)
The Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages welcomes submissions for its annual awards. The 2015 Florence Howe Award Each year, the Florence Howe Award for feminist scholarship recognizes two outstanding essays by feminist scholars, one from the field of English and one from a foreign language. Each recipient receives $250 and is honored at an event…
