March 2015 - maenglish@lists.qc.cuny.edu

[MAEnglish] "OTHER/WISE" MA Conference Tomorrow
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 31 Mar '15

31 Mar '15

Hi all, A final reminder that our second annual QC English Graduate Conference, "*OTHER/WISE: Contesting Knowledges, Inventing Cultures*," is taking place tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1st. Please see the conference flyer attached. Join us for one panel or all four! And definitely don't miss the keynote address by Professor Jonathan Gray, entitled "#knowledge: Building Cultures of Resistance in the Digital World," at 5:30pm in the Godwin-Ternbach Museum in Klapper Hall. There will be coffee and donuts, lunch, and a reception to follow, so come listen, eat and drink, and take part in what's sure to be an exciting day! For the detailed schedule and other info, please visit the conference blog at http://otherwise.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/. See you tomorrow! Best, Caroline and Bill (on behalf of the 2015 Graduate Conference Committee)

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[MAEnglish] "OTHER/WISE" MA Conference on April 1
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Dear Graduate Students, A reminder that our second annual QC English Graduate Conference, "*OTHER/WISE: Contesting Knowledges, Inventing Cultures*," is taking place next Wednesday, April 1st. Please see the conference flyer below. We hope that all of you will come participate in as much of the day's events as possible! We'll begin with coffee and donuts at 10am, opening remarks at 10:30am, and then four wonderful student panels from 11am to 5pm, with a break for lunch (all in President's Conference Room 2, Rosenthal Library, 5th floor). We'll conclude with a keynote address by Jonathan Gray, entitled "#knowledge: Building Cultures of Resistance in the Digital World," at 5:30pm in the Godwin-Ternbach Museum in Klapper Hall, and a reception and award presentation afterward upstairs in the department. For the detailed schedule and other info, please visit the conference blog at http://otherwise.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/. We look forward to seeing you there! Best, Caroline and Bill (on behalf of the 2015 Graduate Conference Committee)

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[MAEnglish] Submit your essays for the 2015 Nancy Comley Prize
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Dear Graduate Students, Please find attached and pasted below the submission guidelines for the annual Nancy Comley Prize, awarded to the best essay by an MA English or MS Ed student. We hope you will all consider submitting something, whether it's an essay you've already written for an MA class, a work-in-progress, or your thesis essay. And a final reminder that you may email Bill or me your preregistration requests by 11:59pm tonight. After that, in order to register yourself for courses, you will need to wait till your enrollment appointments, which you can see on your CUNYfirst. Best, Caroline and Bill -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (MA) Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu -- *THE NANCY COMLEY PRIZE* for the best essay written by an MA or MS Ed English student Named for the long-standing Chair of the English Department, the Nancy Comley Prize was established in 2012 to honor the best essay written by a graduate student matriculated in either the MA or MS Ed/English programs. The prize is sponsored by the English Department Alumni Fund. All currently matriculated MA and MS Ed students, as well as MA and MS Ed students who graduated on February 1, 2015, are eligible to compete. Your submission should be between 10 and 25 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, in a standard 12-pt. font, with 1-inch margins and page numbers. It must be carefully proofread and formatted according to MLA style, including a Works Cited page at the end. The deadline for submissions is *Friday, April 17, 2015*. All entries must be submitted via email to caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu. Before submitting your entry, please take careful note of the following instructions: - Essays must be submitted in DOC, DOCX, RTF, or PDF formats. - The filename for your essay should read “[CUNYfirst ID number]NancyComleyPrize.” If you don’t know your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number, please look it up before submitting your essay. - In the body of your email, make sure to include the following information: 1. Your full name 2. Your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID number 3. The title of your essay § Make sure that your name does not appear anywhere in your essay, which will be blind-read by the prize judges, who are faculty members serving on the MA Committee. Winners will be contacted by Monday, April 27, and invited to receive their award during the department prizes ceremony on *Monday, May 4*, from 3:00–4:00pm in the Godwin-Ternbach Museum. Questions about the Nancy Comley Prize should be directed to the Director of the MA English Program, Caroline Hong, at caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu.

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[MAEnglish] Preregistration for Summer and Fall 2015
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Dear Graduate Students, Preregistration for Summer and Fall 2015 English MA courses will take place *Monday, March 16 through Wednesday, March 18*. Graduate students in good academic standing are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to sign up early for classes. Please see the attached document (and pasted below) for preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements. Also attached are the descriptions for our fabulous slate of Summer and Fall 2015 courses. If you have any questions or need advising due to a complicated academic record, please don't hesitate to email or make an appointment with me. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (MA) Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu -- *Preregistration for English Graduate Courses* *2015 Summer and Fall* *Preregistration via Email* Please email Caroline (caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu) or Bill ( William.Orchard(a)qc.cuny.edu) with the following information: 1. Your full name 2. Your 8-digit CUNYfirst ID# 3. The courses you’d like to register for, with their 4- or 5-digit class codes, e.g., ENGL 636, code: 51651 Email preregistration requests will be processed within 24 hours and in the order they are received. We will send you a confirmation notice once you’ve been registered, asking you to log onto CUNYfirst and check your schedule. *Preregistration in Person* If you wish to preregister in person, please see Caroline or Bill during one of these times: - Monday, March 16, 3:30–4:45pm (Bill in Klapper 635) - Tuesday, March 17, 3:30–6:30pm (Caroline in Klapper 604) - Wednesday, March 18, 10:30am–1:30pm (Caroline in Klapper 604) - Wednesday, March 18, 3:30–4:45pm (Bill in Klapper 635) If you’re preregistering in person, please be sure to fill out the above information on one of the preregistration slips, which you can find stacked outside the main English Department office, Klapper 607. *Preregistration FAQs* *Who is eligible to preregister for Summer and Fall 2015 classes?* All MA, MS Ed, and MAT students with an active CUNYfirst account who are in good academic standing are eligible to preregister for courses. If your GPA has fallen below 3.0 or if you’re carrying incompletes on your record from a previous semester, you will need to schedule an advising appointment with the Director of Graduate Studies, Caroline Hong, before being permitted to preregister. If the Bursar has placed a hold on your account for any reason, however negligible or unwarranted the hold might be, the CUNYfirst system will not allow you to be preregistered for classes. Please check your account before the start of the preregistration period and make sure that all holds have been removed. Non-matriculated or non-degree students are not eligible to preregister. *How many classes can I preregister for?* All MA, MS Ed, and MAT students may preregister for up to 2 summer classes and 3 fall classes. *Can I take a course with the same number twice for credit?* Courses entitled “Studies in…” may be repeated for credit if the specific course topic is substantially different (see course titles at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/) For example, ENGL 714, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 726, 727, 729, 736, and 742 may all be repeated for credit. ENGL 681 (Special Studies) and 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics are different. ENGL 636, 638, 701, and 703 cannot be repeated for credit. *What are my program requirements?* For MA students: - ENGL 701 - ENGL 636 - 7 open electives (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, which are reserved for MFA students) - ENGL 791 (thesis essay) For MS Ed students admitted Fall 2012 or after: - ENGL 702 or 703 - 2 pre-1900 electives - 1 open elective (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, which are reserved for MFA students) - ENGL 781 For MS Ed students admitted before Fall 2012: - ENGL 702 - ENGL 703 or 636 - ENGL 662 or 719 - 2 open electives (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, which are reserved for MFA students) For MAT students: - 1 pre-1900 elective - 1 open elective (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding the creative writing workshops and craft classes, which are reserved for MFA students) - ENGL 781 For Summer II 2015, the following courses fulfill the pre-1900 elective: ENGL 720 and 781. No courses fulfill the pre-1900 elective during Summer I. For Fall 2015, the following courses fulfill the pre-1900 elective: ENGL 719, 720, 722, and 726. *Can I preregister for ENGL 791, the thesis course, or ENGL 795, the independent study course?* English 791 and English 795 require additional advising and paperwork, so these are not courses for which you can preregister. Please email or make an appointment with the Director of Graduate Studies, Caroline Hong, if you’re planning to take one of these courses in the fall semester.

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[MAEnglish] DEADLINE EXTENDED: CFP for 2015 QC English Graduate Conference
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 08 Mar '15

08 Mar '15

Hi everyone, The deadline to submit a proposal for the QC English Graduate Conference has been extended to this *Friday, March 13* (see CFP attached and below). Our theme is intentionally broad to encompass almost any topic, the proposal is very brief, and your paper/presentation doesn't need to be ready till the day of the conference, April 1. This is an exciting yet low-pressure opportunity to participate in a vital aspect of academic life, to share your work with and get feedback from our brilliant colleagues! We hope you'll all consider submitting something, if you haven't already. Please don't hesitate to email if you have any questions. Best, Caroline and Bill (on behalf of the Graduate Conference Committee) -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (MA) Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Caroline Kyungah Hong < > caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu> wrote: > >> Dear Graduate Students, >> >> On behalf of the Graduate Conference Committee, we are thrilled to share >> the Call for Papers (CFP) for the 2nd annual QC English Graduate >> Conference, which is scheduled to take place on *Wednesday, April 1*. >> Please find the CFP attached and pasted below. >> >> This is a wonderful opportunity for you to share your work and >> participate in an important aspect of academic professional life. So please >> do consider submitting a proposal. >> >> And of course we ask that you save the date and hope you will all join us >> on April 1st. More details to follow, but please feel free to email us with >> any questions in the meantime. >> >> Best, >> Caroline and Bill (on behalf of the Graduate Conference Committee) >> -- >> Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD >> Assistant Professor of English >> Director of Graduate Studies (MA) >> Queens College, CUNY >> caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu >> >> -- >> >> *The Second Annual Queens College English Graduate Conference CFP* >> >> *OTHER/WISE:* >> *CONTESTING KNOWLEDGES, INVENTING CULTURES* >> >> *Conference Date*: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 >> >> *Keynote Speaker*: Jonathan Gray, Associate Professor of English, John >> Jay College >> >> *Submission Deadline*: Friday, March 6, 2015 >> >> The second annual QC English Graduate Conference comes at a time of >> protests against police brutality, petitions against the glorification of >> militarized violence, and public demands for justice and accountability for >> the victims of such forms of state violence. These cultural responses >> highlight what the Other/wise conference hopes to explore: how texts—both >> literary texts and other forms of media—respond to dominant cultural >> ideologies, structures, and narratives, and how readers interact with and >> respond to dominant ideologies, structures, and narratives in texts. This >> conference is interested in the voices, experiences, knowledges, >> epistemologies, and wisdoms of the other, the marginalized, and the >> non-normative; those that deviate and disturb; those that work against >> normativity and conventionality. We are interested in the ability of >> alternate ideologies, different understandings, and Other wisdoms to >> challenge epistemologies and contest normative knowledges. We want to >> engage in a conversation not only about how texts and readers respond to >> the pervasive, often oppressive beliefs and systems of the culture as it >> stands, but the process of inventing new cultures, the evolution of >> sub-cultures, their interaction and cooperation with and struggle against >> the dominant culture. >> >> The QC English Graduate Conference is a chance for CUNY graduate students >> to share their research interests with the larger CUNY community. >> Submissions must be critical or theoretical works about literature or >> culture, and can be pieces of larger works or works-in-progress. >> >> Possible submission topics include but are not limited to: >> >> - Postcolonial Studies, National Identity, Racial Identity >> - Representations of the Other: Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, >> Sexuality, Gender >> - New Modes of Representations and Digital Media >> - Pedagogical Approaches to Deconstructing Dominant Ideologies >> - Representations of the Body: Disability, Race, Gender >> - The Other in Science/Speculative Fiction >> - Film and Theatre >> - Poetry and Poetic Form >> - Comics and Graphic Narratives >> - Protest Literature >> >> >> *To Submit a Proposal* >> >> Please send proposals of 250 words or less to >> QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com by *Friday, March 6, 2015*. Proposals >> should be pasted in the body of the email and should include your full name >> and the name of your program and school. >> >> All Queens College MA, MFA, and MS Ed students are welcome to submit, as >> well as Master’s students from other CUNY schools. If you have any >> questions, please email QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com. >> >> >> *Keynote Speaker Biography* >> >> Jonathan W. Gray is Associate Professor of English at John Jay >> College-CUNY. He is the editor of the *Journal of Comics and Culture* >> and the author of *Civil Rights in the White Literary Imagination* >> (University Press of Mississippi, 2013). Professor Gray is currently >> co-editing *Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives* for >> Palgrave MacMillan and is working on a book project for Columbia University >> Press, *Illustrating the Race: Representing Blackness in American Comics*, >> that traces depictions of African Americans in comics from 1966 to the >> present. He has published academic articles on the Harlem Renaissance, Kyle >> Baker’s graphic novel *Nat Turner*, and Jay Z’s relationship to Black >> masculinity. His journalism on comics and popular culture has appeared at >> EW.com, Salon.com, and the* New Inquiry*. >> > >

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[MAEnglish] Office hours canceled today (March 5)
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Hi all, Due to the snow, I'm canceling office hours today, March 5th. If you were planning on stopping by, please email me to make an appointment. Next week I'm available on Tue. and Wed. afternoon in addition to my regular hours on Thu. Stay safe out there! Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (MA) Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu

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[MAEnglish] Last chance to file for Spring 2015 graduation
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Dear Graduate Students, The deadline to file for Spring 2015 graduation has been extended till this Friday, March 6. If you missed last week's initial deadline, this is your last chance to file. To file for graduation during this week, students must go to the One Stop Service Center, located in the Dining Hall, Room 128. For their hours and more information, see http://www.qc.cuny.edu/StudentLife/services/onestop/Pages/default.aspx. You will need to fill out and file a “Request for Information” form to be sent to the Registrar's Office. More information about graduation policies is available on the Registrar’s webpage at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/graduation/Pages/GraduationPolicies.aspx. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (MA) Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu

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[MAEnglish] Reminder: CFP for 2015 QC English Graduate Conference
by Caroline Kyungah Hong 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Dear Graduate Students, Just a reminder that the deadline to submit a proposal for the QC English Graduate Conference is this *Friday, March 6* (see previous email below and CFP attached). This is a great opportunity to engage with our intellectual community outside the classroom and get feedback on works-in-progress, whether you are starting to think about seminar papers or writing and revising your thesis essay. Please don't hesitate to email if you have any questions. Best, Caroline and Bill (on behalf of the Graduate Conference Committee) -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Assistant Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (MA) Queens College, CUNY caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Caroline Kyungah Hong < caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu> wrote: > Dear Graduate Students, > > On behalf of the Graduate Conference Committee, we are thrilled to share > the Call for Papers (CFP) for the 2nd annual QC English Graduate > Conference, which is scheduled to take place on *Wednesday, April 1*. > Please find the CFP attached and pasted below. > > This is a wonderful opportunity for you to share your work and participate > in an important aspect of academic professional life. So please do consider > submitting a proposal. > > And of course we ask that you save the date and hope you will all join us > on April 1st. More details to follow, but please feel free to email us with > any questions in the meantime. > > Best, > Caroline and Bill (on behalf of the Graduate Conference Committee) > -- > Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD > Assistant Professor of English > Director of Graduate Studies (MA) > Queens College, CUNY > caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu > > -- > > *The Second Annual Queens College English Graduate Conference CFP* > > *OTHER/WISE:* > *CONTESTING KNOWLEDGES, INVENTING CULTURES* > > *Conference Date*: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 > > *Keynote Speaker*: Jonathan Gray, Associate Professor of English, John > Jay College > > *Submission Deadline*: Friday, March 6, 2015 > > The second annual QC English Graduate Conference comes at a time of > protests against police brutality, petitions against the glorification of > militarized violence, and public demands for justice and accountability for > the victims of such forms of state violence. These cultural responses > highlight what the Other/wise conference hopes to explore: how texts—both > literary texts and other forms of media—respond to dominant cultural > ideologies, structures, and narratives, and how readers interact with and > respond to dominant ideologies, structures, and narratives in texts. This > conference is interested in the voices, experiences, knowledges, > epistemologies, and wisdoms of the other, the marginalized, and the > non-normative; those that deviate and disturb; those that work against > normativity and conventionality. We are interested in the ability of > alternate ideologies, different understandings, and Other wisdoms to > challenge epistemologies and contest normative knowledges. We want to > engage in a conversation not only about how texts and readers respond to > the pervasive, often oppressive beliefs and systems of the culture as it > stands, but the process of inventing new cultures, the evolution of > sub-cultures, their interaction and cooperation with and struggle against > the dominant culture. > > The QC English Graduate Conference is a chance for CUNY graduate students > to share their research interests with the larger CUNY community. > Submissions must be critical or theoretical works about literature or > culture, and can be pieces of larger works or works-in-progress. > > Possible submission topics include but are not limited to: > > - Postcolonial Studies, National Identity, Racial Identity > - Representations of the Other: Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, > Sexuality, Gender > - New Modes of Representations and Digital Media > - Pedagogical Approaches to Deconstructing Dominant Ideologies > - Representations of the Body: Disability, Race, Gender > - The Other in Science/Speculative Fiction > - Film and Theatre > - Poetry and Poetic Form > - Comics and Graphic Narratives > - Protest Literature > > > *To Submit a Proposal* > > Please send proposals of 250 words or less to > QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com by *Friday, March 6, 2015*. Proposals > should be pasted in the body of the email and should include your full name > and the name of your program and school. > > All Queens College MA, MFA, and MS Ed students are welcome to submit, as > well as Master’s students from other CUNY schools. If you have any > questions, please email QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com. > > > *Keynote Speaker Biography* > > Jonathan W. Gray is Associate Professor of English at John Jay > College-CUNY. He is the editor of the *Journal of Comics and Culture* and > the author of *Civil Rights in the White Literary Imagination* > (University Press of Mississippi, 2013). Professor Gray is currently > co-editing *Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives* for > Palgrave MacMillan and is working on a book project for Columbia University > Press, *Illustrating the Race: Representing Blackness in American Comics*, > that traces depictions of African Americans in comics from 1966 to the > present. He has published academic articles on the Harlem Renaissance, Kyle > Baker’s graphic novel *Nat Turner*, and Jay Z’s relationship to Black > masculinity. His journalism on comics and popular culture has appeared at > EW.com, Salon.com, and the* New Inquiry*. >

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