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[MAEnglish] QC English MA program update
by Caroline K. Hong 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

Hi all, Following up with some English MA program updates. You've likely seen the announcements from QC <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103033957415&ca=fc619c51-…> and CUNY <https://www.cuny.edu/coronavirus/> re: the move to online/distance learning for the rest of the spring semester. As of now, campus remains open, so students who need internet and computer access can still use the library and computer labs. There is an *instructional recess* in effect through Wednesday, March 18. That means, while your professors can and may reach out to you during this time, you cannot be required to complete assignments or do other coursework before March 19. We will also be holding *preregistration for Fall 2020* via email next week. In a separate email later today, I will send out course descriptions and instructions on how to preregister for your fall courses beginning on Monday. All our spring departmental events have been canceled, including the *MA conference*. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal. We hope to use the same theme and CFP for next year's conference, and we'll gladly invite all of you back to participate, even if you've already graduated by then. Next week I'll also send out the announcement and submission guidelines for the annual *Nancy Comley Prize* for best graduate essay. Social distancing won't stop us from celebrating your wonderful work! And again, while our office hours for the semester have been canceled, and we've been instructed not to meet with students in person, Bill and I are always available via email if you have any questions or concerns. Please continue to take care of yourselves and stay safe and healthy. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* ** Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.*

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[MAEnglish] CUNY moving to distance learning
by Caroline K. Hong 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

Dear MA students, As you may have already heard, Gov. Cuomo just announced that CUNY will be moving to distance learning by next Thursday, March 19 <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html>. We haven't yet heard from the QC administration, but hopefully there will be more info coming shortly. Once Bill and I know more, we'll be sure to update you. Your professors should be in touch individually re: how they'll be proceeding with their classes online, and we ask that you please be patient as they/we prepare for this transition. This won't be easy or ideal and will require us all to be more flexible, but please know that Bill and I are here to advise and advocate for you. We are canceling our regular office hours for the remainder of the semester, but please email us with any questions or concerns. We'll be in touch again soon. In the meantime, please stay safe and healthy out there. Best, Caroline -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* ** Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.*

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[MAEnglish] Reminder: Deadline for Conference Proposals is March 10, 2020
by William Orchard 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Hello all, I'm writing to remind you that the deadline for conference proposals is Tuesday, March 10 (thanks to those you who have already submitted abstracts). I've pasted the call before, which is really open to all kinds of submissions, even if they only tangentially touch on the conference theme. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Best, Bill CALL FOR PAPERS Seventh Annual Queens College English Graduate Conference MOVE! Conversations in Motion Conference Date: April 29, 2020 Keynote Speaker: Cristina Pérez Jiménez (Manhattan College) Submission Deadline: March 10, 2020 Are you moving? Moving on? Moving up? Moving forward? Are you pushing? Pushing boundaries? Pushing limits? Pushing buttons? Or are you pulling? Pulling things apart? Pulling them together? Pulling away? At the seventh annual Queens College English Graduate Conference, we want to know what you think it means to move. We invite papers that consider the different ways that people move and are moved. How is literature responding to migration, displacement, and other mass movements of people? How is literature implicated in mobilizations and movements for social change? How do scholars move the boundaries of their field as they try to answer urgent questions for the present? How do we interpret the body's movements, whether in dance, performance, or everyday gestures? How is physical and social mobility affected by the types of bodies we possess? How do emotions move us toward what it is important when reason fails us? We want you to tell us what moves you, how it moves you, and why it moves you. Let's engage in the critical conversation about movement, a concept crucial to the struggles of the current moment. Movement is being actively impeded, and is no longer a right, but a luxury. The definition of movement is being rewritten to include those who don't move in traditional ways. We are learning a new language of movement, finding new ways to define how and why we're moved. We're being moved by the world around us. Sometimes by circumstances outside of our control. At the Queens College English Graduate Conference this year, we want to be moved by you. Possible submission topics include but are not limited to: Migrations · Literature of Migration · Refugees and Mass Displacement · Migrations within Nations Gesture · Performance Studies · Body and Expression · Bodily Movement and Power Mobility/ Mobilizations · Literature and Social Movements · Disability Studies · Popular Literature and Mass Culture ? Emotions · Affect Theory · Sentimentalism · Emotions and Social Change To Submit a Proposal Please send proposals of 250 words max to QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com<mailto:QCEnglishMAconference@gmail.com> by Monday, March 10, 2020. Proposals should be pasted in the body of the email. Please 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 and New York-area universities.

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[MAEnglish] File for graduation (deadline 3/01) + announcements
by Caroline Hong 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Dear Graduate Students, A reminder that, if you are planning to graduate this semester, you must file for Spring 2020 graduation on your CUNYfirst by this *Sunday, March 1* <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/graduation/Pages/default.aspx>, if you haven't already. A couple folks had issues with the filing link not showing up in their CUNYfirst. If you run into any trouble filing for graduation, please visit the QC Hub <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/studentlife/services/qchub/Pages/default.aspx> or try calling them ASAP (718-997-4141). Also, don't forget to mark your calendars for our 7th annual grad conference, MOVE!, on Wednesday, April 29, and submit a proposal by the *March 10 deadline*! We'd love for you to share work you've previously written for an MA class or perhaps your thesis-essay-in-progress. I've attached the CFP again here, just in case. Finally, mark your calendars for the very exciting CUNY Chapbook Festival, happening March 26-28 at Rosenthal Library. You can find more info here <http://chapfest.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/>. Best, Caroline & Bill, Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* ** Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.*

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[MAEnglish] CFP-7th Annual QC English Graduate Conference--April 29, 2020
by William Orchard 19 Feb '20

19 Feb '20

Hello all, Attached (and pasted below) is the Call for Papers for this year's graduate student student conference. The theme for this year's conference is Move!: Conversations in Motion. The conference is engaging movement in the broadest sense, including mobilizations, migrations, gestures, emotions, and the ways that fields of knowledge move and shift. The deadline for proposals is Monday, March 10. We hope that you will submit a proposal. The conference not only offers a great opportunity to share your work, but also a chance to connect with others in the program. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or Professor Hong. Best, Bill CALL FOR PAPERS Seventh Annual Queens College English Graduate Conference MOVE! Conversations in Motion Conference Date: April 29, 2020 Keynote Speaker: Cristina Pérez Jiménez (Manhattan College) Submission Deadline: March 10, 2020 Are you moving? Moving on? Moving up? Moving forward? Are you pushing? Pushing boundaries? Pushing limits? Pushing buttons? Or are you pulling? Pulling things apart? Pulling them together? Pulling away? At the seventh annual Queens College English Graduate Conference, we want to know what you think it means to move. We invite papers that consider the different ways that people move and are moved. How is literature responding to migration, displacement, and other mass movements of people? How is literature implicated in mobilizations and movements for social change? How do scholars move the boundaries of their field as they try to answer urgent questions for the present? How do we interpret the body’s movements, whether in dance, performance, or everyday gestures? How is physical and social mobility affected by the types of bodies we possess? How do emotions move toward what it is important when reason fails us? We want you to tell us what moves you, how it moves you, and why it moves you. Let’s engage in the critical conversation about movement, a concept crucial to the struggles of the current moment. Movement is being actively impeded, and is no longer a right, but a luxury. The definition of movement is being rewritten to include those who don’t move in traditional ways. We are learning a new language of movement, finding new ways to define how and why we’re moved. We’re being moved by the world around us. Sometimes by circumstances outside of our control. At the Queens College English Graduate Conference this year, we want to be moved by you. Possible submission topics include but are not limited to: Migrations · Literature of Migration · Refugees and Mass Displacement · Migrations within Nations Gesture · Performance Studies · Body and Expression · Bodily Movement and Power Mobility/ Mobilizations · Literature and Social Movements · Disability Studies · Popular Literature and Mass Culture Emotions · Affect Theory · Sentimentalism · Emotions and Social Change To Submit a Proposal Please send proposals of 250 words max to QCEnglishMAconference(a)gmail.com<mailto:QCEnglishMAconference@gmail.com> by Monday, March 10, 2020. Proposals should be pasted in the body of the email. Please 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 and New York-area universities. Keynote Speaker Biography A recipient of the 2019-2020 Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cristina Pérez Jiménez is an assistant professor of English at Manhattan College. She specializes in U.S. Latinx and Hispanic Caribbean literature and culture. Specifically, she is interested in critical race theory, Transnational and Diaspora studies, and ethnic histories in the United States. She is the co-editor of the bilingual edition of Guillermo Cotto-Thorner’s Manhattan Tropics/Trópico en Manhattan, one of the first novels to focus on the influx of Puerto Rican immigrants to New York after World War II. Ms. Jiménez’s work appears in publications such as Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism, CENTRO: Journal of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, and Diálogo: An Interdisciplinary Studies Journal. She is currently hard at work on her book, Here to Stay: The Making of Latinx New York, which “weaves labor and ethnic history, sociocultural analysis, and literary criticism to show the construction of a distinct New York Latinx cultural imaginary during the embattled decades of the 1930s and ’40s.” ?

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[MAEnglish] Summer MA courses, filing for graduation, etc.
by Caroline Hong 14 Feb '20

14 Feb '20

Dear Graduate Students, Happy Valentine's Day! As a token of our love, please find attached the *Summer 2020 course descriptions*. (As for the fall, we should be announcing courses and preregistration dates later in March.) Also attached: the *English MA Advising Worksheet* as a Word doc, which you can use to keep track of your degree requirements, and a flyer for the exciting* Spring 2020 MFA events*. If you are planning to graduate this semester, please *file for graduation* on your CUNYfirst before the *March 1* deadline <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/registrar/graduation/Pages/default.aspx>, if you haven't already. For those of you considering eventually applying for a PhD, check out the *IRT <https://www.andover.edu/about/outreach/irt/about-irt>*, which helps students from underserved and underrepresented communities. Students get advising and support throughout the process and application fee waivers. If you have questions, please contact Monica Reum, Recruitment and Admissions Program Specialist, at mreum(a)andover.edu. Finally, I was forwarded a summer teaching opportunity from the Institute of Reading Development. For more info on their open jobs, please visit their website <https://instituteofreadingdevelopmentteachingjobs.com/>. Best, Caroline & Bill, Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* ** Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.*

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[MAEnglish] Spring 2020 beginning-of-semester announcements
by Caroline Hong 16 Jan '20

16 Jan '20

Dear Graduate Students, Spring 2020 officially begins on *Monday, January 27*. Please find attached (and pasted below) some important beginning-of-the-semester announcements. Please read through them carefully. Our regular office hours won't begin until the first week of classes, but please don't hesitate to email us in the meantime if you have any questions or issues. If you haven't yet registered for your spring classes, please do so ASAP. Summer 2020 course descriptions will also be announced soon, so look out for that email. FYI, for info and policies specific to the English MA program, please see our most recent handbook, attached here. For info regarding Queens College's general academic policies and procedures, please consult the Handbook for Graduate Students <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/GradStudies/Documents/Graduate-Handbook.p…> . Hope 2020 is treating you kindly so far, and wishing you a wonderful spring semester! Best, Caroline & Bill, Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* * Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm. -- *QC English MA Program* *Spring 2020 Announcements* *CALENDAR* The Spring 2020 semester begins on *Monday, January 27*. You can find the academic calendar with important dates and deadlines at http://www.qc.cuny.edu/pages/calendar.aspx. The last day to DROP classes for a 100% tuition refund is *Sunday, January 26*. The last day to ADD classes is *Sunday, February 2*. Other important dates to keep in mind: § The College is closed on *Wednesday, February 12*, and *Monday, February 17*. § On *Tuesday, April 7*, classes follow a Wednesday schedule. § Spring Recess is *April 8–16*. § *Thursday, May 14* is the last day of classes. *SPRING 2020 OFFICE HOURS* Prof. Caroline Hong, Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Office: Klapper Hall 604 Email: caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu Office hours: Wednesdays 2:30–4:30pm, and by appointment Prof. Bill Orchard, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies Office: Klapper Hall 637 Email: worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu Office hours: Tuesdays 3:00–4:30pm + 6:30–7:00pm, and Thursdays 3:00–4:30pm We recommend scheduling an appointment ahead of time if possible, even during regular office hours. Walk-ins are always welcome, but students with appointments have priority. Email is the quickest way to reach us. For routine inquiries (e.g., for faculty contact info and office hours), please consult the English Department website at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/ or contact the English Department Office (Klapper Hall 607, 718-997-4600, english(a)qc.cuny.edu) *CHECK (AND DOUBLE-CHECK) YOUR SCHEDULE* Before the semester begins, please take a moment to log-in to your CUNYfirst account and check that you’re registered for your courses. If for some reason your registration has been canceled by the Bursar, or if you’re registered for the wrong courses, it’s much easier to sort out any issues if they’re caught before the start of the semester. Then, in the first week of classes, double-check your schedule again to confirm class times and classrooms. Occasionally classroom assignments can change right before classes begin. *ADDING A COURSE / REQUESTING AN OVERTALLY* If you’re looking to add a course, there are still several with open seats, including ENGL 681 on Lit and Theater with Prof. Rhoda Sirlin (class code 27017); ENGL 736 on Feminist Criticism and Victorian Fictions with Prof. Talia Schaffer (code 27021); ENGL 781-02 on Structural Violence and Literary Form with Prof. Gloria Fisk (code 27090); and ENGL 781-03 on Sentimental Modernisms with Prof. Cliff Mak (code 27091). Course descriptions are available on the English Department website at http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/current-graduate-courses/. Please confirm current availability by checking the Schedule of Classes on CUNYfirst. If you wish to overtally into a class that is already closed, please email the course instructor and ask for their permission to overtally and/or to be placed on the course waiting list. Please keep in mind that instructors have no obligation to overtally you into classes once they’re full and that all instructor decisions are final. *QC HUB* The QC Hub is a centralized location where you can get answers to questions or resolve any issues related to financial aid, registration, student records, and other bureaucratic matters. The QC Hub is located in the Dining Hall, room 128. To make an appointment and find their hours and other info, see https://www.qc.cuny.edu/studentlife/services/qchub/Pages/default.aspx. *QCARD* If you haven’t yet obtained a QCard, please do so ASAP. You can no longer enter the library or other secure locations on campus without a QCard. For more info, see http://www.qc.cuny.edu/StudentLife/services/online/qcard/Pages/default.aspx.

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[MAEnglish] Signing up for ENGL 791/795 in Spring 2020
by Caroline Hong 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

Hi all, Please read on for info on signing up for ENGL 791 and 795 in Spring 2020. *ENGL 791: Thesis Course* If you are planning to register for ENGL 791 and write your thesis essay in Spring 2020, please join us for an info meeting on *Wednesday, Nov, 20, at 6:00pm* (room TBA). At this meeting, we'll go over the ENGL 791 Guide to the thesis-essay process and requirements (for now, you can find general info on our website <http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate-programs/ma-in-english/ma-thesis/>), including registering for ENGL 791 (see the sign-up form attached here), writing an effective proposal, finding an advisor and second reader, etc. It's also a great opportunity to connect with your peers who'll be going through this process with you. The spring deadline to submit your ENGL 791 sign-up form and proposal to me (caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu) is *Friday, January 3*. Once your form/proposal has been approved, you'll be registered for 791. Please *RSVP via email* in the next couple weeks, whether or not you can make this meeting. If you're unable to make it, we can get you all the info and chat about the process via email or in person. *ENGL 795: Independent Study* If you are interested in doing an independent study in Spring 2020 and have already discussed the possibility with a full-time faculty member in the department, please fill out the ENGL 795 sign-up form (see attached) together with your professor. The spring deadline to submit your ENGL 795 sign-up form to Bill (worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu) is *Friday, January 3*. Once your form has been approved, you'll be registered for 795. As always, if you have any questions or need advising, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us. Best, Caroline & Bill -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* ** Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.*

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[MAEnglish] ENGL 791 info session + other announcements
by Caroline Hong 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

Dear Graduate Students, A reminder that, for those of you planning to register for *ENGL 791* and write your thesis essay next semester, we're having an info session on *Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:00pm*, in Klapper Hall 610. We'll go over the thesis-essay process and requirements, including registering for ENGL 791, writing an effective proposal, finding an advisor and second reader, etc. Please *RSVP via email*, if you haven't already, and let us know whether or not you can attend the meeting. If you can't make it, we can get you all the info (including the ENGL 791 Guide and sample proposals) and advise you via email or in person. Also, rumor has it that the 2020 Graduate Conference Committee has chosen a theme for our next MA conference: MOVE! (migration, emotion, gesture, mobilization)! So exciting! It's not too late to join the committee if you're interested in helping to organize the conference--just email Bill at worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu. And look out for the CFP coming out in the near future! Finally, please find attached a flyer for this semester's final MFA event on Dec. 2 with Tracie Morris and Nicole Sealey. Stay warm and take care! Best, Caroline & Bill -- Caroline Kyungah Hong, PhD Associate Professor of English Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Queens College, CUNY Klapper Hall 604 caroline.hong(a)qc.cuny.edu* *she/her/hers* ** Please note that I am off email on weekends and will respond to your email during business hours, Monday–Friday 8am–5pm.*

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[MAEnglish] Join the 2020 Graduate Conference Committee! -- First Planning Meeting 11/13 at 6:00 pm,
by William Orchard 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Hi everyone, It's time to begin planning our seventh annual MA conference, which will take place this spring on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. We're looking for volunteers to join this year's Graduate Conference Committee, which organizes the conference. The committee's responsibilities include coming up with a conference theme, writing a call for papers, making decisions on submissions, organizing panels, inviting faculty participation, and promoting the conference. We'll meet about once a month leading up to the conference. We are planning to hold our first meeting next week, Wednesday, November 13, at 6:00 pm in Klapper 610. Please email worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu to let us know if you're coming, or if you can't make it but would still like to join the committee. And even if you don't volunteer, we hope you'll all submit proposals once the call for papers goes out later this semester! Best, Bill _________________________________________________ William Orchard Assistant Professor Assistant Director, MA Program Department of English Queens College/ CUNY worchard(a)qc.cuny.edu http://english.qc.cuny.edu/quick-links/william-orchard/

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