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[EnglishMA] FW: Please forward to MFA students: Public Writing for Grad Students Zoom Event on Wednesday!
by William Orchard 13 Mar '23

13 Mar '23

Hello All, Professor Hopper teaches a class on Public Writing at the Graduate Center, and sponsors a speaker series on Public Writing for Academics. She asked us to share her announcement for Wednesday’s speaker with you. The talk is open to everyone, and is useful for those thinking about writing for larger publics. The Zoom link appears below. Best, Bill You’re invited to a conversation about Public Writing for Academics with Jennifer L. Wilson this Wednesday March 15 at 4.30 pm! Jennifer got a PhD in Slavic Studies and now works full-time as a public writer, writing for the New York Times, The Nation, and elsewhere. She is Director of the Arts and Culture Reporting Program<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.journ…> at CUNY’s Newmark School of Journalism. She recently received the NBCC Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing: “In graceful, well-crafted prose enriched by deep understanding of her subject, Jennifer Wilson turns a review of a new translation of an unfinished novel by Alexander Pushkin, ‘Peter the Great’s African,’ into a sophisticated exploration of how the great Russian poet’s personal heritage as the great-grandson of a Black African informed his art and shaped his understanding of what it meant to be Russian,” says prize chair Colette Bancroft. Read some of Jennifer’s work here<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jennyf…>. Zoom link here<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.z…>. [A person smiling for the camera Description automatically generated with low confidence] www.briallenhopper.com<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.briall…>

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[EnglishMA] Reminder: Deadline for Conference Proposals is Today
by William Orchard 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

Hello all, This is a reminder that the deadline for conference proposal for the English Graduate Conference is today. If you were planning on submitting, but forgot the deadline, write to let me know. The committee will be reviewing these over the next few days. I’ve pasted the call for papers below. Best, Bill CALL FOR PAPERS The Ninth Annual Queens College English Graduate Conference IN OTHER WORLDS Conference Dates: March 29/30, 2023 Submission Deadline: March 6, 2023 The Washington Post declared 2022 the “year<https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/31/multiverse-history-doctor…> of the multiverse<https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/12/31/multiverse-history-doctor…>.” Popularized in films like the Academy Award-nominated Everything, Everywhere, All at Once and Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the concept of the multiverse invites us to think about how lives, societies, and species may have unfolded differently. The term extends far beyond these recent films and has a variety of applications and usages in literature, graphic narratives, film, gaming, cosmology, and philosophy. The 2023 English Graduate Conference at Queens College is taking the multiverse as inspiration for a theme inviting papers on the creation of new worlds. If the pandemic taught us anything, it is that we can do things differently. For many, the post-pandemic return to “normal” in our universities, neighborhoods, places of work, and seats of government, has led us to question the definition of normal, to ask whether it is in fact something we want to return to, and to consider how we might rewrite a better present. While we may think of literature as removed from social change, it equips us for the work of making a more beautiful, just world. In "World-Making<https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/414/The-Children-of-1965On-Writing-a…>,” Min Hyoung Song writes, "Literature is an unmooring from time" with the "capacity to make worlds." This Call for Papers invites submissions that consider literature’s capacity to do just that: reject the normal, speculate on other possibilities, defamiliarize, remake. This could include consideration of recent works that do this, but also could include work on texts from earlier periods that were attempting to rethink the prevailing concepts that governed their time. What models of reading and writing with reparative motives inspire us to imagine what may yet be possible? “The desire of a reparative impulse…is additive and accretive,” writes Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (Paranoid Reading, Reparative Reading, 149). We aim to create a space for dialogue that is addictive and accretive. How do we create worlds that build on past attempts to do the same? How do we create spaces that are more welcoming and accommodating? How can we recover pasts that help reshape who we are in the present? We invite proposals (collaborative or individual) that creatively investigate texts that fundamentally undo some aspect of our world in order to remake it anew. We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics and in a variety of forms. This includes (but is not limited to) essays, reflections, and scholarly discussions that explore: --re-inventing” the university --creative “remakes” --mediating grief/mourning --the pleasures and joys of creation --the pluriverse --superheroes and comics --poetry and imagination --decolonizing knowledge --relationship repair/hierarchies of character relationships --remaking labor practices --literature & ethical interventions --critical fabulation --utopian writing --doppelgangers and parallel realities Please submit proposals (250 words max.) to MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu> by Monday, March 6, 2023. Proposals should indicate both the title and content as well as the format of your project. While we welcome academic essays, we are open to a variety of presentation formats, as we invite you to test the boundaries of form. Possibilities include the reading of an academic paper, a pedagogical reflection, a podcast, a video essay, an asynchronous presentation, a virtual exhibit, a listening party, or a book review. Submissions may also be co-authored/co-created; this could include a joint presentation or roundtable. All Queens College MA, MFA, MSEd, and MAT students are welcome to submit, as well as master’s students from other schools. [cid:image001.png@01D95051.560A02D0]

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[EnglishMA] MA Program: February Message
by William Orchard 03 Mar '23

03 Mar '23

Dear MA Students, I hope that your semesters have started well, and that you had a pleasant holiday weekend. The big thing happening in the program right now is the Ninth Annual Graduate Student Conference. This year, the conference is themed “In Other Worlds,” focusing on multiverses, pluriverses, and unmaking and making of better worlds. The conference happens on March 29 and 30, 2023. I have attached the full call for papers to this message, and it can also be found online here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1toBvknIFehxM_N8hSbf0ZLpIOTZIQVtHapWQRW4…>. Abstracts for proposals are due on March 6. We hope that you’ll consider presenting work that you recently completed for a class, or work that you are planning for this semester, or a thesis that is in the process of being written. In addition to being an opportunity to add a line to your cv or resume and share your work, the conference is a real opportunity to build community with your fellow graduate students and meet others grad students from across the NYC area. We still also welcome volunteers on the planning committee. The committee will review the submissions, organize panels, invite faculty speakers, and help with the actual day of the event. If you are interested in being on the committee, fill out this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1etK1fDaUwLibnTgcExAulgZ-PfI5eZJtSF7snBU38b…>. Some other announcements: * If you are planning to graduate this semester, you must apply for graduation by March 1. You can apply on CUNYFirst. * The department is looking for Clerical Assistants to do some clerical work, help in the department office with student and faculty queries, and do other miscellaneous tasks. Ideally, the CA would be early in the program, and could work well into the next academic year. The position pays $16/ hr and you can work a maximum of 20 hours per week. If you are interested in this, please contact Bill (William.Orchard(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:William.Orchard@qc.cuny.edu>). * We have a preliminary sense of what the Fall 2023 schedule will look like. We’ll have a clearer sense of times and modalities as well as full course descriptions in the coming weeks, but the likely classes will include: * 636 / Literary Theory with Prof. Kruger * 681/ Transnational Italian American Lit with Prof. Gardaphe * 701/ Graduate Methodologies with Prof. Miller * 726/ Early American Lit. with Prof. Faherty * 733/ Asian American Lit with Prof. Chu * 735/ Climate Change Fiction with Prof. Fisk * 781/ African American Speculative Lit. with Prof. Moore * 781/ Creative Writing for English Educators with Prof. Hahn That’s all for this month! In early March, we’ll send out a message that has further details about Fall registration. Best, Bill [cid:image001.png@01D9463A.0BC30D00]

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[EnglishMA] Spring 2023 beginning-of-semester announcements
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 23 Jan '23

23 Jan '23

Dear Graduate Students, Spring 2023 officially begins this Wednesday, January 25. Classes meeting on Mondays and Tuesday will have their first meetings the following week. Please read carefully through these important beginning-of-the-semester announcements. FYI, for info and policies specific to the English MA program, please see our most recent handbook, attached here. Wishing you a wonderful spring semester! Best, Bill & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- QC English MA Program Spring 2023 Announcements CALENDAR The Spring 2023 semester begins on Wednesday, January 25. You can find the QC academic calendar with important dates and deadlines at https://www.cuny.edu/academics/academic-calendars/. The last day to DROP classes for a 100% tuition refund is Tuesday, January 24. The last day to ADD classes is Tuesday, January 31. Other important dates to keep in mind: * There are no classes on Monday, February 13, and Monday, February 20. * Classes follow a Monday schedule on Tuesday, February 21. * There are no classes during Spring Recess, Wednesday, April 5 to Thursday, April 13. * The last day of classes is Thursday, May 11, and the spring semester officially ends on May 23. SPRING 2023 ADVISING If you have any questions or need help, please email MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>. You can also contact us individually at: Prof. Bill Orchard, Director of Graduate Studies (English MA) Email: william.orchard(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:william.orchard@qc.cuny.edu> Prof. Hillary Miller, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies Email: hillary.miller(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:hillary.miller@qc.cuny.edu> Email is the easiest and fastest way to reach us, but if you would like to request a virtual appointment, please email us with your availability and we will do our best to accommodate you. Please be sure to check your QC email regularly (or set up forwarding to your primary email), as the College and your professors may be communicating with you that way. For routine inquiries (e.g., for faculty contact info), please consult the English Department website at https://qcenglish.commons.gc.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 semester begins. All sections of 781 this semester will be taught online. If, by the first day of the spring semester, you haven’t yet heard from your professors about how to join and access their classes online, you can email them to ask for this information. Faculty contact info can be found on the department website at https://qcenglish.commons.gc.cuny.edu/people/#office-hours. ADDING A COURSE / REQUESTING AN OVERTALLY If you’re looking to add a spring course, there are still a few with open seats, including ENGL 636 (History of Literary Criticism), ENGL 701 (Graduate Methodologies), ENGL 719 (Medieval Literature), ENGL 722 (Gender, Tradition, and Revolution in 18th-Century British Literature), and ENGL 729 (Modern Literature). Course descriptions are available on the English Department website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cuny907-2Dmy.sharepoin… >. 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 contact us to be placed on a waiting list.

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[EnglishMA] Reminder: Jan 5 deadline for Thesis Sign-Ups for Spring 23
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 30 Dec '22

30 Dec '22

Hello all, I’m writing with a quick reminder that, if you are going to be writing your thesis in Spring 2023, the deadline for submitting the thesis sign-up sheet is January 5, 2023. Thanks to those of you who have already submitted your forms, and to those who attended information sessions or reached out for information about the process. If you haven’t been in touch and are planning to write in the Spring 2023, please get contact us immediately so that we can give you the materials you need. I hope everyone has a happy and safe new year! Best, Bill ________________________________________ William Orchard Associate Professor Director, MA Program Department of English Queens College, CUNY

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[EnglishMA] End-of-the-Semester Announcements
by William Orchard 12 Dec '22

12 Dec '22

Dear Graduate Students, Tuesday, December 13, is the last day of classes for the Fall 2023 semester. Please read on for some important end-of-the-semester announcements and updates. As always, if you have any questions or need advising, please email both of us anytime. COURSE WITHDRAWALS (BY TOMORROW) The withdrawal deadline for Fall 2022 is TUESDAY, December 13. These will result in a W grade on your transcript for a course. FYI, W grades do not impact your GPA. (However, if you have any questions about how Ws might impact financial aid, you can contact the QC Hub<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/admissions/fa/Pages/default.aspx> via Live Chat or by email at QCHub(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:QCHub@qc.cuny.edu>.) TAKING AN INC If you are unable to complete a final course assignment and would like to take an incomplete (INC), please discuss this possibility and make specific arrangements with your professor. Keep in mind that an INC is a temporary grade and should be resolved ASAP. All INCs must be completed within 1 calendar year (so an INC in Fall 2022 must be resolved before the end of Fall 2023). Please note that QC is now enforcing the policy for grad students that any INCs not resolved within 1 year will be converted to failing grades (FIN). REGISTERING FOR SPRING (& SUMMER) 2023 COURSES If you're planning to take Spring 2023 and/or Summer 2023 courses and haven't yet registered, please do so ASAP via CUNYfirst. (Courses that are under-enrolled may be canceled by the College administration.) I've attached the spring and summer course descriptions again here. REGISTERING FOR ENGL 791 & ENGL 795 A reminder that, for anyone planning to take ENGL 791 (thesis essay) or ENGL 795 (independent study) in Spring 2023, the sign-up forms and proposals are due by email to MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu> by January 5, 2023, at the latest. Please email us for more info or to get a copy of either sign-up form. (Students planning to take ENGL 791 in the spring should've already been in touch—please email ASAP if you haven't already.) GRADUATION Finally, heartfelt congratulations to all of you who are finishing up your MA requirements and graduating this semester! You should be incredibly proud of yourselves for all you've accomplished. We invite you back in Spring 2023 to participate in our annual MA conference and submit for the annual Nancy Comley Prize, as well as to take part in our annual English Department graduation ceremony in early June. Please stay on the MA listserv through the spring in order to get announcements about these upcoming activities. We'll be in touch with more updates in the new year but, in the meantime, best of luck with your final papers and projects! And Happy Holidays to all who celebrate, and wishing you a safe, healthy, and restorative winter break! Best, Bill & Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English

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[EnglishMA] Tutoring Opportunities at QC for MA Students in Spring 2023
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 08 Dec '22

08 Dec '22

There are a number of writing tutor opportunities for adjunct faculty, MA/MFA students, and undergraduates available in Spring 2023 through two projects funded by the Provost’s Office to help improve retention and passing rates in English 110 and through a recent grant designed to support Asian American and Pacific Islander students. The different types of tutoring are: 1. Embedded tutors for English 110 2. Embedded tutors for English 115 3. Tutors specializing in tutoring multilingual writers Embedded tutors would be assigned two sections and they would attend the conference hours for 110 or the class meetings for English 115. They would be responsible to assist the faculty member in giving individualized writing support to students during the class meeting period. Multilingual tutors would work their hours in the Writing Center and tutor students from a variety of classes with a focus on multilingual students. Candidates for these positions could be one of any of the following categories: * Current adjunct writing faculty who would like to supplement their hours * MA/MFA students who are interested in teaching writing * MA/MFA students who have previous writing center experience * Current or prospective adjunct faculty who are interested in teaching English 108, English 109, English 115, or the Navitas sections of English 110. * Undergraduates who were strong and reflective writers in English 110/English 130 or any W class * Undergraduates who are exploring a career in teaching * Undergraduates who are in the writing minor * Undergraduates/graduate students/current part-time faculty interested in tutoring who are bilingual * Undergraduates/graduate students/current part-time faculty interested in tutoring who have experience with Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Bengali, Nepali, or Hindi The compensation for these tutoring positions is $15.50-18.50/hr with an average of 10 hours a week. These hours will include tutoring and training. If you are interested in any of these tutoring opportunities, please fill out this form to express your interest<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >.

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[EnglishMA] November English MA Announcements
by William Orchard 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

Dear MA Students, This month’s message contains information about summer session courses, teaching opportunities, a thesis information session, the MA conference, fiction readings, and some other scholarship opportunities. MA PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS Summer Session Classes Course descriptions for summer sessions classes are now available on the English Department’s website<https://cuny907-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/john_rice45_login_cuny_edu…>. In the first session, which runs in June, we have two classes: Classics of American Drama, with Rhoda Sirlin, and the Medieval Epic, with Edward Curry. In the second session, which runs for six weeks in July and early August, we have two classes: Richard Marotta’s course on Romantic Poetry, and James Richie’s class on American Poetry from Modernism to Postmodernism. You should now be able to register for these classes on CUNYFirst. Thesis Information Meeting Are you planning to write your thesis essay in Spring 2023? If so, we will hold an information session on Thursday, November 17 at 6 pm to discuss how to find an adviser, how to write a proposal, strategies for navigating the process, and how to register for the English 791 class. Email MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu> if you plan to attend, and we will respond with the Zoom link for the meeting. Also, speaking of theses, congratulations to Will Clemens for defending his thesis, “I’m Dead, Wanna Hook Up?: American Horror Story and the Re-imagining of the Modern Grotesque,” last week. Congratulations Will! Teaching Opportunities at Queens College: Occasionally, a very limited number of one-course adjunct and graduate assistant teaching positions, primarily in freshman composition (ENGL 110 and 130), may be available. Although these opportunities are limited—usually just one or two courses per academic year—we would like to build a list of students who would be interested in teaching. The strongest applicants will be those who have completed or in the process of completing about a half of the courses required for the program, and who have performed well (3.7 GPA and higher) in these courses. Please complete the following form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXzUyF9na1eG1zBG0savGDWCciXrfvHim…> if you would like to be considered for opportunities that might become available for the next academic year. Graduate Conference Committee—Last Call! The date for the Graduate Student Conference has been set for Wednesday, March 29, 2023, and now we need a THEME! Do you have ideas for our 2023 conference theme? We are looking for MA students to help us brainstorm and draft our call for papers. Click here<https://qcenglish.commons.gc.cuny.edu/graduate/ma-in-english/graduate-confe…> to see past themes, and fill out the following form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3r4Z2OyYS7-WjgMtQxdpypirkbOois-m…> if you’re interested in being on this committee. The committee will have its first meeting later this month. NOVEMBER EVENTS NOVEMBER 15/ READING: Manuel Muñoz in the Off the Page Series Manuel Muñoz is considered by many to be one of the finest short story writers in American literature, and will be reading from his newest collection The Consequences. He will be in conversation with Professors William Orchard and Vanessa Pérez-Rosario. His stories are largely set in California’s Central Valley, chronicling the lives of migrant workers, the Mexican American families that live in the region, and the lives of gay men figuring out ways of surviving in rural settings. The Booker Prize-winning writer George Saunders recently offered an extended analysis of Muñoz’s story “Anyone Can Do It” in his substack Story Club<https://georgesaunders.substack.com/p/anyone-can-do-it-367>. You can read more about Muñoz in this interview with Sandra Cisneros<https://orionmagazine.org/article/sandra-cisneros-manuel-munoz-interview/> and in this interview<https://lithub.com/manuel-munoz-on-writing-through-uncertainty/>. Free. 7 pm in Choral Room 264 at the Aaron Copland School of Music. Register here<https://kupferbergcenter.org/event/off-the-page-a-conversation-with-manuel-…>. OPPORTUNITIES John Lent Scholarship in Comics Studies The Lent Scholarship is awarded by the International Comic Arts Forum to a current student from across the globe who has authored or is in the process of authoring a substantial research-based writing project about comics. Preference is given to master’s theses and doctoral dissertations, but all students of comics are encouraged to apply. More information can be found here<http://www.internationalcomicartsforum.org/lent-scholarship.html>. Deadline: December 20. November brings us Thanksgiving. If you have had a class with me, you know that I usually bring a few poems or short pieces to share before the Thanksgiving Holiday. I end this month’s message with two recent works that I’ve shared with classes: Joy Harjo’s poem “Perhaps the World Ends Here” (pasted below, but you can listen to her read it at this link<https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/perhaps-the-world-ends-here>) and a short piece<https://beaugordon.medium.com/a-story-on-giving-retold-by-anne-lamott-autho…> by essayist Anne Lamott, which she calls the best true story about giving that she knows. Wishing you all a great November! Best, Bill Perhaps the World Ends Here Joy Harjo The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on. We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it. It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to be human. We make men at it, we make women. At this table we gossip, recall enemies and the ghosts of lovers. Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. They laugh with us at our poor falling-down selves and as we put ourselves back together once again at the table. This table has been a house in the rain, an umbrella in the sun. Wars have begun and ended at this table. It is a place to hide in the shadow of terror. A place to celebrate the terrible victory. We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here. At this table we sing with joy, with sorrow. We pray of suffering and remorse. We give thanks. Perhaps the world will end at the kitchen table, while we are laughing and crying, eating of the last sweet bite. Anne Lamott Story on Giving An 8 year old boy had a sister who was dying of leukemia, and he was told that without a blood transfusion she would die. His parents explained to him that his blood was probably compatible with hers, and if so, he could be the blood donor. They asked him if they could test his blood. He said sure. So they did and it was a good match. Then they asked if he would give his sister a pint of blood, that it could be her only chance of living. He said he would have to think about it overnight. The next day he went to his parents and said he was willing to donate the blood. So they took him to the hospital where he was put on a gurney beside his 6 year old sister. Both of them where hooked up to IV’s. A nurse withdrew a pint of blood from the boy which was then put into the girl’s IV. The boy lay on his gurney in silence while the blood dripped into his sister; until the doctor came over to see how he was doing. Then the boy opened his eyes and asked, “How soon until I start to die?”

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[EnglishMA] Accelerated MA Student Advising Session
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

Hello all, We’ve received a number of different questions about the accelerated program during pre-registration, and wanted to hold a brief advising session for those interested on Thursday at 12:15 pm, during the free hour. We’ll answer whatever questions you have, but will also talk briefly about: * How many classes can you take as an accelerated student? * What is the difference between MA and BA classes? * When can you enroll in MA classes after graduating? * What is the best way to complete the MA requirements? * And more! If you’re interested in attending for all or part of that session, respond to this message and I’ll send you the Zoom link. Best, Bill ________________________________________ William Orchard Associate Professor Director, MA Program Department of English Queens College, CUNY

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[EnglishMA] Spring 2023 Pre-Registration: 10/24 to 10/26
by QNS qcenglmaprogram 21 Oct '22

21 Oct '22

Dear Graduate Students, Preregistration for Spring 2023 English MA courses will take place via email (MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu>) next week, Monday, October 24, through Wednesday, October 26. Please carefully read the attached (and pasted below) preregistration instructions and FAQs, which includes breakdowns of program requirements. Also attached are our Spring 2023 course offerings and descriptions. Summer 2023 course descriptions will available early next week. FYI, if you are planning to take ENGL 791 and/or 795 in Fall 2022, we will be sending out more info on how to sign up for those after preregistration has ended. You will register for those classes later in the term. As always, please email us both if you have any questions or need advising or support. Hope you're all taking care! Best, Bill and Hillary, your Directors of Graduate Studies in English -- Preregistration for English MA Courses Spring 2023 Preregistration for Spring 2023 English MA courses will take place Monday, October 24, through Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Matriculated MA, MAT, and MS Ed students in good academic standing (i.e., minimum average 3.0 GPA and no outstanding INCs) are eligible for and strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to sign up early for classes. Accelerated students who will still be undergraduates in Fall 2022 and are in good academic standing are also eligible to preregister for English MA courses. Please carefully read the following preregistration instructions and FAQs, including a breakdown of program requirements for MA, MAT, MS Ed, and Accelerated students. Fall 2022 course descriptions are attached separately. Note: the majority of our graduate English courses in Fall 2022 will be meeting in person, with a few fully online courses (ENGL 636, 733, and 781-01). If you have any questions or need advising, please email the current Directors of Graduate Studies in English—Bill Orchard (william.orchard(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:william.orchard@qc.cuny.edu>) and Hillary Miller (hillary.miller(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:hillary.miller@qc.cuny.edu>). Instructions for Preregistration via Email During the Spring 2023 preregistration period of October 24 to 26 only, please email MAEnglish(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:MAEnglish@qc.cuny.edu> with the following info: 1. Your full name 2. Your program (MA, MAT, MS Ed, or Accelerated) 3. Your 8-digit CUNY ID# 4. The courses you’d like to register for, with their 4- or 5-digit class codes (e.g., ENGL 636, code 25703) Students may preregister for up to 3 spring courses. Preregistration requests will be processed within 24 hours and in the order they are received. You will receive a confirmation email once you’ve been registered, asking you to log onto CUNYfirst and double-check your schedule. Preregistration FAQs Who is eligible to preregister for English MA classes? All matriculated MA, MAT, and MS Ed students, as well as Accelerated English BA/MA students who will still be undergraduates in Spring 2023, are eligible to preregister for courses as long as they have an active CUNYfirst account and are in good academic standing. If your GPA has fallen below 3.0 or if you’re carrying incompletes on your record from a previous semester, you should seek advising with one of the Directors of Graduate Studies, Bill Orchard or Hillary Miller, before trying to preregister. Accelerated students who are planning to graduate with their BAs either this Fall 2022 semester will not yet be able to register for spring graduate courses. Only once their BA graduation has been approved and their status in the English MA program has officially been activated on CUNYfirst can they then register for their Fall 2022 MA courses. Please contact the Directors of Graduate Studies with any questions or for advising. If you have any holds on your CUNYfirst account for any reason, however unwarranted, CUNYfirst will not allow you to be registered for classes. Please check your account before the start of the preregistration period and make sure that any holds have been resolved. Non-matriculated/non-degree students are not eligible to preregister and must wait to register themselves during their registration appointment period on CUNYfirst. Can I take a course with the same number twice for credit? Courses currently titled “Studies in…” may be repeated for credit as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. For example, ENGL 719, 722, and 729 may be repeated for credit. ENGL 781 (Special Seminars) may also be repeated for credit, as long as the specific course topics and texts are substantially different. ENGL 636, 638, 701, 702, and 703 cannot be repeated for credit. What are my English course requirements? For MA students (30 credits): · ENGL 701 · ENGL 636 · 7 open electives (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students) · ENGL 791 (thesis essay) For Accelerated BA/MA students (up to 9 credits; or up to 6 credits if in the English Honors Seminar): · ENGL 701 · ENGL 636 · 1 elective (any English graduate class offered at the 600 or 700 level, excluding ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students) For MAT students (9 credits): · 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, ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students) · ENGL 781 For MS Ed students (15 credits): · ENGL 702 (currently only offered in spring semesters) or ENGL 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, ENGL 751–763, which are reserved for MFA students) · ENGL 781 For MAT and MS Ed students, what courses fulfill the pre-1900 requirement? To fulfill the pre-1900 requirement, MAT and MS Ed students can take ENGL 719 and 722 in Spring 2023. 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. The Directors of Graduate Studies will announce more information about how to sign up for these courses after the preregistration period has ended.

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