UCLA Early American Literatures and Cultures Assistant Professor

Recruitment Period Open September 1st, 2019 through Sunday, Oct 20, 2019 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Description

The Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in early American literatures and cultures (pre-1800). Areas of particular…[Read more]

Abstracts, and the short stories that will be discussed, at Special Session (roundtable) 817, “Is the Short Story Queer,” have been posted to an MLA Commons site:

https://session817.mla.hcommons-staging.org/

Please join us on Sunday, Jan. 10, 1:45-3:00 p.m., in 9B, Austin Convention Center.

MESSAGE FROM PROF. SEAN ROBINSON RE: STUDY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQ FACULTY

Inside the Lavender Tower: Stories of LGBTQ Faculty
Call for LGBTQ Faculty Participants

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

I am conducting an international, qualitative study on the experiences of LGBTQ faculty. The purpose of my research is to capture the stories and…[Read more]

Sponsored by both the Division on Postcolonial Studies and the Discussion Group on Law as Literature.

Sexualities, Legislation, and Memory
How are global victories and legal challenges to LGBT rights shaping autobiography, film, relationships with nations of origin, political engagement? 300 word abstracts by 14 March 2014 (deadline may be…[Read more]

<p class=”MsoNormal”>QUEER ARCHIVES.
Remembering, forgetting; loss, abandonment, preservation, invention; foundations, authorities; remainders, survivals, salvages; epistemic arrangements, derangements, reorderings; material and immaterial archives; future archives; archive fever; presence, place, trace. 250-word abstracts, 1-page CV by 15 March…[Read more]