- Newsworthy: Southern Humanities Review
- Book Edited by Constance Relihan Published in December 2003
- Article by Donald Cunningham to Appear in Technical Communication Quarterly
- Essay by Jim Ryan Appears in Studies in American Fiction
- Faculty Meeting - Today - 3:00-4:45 pm - 1203 Haley Center
- 3130 Haley Center Now Open
- Africana Studies Department Continuing Discourse - Lectures to Be Held in Foy Student Union - 12:00 pm
- Online Survey Regarding Fall 2003 Schedule - Deadline for Completion - Friday, January 16 - 4:40 pm
- Teaching Forum - Summer Academy Participants to Showcase WebCT Savvy - Wednesday, January 21 - 3:00-4:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
- Great Flicks - Wednesday, January 21 - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
- PETL Teaching Enhancement Activity - Thursday, January 29
- Nominations and Submissions Deadline for Graduate Student Awards - Friday, January 30 - 4:40 pm
- Call for Papers Sponsored by The Association of College English Teachers of Alabama - Deadline - Monday, February 16
- English Department End-of-Term Party - Photos
Southern Humanities Review
For
the past 37 years, the Southern Humanities Review has been the
official organ of the Southern Humanities Council, publishing critical
and personal essays, fiction, poetry, and book reviews. While it is
geographically based in Auburn, Alabama, and a number of the submitted
works have a
Southern proclivity, the works published in the quarterly journal represent
a wide variety of geographical areas and genres.
Among notable contributions are essays by Noam Chomsky, Sheryl St. Germain, and Christopher Norris – as well as stories by Kent Nelson and Greg Johnson – and poetry by R.T. Smith, Walt McDonald, Natasha Tretheway, Stephen Corey, and Stephen Dunn, recipient of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. St. Germain's essay for the Southern Humanities Review was recognized in the recent anthology Best American Essays. The journal also publishes translations, the most recent of which was Daphne Day's translation of a Pietro Citati essay on Goethe's Elective Affinities.
The staff of the Southern Humanities Review consists of editors Margaret Kouidis and Dan Latimer, production editor Karen Beckwith, copyeditor Mary Waters, and student editors Katherine McDonald (fiction) and Katherine Perry (poetry). These members of the English Department read, react to, and assess the thousands of submissions sent to the Southern Humanities Review throughout the year. The best essay, story, and poem of each volume receive a Hoepfner Award, the latest of which will be announced next month in the winter issue.
The brightly colored art that appears on each cover of the Southern Humanities Review is chosen by Dr. Kouidis and Dr. Latimer, and covers have been selected to represent the artwork of members of the Southern Humanities Conference and local Auburn artists. See the Southern Humanities Review website for examples of its cover art.
Book Edited by Constance Relihan Published in December 2003
Prose Fiction and Early Modern Sexualities in England,
1570-1640, edited by Constance C. Relihan and Goran V. Stanivukovic,
was published by Palgrave Macmillan in December
2003.
Article by Donald Cunningham to Appear
in Technical Communication
Quarterly
Donald Cunningham's article, "The Founding of ATTW and
its Journal," will appear in Technical Communication Quarterly 13(1)
(2004): 121-130.
Essay by Jim Ryan Appears in Studies in American Fiction
Jim Ryan's latest essay, "Imaginary Friends: Representing
Quakers in Early American Fiction," appears in the current issue of Studies
in American Fiction, Volume 31 (Autumn 2003), pp. 191-220. His article
examines literary representations of members of the Religious Society
of Friends (Quakers) in American fiction published between 1785 and 1950.
Faculty Meeting - Today - 3:00-4:45
pm - 1203 Haley Center
GTAs will not need to attend the meeting.
3130 Haley Center Now Open
3130 Haley Center is now open for class meetings.
The room has 21 workstations with MS Office, Macromedia Studio
(Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks), and Adobe Photoshop. The sign up
sheet is posted outside 8066 Haley Center.
If you find the time you want is not available, please send Betsy Smith an email identifying your needs.
Africana Studies Department Continuing Discourse - Lectures
to Be Held in Foy Student Union - 12:00 pm
Today, Dr. Kimberly King will present "The Relevance of
an Africana Perspective to Public Schooling" in Foy 208. On Thursday,
January 15, Dr. Juan Gilbert will present "Using Technology to Diversify
University Campuses" in Foy 208.
Dr. Overtoun Jenda will present "The Relevance of Africana Studies to Auburn's Scientific Community," on Tuesday, January 20 in Foy 203. Dr. Robin Sabino will present "Plural Marking and the History of African American English" on Wednesday, January 21 in Foy 203.
Online Survey Regarding Fall 2003 Schedule - Deadline
for Completion - Friday, January 16 - 4:40 pm
In its continuing effort to improve the scheduling process,
the English Department asks that you complete an online
survey regarding assignments for Fall 2003. The survey will take
about 5 minutes for you to complete.
For your responses to be considered, you will need to complete the survey by 4:40 pm, Friday, January 16.
Teaching Forum - Summer Academy Participants
to Showcase WebCT Savvy - Wednesday, January 21 - 3:00-4:30 pm -
1203
Haley Center
Kathy McClelland and Joyce Rothschild will share the results
of their Summer Academy projects on Wednesday, January 21 from 3:00-4:30
pm in 1203 Haley Center.
Kathy McClelland's presentation on teaching punctuation is titled, "Mouse-overs, Dreamweavers, and Me," and Joyce Rothschild's topic will be "Using the WebCT Discussion Tool in ENGL 3040: Technical Writing."
The next Teaching Forum will be on March 3.
Great Flicks - Wednesday, January 21
- 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Pasolini, 1964)
This Italian adaptation, emphasizing realism and employing many
nonprofessional actors, is often praised for its charismatic, powerful
Christ and unusual adherence to the original text. The result is an emotional,
sometimes meditative presentation of Jesus as a revolutionary force in
the world.
PETL Teaching Enhancement Activity - Thursday, January 29
The Promotion of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETL)
Committee announces the first of its teaching enhancement activities
for Spring 2004. CLA PETL "New Faculty" Mid-Year Orientation - Campus
Resources for Developing Your Teaching Skills - will meet on Thursday,
January 29 in 202 Thach Hall from 3:30-5:00 pm. The coordinator of the
meeting will be Dr. Steve Brown, Political Science.
During the meeting, new faculty (tenure-track faculty in their first 3 years of teaching at Auburn) will be introduced to the teaching and learning resources available on campus to help them develop their teaching skills and interests. All attendees will receive a free copy of McKeachie's classic Teach Tips book. Refreshments will be provided.
If you have any questions or comments, please email Bill Buskist.
Nominations and Submissions
Deadline for Graduate Student Awards - Friday, January 30
- 4:40 pm
Each spring semester, the English Department presents awards
to its graduate students. If you have an eligible conference
presentation or
publication, please submit it to Craig Bertolet. If you have any
questions, please see Craig
Bertolet or Jeremy Downes.
Call for Papers Sponsored by The Association
of College English Teachers of Alabama - Deadline - Monday, February
16
The Association of College English Teachers of Alabama annually
sponsors best paper awards to be presented at their annual meeting at
Auburn University
Montgomery.
The Calvert paper may be on any scholarly or theoretical topic related to English studies, and the Woodall paper may be on any pedagogical topic related to English studies. A prize of $150 will be awarded to the college English teacher or graduate student in English submitting the best paper in either category. The McMillan Award will go to an undergraduate writer.
Papers may not have been published previously. Your name, title of the essay, and institutional affiliation should appear on a cover sheet and not on the essay.
Please send entries to:
Susie Paul
Department of English and Philosophy
Auburn University Montgomery
P.O. Box 2440423
Montgomery, AL 36124-4023
English Department End-of-Term
Party - Photos
The English Department End-of-Term Party took place at Pebble
Hill on Thursday, December 11 at 6:00 pm. There was a potluck feast,
and festive tunes were performed by musicians from the Department. View
photos.
To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 11:40 am for publication Wednesday. Submit items by email to Kelly Messerschmidt or Betsy Smith or put the information in their mailbox. Please check your submission for accuracy and completion--all calendar items and meeting announcements must include the date, time, and location of the event.
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