The YAWP: Villanova's Graduate English Program Blog

Congratulations MA class of 2019! Left to right: Alex Brodin, Alex Einspahr, Ashley DiRienzo, Angela Christaldi, Sara Kolojejchick Angela Christaldi and Sara Kolojejchick on the left; Alex Einspahr on the right Sharon Rose-Davis and Heather Hicks at the reception Travis Foster and Nick Manai Liz Wood and family

Christie’s Icelandic Cake was the 2018-2019 Best Snack in a Graduate Seminar!

The English department has just issued its sixth annual faculty summer reading recommendations list! Jump over to the post in Recommended Books to check it out. (That page also has lists from previous summers--just keep scrolling and click "Older Posts" at the bottom of the page!)

PASNAP Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals Communications Administrative Support Assistant (Based primarily in suburban Philadelphia, PA) PASNAP is the fastest growing union of nurses and health professionals in the state of Pennsylvania. We are seeking a Communications Administrative Support Staff person to join our dynamic team as we mobilize to advance the rights of nurses and health professionals. This person will be assigned to work with our political and research staff from our Conshohocken office, located in suburban Philadelphia. Qualifications and Requirements : The ideal candidate will have some experience with social media, email, mass texting, flyer layout, and web design including Squarespace. Strong writing skills are a plus. To Apply : Interested applicants should submit a résumé to Lisa Leshinski at: lleshinski@pasnap.com . Prior applicants may resubmit a résumé for any open PASNAP position. PASNAP is an equal opportu...

Thanks to everyone who attended our 9th Annual Thesis & Field Exam Symposium! It was great to hear from our soon-to-graduate classmates on their recent projects. Alex Einspahr presents "A Prison of the Body" Brian Borosky presents "Composing Home" Here's who presented, along with their topics: Angela Christaldi, “Sister of the ‘Weary Fraternity’: Louisa May Alcott’s Reconciliation to Transcendentalism via Her Writings about the American Civil War” Joseph Alicea, “In-between and Overflowing: Meta-archipelagic Visions of Identity, Community, and Tradition in the Literary Production of Pedro Pietri” Alexandria Einspahr, “A Prison of the Body: Illness, Incarceration, and the Embodiment of Form in Memoir” Brian Borosky, “Composing Home: Things, World, and Futurity in the Poetry of George Oppen” Christie Leonard, “Medicine, Disease, and Pathology in Nineteenth-Century British Gothic Fiction” Nicholas Manai, “The Anglophone Novel of Living and Dyi...