The YAWP: Villanova's Graduate English Program Blog

 The 12th annual Thesis & Field Exam Symposium was held on Thursday, May 5th, in the Fedigan Room at Villanova. Graduating students from Villanova's MA program presented their theses and field exams in brief presentations and fielded questions from their peers and from faculty members. This was our first in-person symposium since 2019, so it was especially nice to see everyone and share ideas together. The presenters this year were Amanda Piazza, Sam Covais, Franki Rudnesky, Jess Derr, Em Friedman, Vicki Dearden, and Christina Kosch.  Amanda Piazza presented her thesis, "Mirrored Malfunction: Gothic Doubling in Alan Moore's Graphic Novels," discussing V for Vendetta , From Hell , and Watchmen , exploring the role of doubling in those works, particularly in reference to the characters of V, Jack the Ripper, and Rorschach.  Sam Covais presented her thesis, "'We Know What We Got': Subversive Masculinity in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men ," noting t...

Scholarships are available to the 12th annual T.S. Eliot International Summer School, managed by the Institute of English Studies at the University of London. The Summer School will take place this July. Please see the flyer below, and more information is available on their website . Thanks to Professor Megan Quigley for bringing this to our attention!