We’re still hoping for more grad students to step forward to present at this year’s “Writing / Image / Text” Graduate English Symposium, so please consider sharing something of your work (e.g. scholarly or creative writing) at the event on Zoom, at noon eastern, April 26. Also consider that the thematic title of the symposium, Writing / Image / Text, invites work that goes beyond just literary scholarship or creative writing. We’ve had students present visual-storytelling, have had students present analysis of video games, have had students present studies of visual and studio arts, and more. Anything in the world that can be analyzed and that involves, invites, or even requires interpretation to understand is a text, and so practically any sort of study of any sort of text is welcome and encouraged.

Presenting at events like this is an important step for anyone hoping to step into the profession of higher education in any way, including those who aspire to a PhD program. Beyond that, it’s also a community event, a collegial event, an event where people who appreciate ideas, literature, creativity, media, and the arts in general, can get together for a few hours and enjoy a thoughtful exchange of ideas. So, please consider stepping forward and presenting something of your work alongside your fellow grad-students.

Please write to cloots@mercy.edu asap if you will step forward to present something of your work, or if you have any questions. Those who want to attend but not present are certainly welcome and encouraged to do so too; and again, just write to cloots@mercy.edu to let me know if so. Thank you.