Latest News from ECL aka The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University | 24 April 2023 Edition

 

Dear Colleagues,

We are in the final two weeks of the semester, with the last scheduled day of classes next Thursday, 4 May. MA portfolio defenses are taking place this week; thank you to all participating in these important events.  

At its meeting last week, the AC decided that, since there is no pressing business, next week’s department meeting can be canceled. We hope, instead, you will be able to make it to the pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage at 10 am on Friday 12 May. 

For those interested in curricular proposals, the university has just released an updated Curriculum Guide for the upcoming year: 

https://caa.sdsu.edu/_resources/files/curriculum/guide/curriculum_guide_04192023.pdf

Invitations: 

Lashon Daley and NCSCL Fellow Dani Nouriazad invite you to join their first-ever Social Media Symposium for ENGL 503 "#Kidlit for Researchers and Content Creators" on May 2 and May 4. The class meets in AH 1120 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. If you would like to learn more about the class and the student projects, click here: https://childlit.sdsu.edu/kidlit. Projects will also be available for viewing at the Annual DH Showcase on Friday, May 5 from 10:00 am to noon in the Digital Humanities Center. 

Diana Leong invites you to join her and the MA students for a celebration of thesis and portfolio projects at Oggi’s on Monday, 1 May, from 4 - 6 pm. 

Dates

4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: Rick Barot will read from his most recent publications, including The Galleons, which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”

5/1 from 4 - 6 pm at Oggi’s: MA celebration event. Join Diana Leong and MA students to celebrate the completion of their portfolio and thesis projects. 

5/1: Deadline for nominations to CAL committees. See below for details. 

5/2 & 5/4 at 11 pm in AH 1120: Social Media Symposium for ENGL 503 "#Kidlit for Researchers and Content Creators." 

5/2 at 12.30 pm in HH 222 or via zoom: Paterson Joseph will read from and discuss his first historical novel, about eighteenth-century writer, abolitionist, and composer Ignatius Sancho. https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/744799561. Registration is not required.

5/5 at 7 pm: MFA reading at Scripps Cottage. 

5/12 at 10 am: Departmental pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage. 

Good news

A piece of flash fiction by our former student Candace Hartsuyker, “When You’re The Contortionist,” will be published in The Best Microfiction 2023 anthology, published by Pelekinisis Press. https://www.bestmicrofiction.com/; https://www.cleavermagazine.com/when-youre-the-contortionist-by-candace-hartsuyker/. Candace will complete her SDICCCA internship this May. 

CAL committees

Below is the list of anticipated CAL committee vacancies for academic year 2022-23.

Research Committee: 3 vacancies

Professional Leaves Committee: 1 vacancy

Curriculum Committee: 4 vacancies

AP&P Committee: 3 vacancies

International Programs Committee: 4 vacancies

Teaching Committee: 3 vacancies

Diversity Committee: 5 vacancies

 

Service on the AP&P Committee is for three years. Service on all other CAL committees is for two years. Committee nominations can only be submitted by CAL chairs and directors. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please let me know. If you have questions about any of these committees, additional information can be found in the CAL Policy File: https://sdsuedu.sharepoint.com/sites/arts-and-letters. Nominations will be accepted through Monday, May 1. 

All best,

Quentin

Quentin Bailey, DPhil

Associate Professor and Chair

Department of English and Comparative Literature 

San Diego State University 

qbailey@sdsu.edu

619 594 5271

Pronouns: he/ him/ his

Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay

Latest News from ECL @ SDSU aka literature.sdsu.edu | 17 April 2023

Dear Colleagues,

We are entering the final weeks of the semester and, indeed, of the academic year. There will be several opportunities to celebrate our successes in the coming weeks – at commencement ceremonies, portfolio defenses, and MFA readings – and I hope you will have the opportunity to participate. 

In the spirit of such celebrations, congratulations to: 

Brianna Blashill (English) and Andres Negrete (Comparative Literature) who have been selected as the department’s Outstanding Graduating Seniors. Brianna has chosen Clare Colquitt as her Most Influential Faculty member and Andres Diana Leong. Congratulations Clare and Diana! All four will be celebrated at the department’s pre-commencement ceremony at Scripps Cottage on Friday 12 May at 10 am and, later that same day, at the CAL Commencement Ceremony.  

Diana Leong and Lashon Daley who have, separately, been awarded CAL IRC (Interdisciplinary Research Cluster) grants. Diana’s project focuses on the creation of an Environmental Humanities Lab,  while Lashon’s addresses Global Renderings of Childhood and Its Literature. 

Kendell Wilkerson, who has been chosen as the National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature Fellow for AY 2023-2024. 

Jessica Pressman, who gave an invited talk on Friday, April 14, for PhD students and junior faculty at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, about scholarly writing and publishing and the importance of Digital Humanities scholarly practices.

Undergraduate student Nandi Maunder, who has been awarded a Fulbright to pursue a project in South Africa. Nandi’s project will be based at the University of Venda, in Limpopo province, and will engage with the ways in which race impacts childhood. 

Dates

4/18: Due date for Humanities in Action finding requests. A fillable pdf is available on the department’s sharepoint page, under ‘Funding Request Forms’ > ‘Spring 2023 forms’. 

4/19 at 12 noon in AL 266: Advisory Committee meeting

4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: Rick Barot will read from his most recent publications, including The Galleons, which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”

5/5 at 7 pm: MFA reading at Scripps Cottage. 

5/12 at 10 am: Departmental pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage. 

As always, please let me know details of good news or upcoming events. 

All best,

Quentin

Quentin Bailey, DPhil

Associate Professor and Chair

Department of English and Comparative Literature 

San Diego State University 

qbailey@sdsu.edu

619 594 5271

Pronouns: he/ him/ his

Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay

Latest Update from ECL, the Department of English and Comparative Literature at SDSU | 4.10.23 Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Thanks to all who attended last week’s meeting. As a gentle reminder, please encourage students who wrote outstanding essays in your classes to submit them to Iris (iquiroga@sdsu.edu) by the end of the week. The winning essays will be recognized at the department’s pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage on Friday 12 May at 10 am. I hope you will be able to attend this event where we celebrate the achievements of our students (and enjoy a variety of cookies and brownies from Caked). 

There’s a new policy from the Research Foundation that might be of interest to those who work with individual service providers. Before we can request any payments for services, an Independent Contractor Pre-Selection Checklist needs to be completed and returned to Bart Chafe in the Dean’s Office. If a service is performed prior to the checklist being reviewed by the Research Foundation, payment for the service with Foundation funds may not be approved.

Dates

4/12 at 12 noon in AL 266: Graduate Committee meeting

4/12 at 7 pm, via Zoom: The Laurie Okuma Memorial Reading featuring Poet and Editor, Naoko Fujimoto! Her poetry collections are "We Face The Tremendous Meat On The Teppan", winner of C&R Press Summer Tide Pool Chapbook Award by C&R Press (2022), "Where I Was Born", winner of the editor's choice by Willow Books (2019), "Glyph: Graphic Poetry=Trans. Sensory" by Tupelo Press (2021), and four chapbooks. She is a RHINO associate & translation editor and Tupelo Quarterly translation editor. Register in advance for this event:

https://SDSU.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlde-ppzsjE9UA5Rc3XlI7Atr-k4a_Pyqj

4/14: Due date for Outstanding Essay Award submissions. 

4/15, 9 - 2: Clare Colquitt and I will be meeting prospective students at Explore SDSU. Anyone interested in helping staff our booth is welcome. 

4/17: Due date for IRA applications. 

4/18: Due date for Humanities in Action finding requests. A fillable pdf is available on the department’s sharepoint page, under ‘Funding Request Forms’ > ‘Spring 2023 forms’. 

4/26 at 7 pm in LL 430: Rick Barot will read from his most recent publications, including The Galleons, which has been described as “…significant, the work of a poet at the height of his powers.”

5/5 at 7 pm: MFA reading at Scripps Cottage. 

5/12 at 10 am: Departmental pre-commencement celebration at Scripps Cottage. 

Congratulations: 

Lashon Daley was the keynote speaker at last weekend's 16th Annual Armistead Colloquium at UC Davis. She presented a chapter draft from her book project, Coming of (R)age: Charting Black Girl Lit Studies. 

The second edition of Corinne Goria’s book, Invisible Hands: Voices from the Global Economy was released by Haymarket Books last week. Kirkus Reviews calls it “a compelling message about the plight of labor workers worldwide.” Click here for some further info about the book.  

Imelda Hernandez-Villa, who is graduating this spring with her English major and children's literature certificate, is featured in a recent PSFA publication about her and her daughter’s time at SDSU:

https://psfa.sdsu.edu/news/2023/mother-daughter-duo-attend-sdsu

As always, please let me know details of good news or upcoming events. 

All best,

Quentin

Quentin Bailey, DPhil

Associate Professor and Chair

Department of English and Comparative Literature 

San Diego State University 

qbailey@sdsu.edu

619 594 5271

Pronouns: he/ him/ his

Indigenous residence: Kumeyaay