Announcements
EL MUNDO ZURDO 2010: The Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa (SSGA) will host this year's El Mundo Zurdo Conference in San Antonio November 5-7, 2010. More...
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD IN SPAIN: Dr. Norma Cantú will hold an information session for her summer folklore class in Toledo, Spain on January 28, 2010. More...
APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS! The deadline for departmental scholarships is February 15, 2009. More...
UTSA'S NEW AALCI GARNERS NATIONAL ATTENTION: Dr. Joycelyn Moody's African American Literatures and Culture Institute featured on MSN News. More...
3RD ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES SYMPOSIUM: Participate in the 2010 African American Studies Symposium (organized by Dr. Sonja Lanehart) this spring. More...
GRADUATE MODERN DRAMA COURSE: Dr. Bonnie Lyons is offering a Modern Drama course this Spring 2010 semester. More...
SNAPSHOTS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: Students of Susan Arias' Drama Through Performance class put on a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Dr. Arias (follow the link for pictures). More...
KATHERINE ANNE PORTER PHOTOS: On November 17, actress Pennylyn White performed "Katherine Anne Porter: A Driving Desire" in the Retama Auditorium (follow the link for pictures). More...
WOMEN POETS READ WOMEN POETS: Drs. Wendy Barker, Norma Cantú, Catherine Kasper and Bonnie Lyons read for Women's History Month. More...
10th ANNUAL COLFA CONFERENCE: The 2010 COLFA Research Conference will take place on March 25, 2010. More...
BRACKENRIDGE LECTURES PHOTO GALLERY: David Crystal's Brackenridge Distinguished Visiting Professorship was a resounding success! All three of his lectures were well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by the audience (click on the link to see the picture gallery!). More...
DEPARTMENT EVENTS: Check out the tentative 2009-2010 Department of English Calendar of Events to stay informed on upcoming activities. More...
WELCOME DR. PORTILLO! We welcome new faculty, Dr. Annette Portillo, who specializes in Native American Literature and Culture, Native American Feminism, and Women Writers of Color. More...
GET ENGLISH HONORS: Receive deserved acknowledgment for your hard work by applying to the English Honors Program. More...
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ON FACEBOOK: Check out the Department of English's new fan page on Facebook. More...
ONLINE CHICANA/0 LITERARY MAP: Students of Dr. Patricia Trujillo's Mexican American Literature course pioneer a unique collaborative project. More...
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GRADLIT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: Join the Gradlit email discussion group to enter into conversation with fellow graduate students, faculty, and receive important departmental updates. More...
FREE REFERENCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE: EndNote X2 is now available for faculty, staff, and students at UTSA. More...
Achievements
Former English student Marco Reyes publishes Searching For, an apocalyptic Sci Fi novel. More...
Congratulations to professor Bernadette Andrea on her recent promotion to Full Professor!
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Larissa Mercado-Lopez on her receipt of the UTSA Presidential Recognition Scholarship. More...
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Kasper on the publication of her new book of poetry, Notes from the Committee, which is available from Noemi Press. More...
Congratulations to the five Ph.D. students who graduated this December: Cordelia Barrera, Jody Briones, Terry Pantuso, Lenora Perry-Samaniego and Jeff Turpin. More...
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Grisel Acosta, whose paper on critical race ecocriticism has been accepted for the II International Conference on Caribbean Studies. More...
Congratulations to Ph.D. graduates Terry Pantuso and Jeff Turpin, who recently defended their dissertations successfully. More...
Congratulations to Dr. Wendy Barker, whose novel in prose poems, Nothing Between Us, will be released this month from Del Sol Press. More...
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth MacCrossan, who was awarded a Presidential Dissertation Fellowship and commended by the awards committee for the outstanding quality of her work.
Former English student Robert Valdez was named a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly for the third year in a row. More...
Congratulations to Dr. Ben Olguin on the publication of his new book, La Pinta: Chicana/o Prisoner Literature, Culture, and Politics (more info here), and also for his receipt of the President's Teaching Excellence Award. More...
UTSA English Ph.D. students shine! A letter from Dept. Chair Dr. Drinka. More...
Congratulations to Kelly Harris, graduate of the English M.A. program and incoming Ph.D. student, on her receipt of the prestigious Louise and Michael Beldon Doctoral Scholarship.
Kudos to former M.A. student Joe McKinney, whose novel Quarantined was recently published. More...
Congratulations to Ph.D. students Laura Ellis-Lai and Nicole Provencher on their selection as University Teaching Fellows for 2009-10! Only 10 doctoral students across campus receive this prestigious fellowship each
Kudos to Stephanie Amsel for winning the UTSA Teaching and Learning Center's Distinguished TA Award for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Cordy Barrera, Megan Sibbett, and Elaine Wong were also honored with TA Teaching Recognition awards. More...