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Job Posting: Brock University (Deadline: 21 January 2010)

Department of English Language and Literature Brock University The Department of English Language and Literature at Brock University invites applications for a probationary tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2010.  The position is subject to final budgetary approval. The Department is seeking a person with scholarly and teaching competence in American Literature, with research… Read more →

Return of the Friday CFP Blog 08 January 2010

Happy New Year, and new term, everyone!  As we enter into 2010 (which, to me, still seems like “The Future”–where are our jet packs?!?!), I just want to remind all CAAS members and other readers that if you have a CFP or other American Studies announcement that you would like me to post, please feel free to email it to… Read more →

Friday-break-from-marking CFP Blog, 11 December 09

Hi folks; I hope the end of term is treating you all well, and that the marking elves all come out soon.  This may be the last post before the start of next term, though I’ll try to get one in next week. CFPs (as always, there may be some repetition in the below, as I combine a few lists):

CAAS 2009, Pictures

Hi all, Jason here, with my concluding post about the conference, and a couple of pictures. As you can tell from Chris and Maureen’s posts (here and here), “States of Emergency” was a thought-provoking and exciting conference. Thanks are definitely due to Bryce Traister, the organizer, for his tremendous efforts (and success!) in putting together such a terrific conference. Following… Read more →

Post-conference thoughts, parte the firste

Hi all—Christopher Lockett here, the other promised guest-blogger, finally weighing in with my post-mortem on CAAS 2009. We were a bit vague on what these blog entries were to be like, and Jason suggested that I could either post directly here or link to my own blog, or both … but I’ve been scratching away at some thoughts that have… Read more →