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Getting a job with a BA in English5 comments

Santiago Blackwell wrote 2 days ago: For whatever reason, we’ve been giving a lot advice about getting jobs lately. The latest pos … more »

Tags: How To Get A Job, Career Advice, careers, Employment, English, English Degree, getting a job, Job, job interview

Being an English Major Ain't Easy...2 comments

ldhk wrote 4 days ago: I was an English major in college. That meant long, lazy days of fun… no exams, no labs … more »

Tags: The Inkwell, English, Font Conference, College Humor, writing, writer, Portugal, Manhattan, living room floor

Yes, I is an English Major

sabjimata wrote 3 weeks ago: Despite graduating with honors from Temple University with a B.A. in English, this blog is plagued b … more »

Tags: Temple University, magna cum laude, women's studies minor, breast feeding, Nursing, stupid woman

The Joy of Reading Great Writing5 comments

Nathaniel Lord wrote 1 month ago: “I Like Books . . . Books Are Good” ~ Yours Truly The above has become my personal mantr … more »

Tags: General Destruction, Literature, Books, Dan Brown, Don Quixote, Dostoevsky, Esquire, Great Writing, Hemingway

My struggle with depression - part four6 comments

gothiquefae wrote 1 month ago: When my walls came down I was extremely blessed to have a group of girls around me who were more tha … more »

Tags: God, Suicide, Goth, Depression, hair, hole, college group, R, Counseling

Companies that get it - Marathon Real Estate1 comment

jenijen101 wrote 1 month ago: Since I am an English major with both a BA and an MA, people have said to me, as a joke, that when t … more »

Tags: corporate writing, writing, Freelance Writing, freelance writing blog, Writing for the Web, marathon real estate, Jen Hamilton, Austin, Texas

We Gotta Pay the Bills Somehow2 comments

calicorebellion wrote 2 months ago: There’s a joke about English majors. The way you get the attention of an English major is to h … more »

Tags: waiter, Cubicle, Changes, Artist

Sumer is i-cumen in

elrambo wrote 2 months ago: In the south, it’s “lhude singe mockingbird,” even though we have “cuccu … more »

Tags: Students, University, English dept., Medieval, Poetry, BTVS, Joss Whedon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, English Majors

Things you can do with an English major: write stuff1 comment

elrambo wrote 2 months ago: That is, write stuff people might actually want to read, as opposed to that highfalutin lit’ra … more »

Tags: Students, Life, pop culture, Literature, English Majors, Jobs, Writers, mystery novels

who knew that brownies, thai food, and victorian lit could work so well together1 comment

rissadenae wrote 2 months ago: Tonight was really fun! Three girls from my Victorian lit class came over to study for the final whi … more »

Tags: Brownies, Friends, Fun, juno, Thai Food, top chef, Victorian Literature

Global cultures2 comments

elrambo wrote 3 months ago: One of the courses I’ve been teaching this semester is an upper-level seminar on Postcolonial … more »

Tags: Students, University, Books, Movies, Literature, TCK, English Majors, Postcolonial Literature, Global Cultures

Words like so many tiny wheels.

minkstole wrote 3 months ago: Minkstole is finished circling job ads (at least for the time being) - Yay! - and apologizes for bei … more »

Tags: Gramma's Handbag, Adulthood, job hunting, augh

Get to know me a bit...

getserious wrote 3 months ago: Ok so this is my first blog, and I feel it is appropriate to introduce myself. My name is Jillien. … more »

Tags: The Busy Blogger, Introduction, New Orleans, Our Lady of Holy Cross College

English Studies in the 21st Century: A Critical Look at Combining Cultural Studies and Classics by Kelly Hunt

danielsumrall wrote 3 months ago: Kelly Hunt, kellymariehunt@yahoo.com English Studies in the 21st Century: A Critical Look at Combi … more »

Tags: Original Essay, Academics, Aesthetics, Classics, criticism, cultural studies, english studies, Gently Read, Gently Read Literature

Before the cock crows...

Paradox wrote 4 months ago: I was in a bookstore within spitting distance of the University of Delaware last night. They had a f … more »

Tags: The Poisonwood Bible, The Bean Trees, Cliff's Notes, Barbara Kingsolver, One Hundred Years of Solitude

The convention of a lifetime: “Necessary Contradictions."

columbiacollegeenglishdepartment wrote 4 months ago: By Helana Brigman, English Major Extraordinaire Once Upon a Wednesday, (March 12, 2008), eleven Engl … more »

Tags: Departmental events/information, STD, necessary contradictions, sigma tau delta conference

You know you really want to be an English major

elrambo wrote 4 months ago: Pre-registration for fall is just around the corner. Time to think about whether majoring in English … more »

Tags: Students, English Majors, Jobs

Why do we write?9 comments

awalkabout wrote 4 months ago: Some people write for themselves. Their journals or dark poetry or rants help clear their heads and … more »

Tags: Humor, Life, writing, Agent, Blogosphere, character, Editor, Literature, Novel

all dead white boys say "god is good."3 comments

cardboardsunshine wrote 5 months ago: things are okay. i think i just have to keep saying that over and over again. this too shall pass. t … more »

Tags: walking, Bellingham, dad, Dogs, Driving, Emma, eugene, Hate, Home


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