English http://www.york.cuny.edu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 6. “In the Wake of the Spray: The Twentieth Century Sailing Narrative” http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/english/201cin-the-wake-of-the-spray-the-twentieth-century-sailing-narrative201d Prof Jim Papa of the English Department will be leading a discussion of theTwentieth Century sailing narrative. The Twentieth Century sailing narrative might be said to begin with Joshua Slocum’s Sailing Alone Around the World (1900) and end with Nick Ward’s Left for Dead: Surviving the Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History (2007). In between lies a goodly collection of texts penned by all sorts of salty characters, from the quasi-mystical French sailor Bernard Moitessier to the brash and bitter American film star Sterling Hayden. From rascally raconteurs such as Tristan Jones to gentlemen of letters like Hillaire Belloc, twentieth century sailors represent a supremely literate bunch, with a long tradition of scribbling tars bobbing in their wake. Writer and sailor Jim Papa will talk about his research into some of the ways the twentieth century sailing narrative developed, not only out of earlier maritime writing but as a response to Slocum’s Barnumesque conquest of the sea, and discuss the ways several twentieth century sailors, sailing in the wake of the Spray, have combined the literary impulse and the sailing life to create one of the most unique and overlooked of all literary genres--the twentieth century sailing narrative.

]]> No publisher Douglas DiToro English 2012-03-10T21:25:00Z Event Call for Book Length Manuscripts and Proposals Focusing on Blacks in History http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/english/call-for-book-length-manuscripts-and-proposals-focus-blacks-in-history Call for Book Length Manuscripts and Proposals Focusing on Blacks in History Under the editorial guidance of series editor Dr. Marsha J. Tyson Darling, Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies at Adelphi University, PETER LANG PUBLISHING (New York, New York), an academic publisher, is pleased to invite submissions of book length manuscripts and book proposals, inclusive of monographs, anthologies, readers and handbooks, for its exciting new book series, Black Studies and Critical Thinking (BSCT). Please see additional details.

Materials should be sent to:

Dr. Marsha J Tyson Darling

Professor, History & Interdisciplinary Studies

Director, Center for African, Black & Caribbean Studies

Adelphi University

Alumnae Annex 2

1 South Avenue

Garden City, NY 11530

Off: 516-877-4981 Fax: 516-877-4579/ Email: darling@adelphi.edu


]]> No publisher Douglas DiToro Faculty/Staff English 2012-09-04T17:15:00Z Announcement English Department Open House http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/english/english-department-open-house Join us for this year's Open House and hear from York college alumni who majored in English and Journalism. Our program will feature an alumni panel discussing graduate school and careers for majors in English and Journalism.

Refreshments will be served.

]]> No publisher Douglas DiToro School of Arts and Sciences English 2012-11-07T17:40:00Z Event English Department Open House http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/english/fall-2009-english-department-open-house The 2009 English Department Open House program features students, faculty, and administrators. All are Welcome! 2009 English Department Open House Program

The theme for this year's Open House is "Home"
Featuring the English Department's annual Book Grab
Refreshments will be served

Salutations

  • Valerie Anderson (Chair)
  • Helen Andretta (Deputy Chair)

Opening Remarks

  • Linda Grasso

Readings, Reflections, Performances

  • James Papa
  • Daniel McGee
  • Mark Blickley
  • Holger Henke (Assistant Provost)
  • CadyAnn Parris-David & Nigel Heath
  • Simon Volker & Vanessa Antoine
  • Marchelle Wilson & Phebe Kirkham
  • Justine Valinotti
]]> No publisher Douglas DiToro Admissions Prospective Student Current Student English 2009-11-03T21:45:00Z Event Department of English http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/english/department-of-english The Department offers majors in English, English with Childhood Education, and Journalism, and minors in English, Creative Writing, and Journalism.

Majoring in English provides students with well-honed reading, writing, and speaking skills, deep knowledge of the Humanities, and experiences in problem solving, all tremendously valuable in today’s global job market. Through close reading and study, English majors explore a variety of classic and contemporary literature and learn to articulate ideas clearly and convincingly.  Read more about our majors and minors.

Journalism majors and minors gain the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to compete for positions in print, broadcast, and online media. They have the opportunity to work on a variety of college-based multimedia, including Pandora’s Box, the York College newspaper, and to gain real-world experience through fieldwork in news writing, reporting, and broadcast journalism. Read more about the Journalism Program.

Our English and Journalism faculty hail from near (New York City) and far (Australia, Canada, China, and Jamaica) and hold Ph.D. and M.A. degrees. They are equally dedicated to advancing knowledge in their fields and to working closely with students to engage them academically. Read more about our faculty.

The Department of English also administers the Writing Program, which oversees the Writing 300 courses, and works with the Writing Fellows and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), as well as the Writing Center.  Read more about the Writing Program.

]]> No publisher Rafael Nunez Department Description School of Arts and Sciences English 2009-11-04T14:30:00Z Page Daily News Photographer Todd Maisel Speaks to Journalism Students http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/english/daily-news-photographer-todd-maisel-speaks-to-journalism-students-4 Maisel is a spot news specialist who is frequently referred to as, “The modern-day Weegee,”a reference to the legendary crime-scene photographer of the 1930’s and 1940’s. Maisel is a 12-time first-place winner of the New York Press Photographers Association Year-In-Pictures competition. In addition to serving as Board Director of the National Press Photographers Association, Maisel scours New York City on a daily basis for breaking news stories, relaying his exploits on Twitter and posting amazing breaking news photos as he shoots them.
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