ENGLISH DEPARTMENT NEWS
Departmental Publication
The Victorians Institute Journal is an award-winning, international, refereed scholarly journal that publishes articles, reviews, and newly-edited texts of interest to scholars in nineteenth-century cultural studies. MTSU English professor Dr. Maria Bachman co-edits the journal along with Dr. Albert D. Pionke at the University of Alabama. The journal is currently supported by the Department of English at Middle Tennessee State University and the Department of English at the University of Alabama. The Victorians Institute Journal is available online through the Scholarly Publishing Collective (https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/) and EBSCO International Journals Complete.
Victorians Institute Journal
The Victorians Institute Journal, co-edited by MTSU English professor Dr. Maria K. Bachman, is now partnered with Penn State University Press.
Curanderismo
Dr. Patricia Gaitely will be traveling to New Mexico this month to study Curanderismo, the usage of medicinal herbs, remedies, rituals, and instruments of healing in traditional medicine. She was awarded an MTSU Travel Grant to participate in this continuing education course, which will support her research and teaching in Folklore. "I'm interes...
Jewish Women in TV and Film
Dr. Elyce Helford will present in the Jewish Women's Archive's June Online History Course on Jewish Women in Television and Film.
Details: Thursday, June 2, 8 PM ET—Judy Holliday: Jewish Assimilation and 1950s Hollywood: Dr. Elyce Helford will explore Holliday's approaches to navigating antisemitism and sexism in m...
Play Ball!
English Department Chair Dr. Steve Severn was recognized on Wednesday, May 4 as "Veteran of the Day" at the Nashville Sounds game.
