SAH Commons | Jessica Winston | Activity https://sah.hcommons.org/members/winston/activity/ Activity feed for Jessica Winston. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:56:37 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 af0678808ee2fbfe71923b3d302bb11d Jessica Winston started the topic 2023 Teaching Literature Book Award Winner Announced in the discussion TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/2023-teaching-literature-book-award-winner-announced/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:59:15 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy has announced “The Teaching Archive: A New History for Literary Study” as the winner of the 2023 Teaching Literature Book Award. The Teaching Literature Book Award (TLBA) is a national prize that recognizes the best book on teaching literature at the college level.

The award is pres…[Read more]

]]> 0 505eb0002b213b66ca7cc8f0677642ff Jessica Winston started the topic Nominations Invited: Teaching Literature Book Award (Nominations Due 3.15.2023) in the discussion TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/nominations-invited-teaching-literature-book-award-nominations-due-3-15-2023/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 20:38:18 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

The faculty of English at Idaho State University invites nominations for the fifth biennial Teaching Literature Book Award, an international, juried prize for the best book on teaching literature at the undergraduate or graduate level. Nominations of books published in 2021 and 2022 are due March 15, 2023. For more information…[Read more]

]]> 0 40827206f8eca73272f20cd27ee2b678 Jessica Winston changed their profile picture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1769437/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:10:23 -0500 0 cc4bdc487c780c65a98a308d3c4644d4 Jessica Winston started the topic Suggestions Requested: LLC 16th-Century English Forum Executive Committee in the discussion LLC 16th-Century English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-century-english/forum/topic/suggestions-requested-llc-16th-century-english-forum-executive-committee/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:25:22 -0500 Dear Members of the LLC 16th-Century English Forum:

The members of the current Executive Committee for the LLC 16th-Century English Forum invite nominations/suggestions of names of people serve on the Executive Committee. This is a great opportunity to shape panels at MLA and the field generally Please send questions or suggestions to committee…[Read more]

]]> 0 f3a399f30f91af6443a9d281baac43c7 Jessica Winston started the topic 2021 Teaching Literature Book Award Winner in the discussion TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/2021-teaching-literature-book-award-winner/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:25:07 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy is pleased to announce that Approaches to Teaching the Works of Octavia E. Butler is the winner of the 2021 Teaching Literature Book Award.

The Teaching Literature Book Award is an international prize for the best book on teaching literature at the college level. The award is…[Read more]

]]> 0 4b897509472659407e5e7ab6653c0760 Jessica Winston started the topic Nominations Invited: Teaching Literature Book Award in the discussion TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/nominations-invited-teaching-literature-book-award/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:53:06 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

Attached please find a call for nominations for the fourth biennial Teaching Literature Book Award, an international, juried prize for the best book on teaching literature at the undergraduate or graduate level. Nominations of books published in 2019 and 2020 are due March 15, 2021. For more information about the nomination…[Read more]

]]> 0 b3230d36f63713f32f2f931f7178b8a3 Jessica Winston started the topic Announcing Winner and Honorable Mention 2019 Teaching Literature Book Award in the discussion TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/announcing-winner-and-honorable-mention-2019-teaching-literature-book-award/ Sat, 14 Sep 2019 12:30:56 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy announces “Jews in Medieval England: Teaching Representations of the Other,” edited by Miriamne Ara Krummel (University of Dayton) and Tison Pugh (University of Central Florida) as the winner of the 2019 Teaching Literature Book Award. “Teaching Modern Arabic Literature in Tra…[Read more]

]]> 0 98e85ebfa23b143468815d3bd2e7de9a Jessica Winston changed their profile picture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/553105/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 22:14:22 -0400 0 1186bfb7eb5f5011a34503e392c687b0 Jessica Winston replied to the topic Suggest session ideas for #MLA18 in New York City! in the discussion The Two-Year College https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/community-colleges/forum/topic/suggest-session-ideas-for-mla18-in-new-york-city/#post-12283 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 22:09:40 -0400 Hi Stacey and Katina,

I love the idea of “connecting graduate education and community college teaching.” I just finished a six-year stint as director of graduate studies in English at Idaho State University, where the Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English explicitly aims to train students for and place students in tenure-track (or…[Read more]

]]> 0 7f03fb1b57d069b06ad37149f7573c47 Jessica Winston started the topic TAships Available ISU Graduate Programs in English and the Teaching of English in the discussion Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/taships-available-isu-graduate-programs-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-3/ Wed, 25 May 2016 15:23:07 -0400 <div class=”bbp-reply-content”>

Dear Colleagues,

The M.A. and Ph.D. Programs in English at Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID) combine the study of English and American Literature with practical and theoretical coursework in the teaching of composition and literature.

We now have two additional TAships available for graduate students…[Read more]

]]> 0 0defd1d617b14a9f7ab42e0f9d04eee8 Jessica Winston started the topic TAships Available ISU Graduate Programs in English and the Teaching of English in the discussion Literary Criticism https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/literary-criticism/forum/topic/taships-available-isu-graduate-programs-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-2/ Wed, 25 May 2016 15:19:03 -0400 <div class=”bbp-reply-content”>

Dear Colleagues,

The M.A. and Ph.D. Programs in English at Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID) combine the study of English and American Literature with practical and theoretical coursework in the teaching of composition and literature.

We now have two additional TAships available for graduate students…[Read more]

]]> 0 b3ca75a91335afe385bd62193c038f84 Jessica Winston started the topic TAships Available ISU Graduate Programs in English and the Teaching of English in the discussion The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/taships-available-isu-graduate-programs-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english/ Wed, 25 May 2016 15:03:52 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

The M.A. and Ph.D. Programs in English at Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID) combine the study of English and American Literature with practical and theoretical coursework in the teaching of composition and literature.

We now have two additional TAships available for graduate students entering in the fall, one for an M.A.…[Read more]

]]> 0 a5a34ccaaffeb98db9518bd29467df41 Jessica Winston started the topic Classics Book Wins Teaching Literature Book Award 2015 in the discussion Classical Studies and Modern Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/classical-studies-and-modern-literature/forum/topic/classics-book-wins-teaching-literature-book-award-2015/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:36:14 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy is pleased to announce the inaugural 2015 winner of its Teaching Literature Book Award.

The Teaching Literature Book Award is an externally refereed prize, presented biennially by the faculty in the graduate programs in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State University.…[Read more]

]]> 0 5ca99043e99f9fa441370225a7ab9719 Jessica Winston started the topic Announcing Teaching Literature Book Award Winner 2015 in the discussion Teaching as a Profession https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/announcing-teaching-literature-book-award-winner-2015-2/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:29:04 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy is pleased to announce the inaugural 2015 winner of its Teaching Literature Book Award.

The Teaching Literature Book Award is an externally refereed prize, presented biennially by the faculty in the graduate programs in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State University.…[Read more]

]]> 0 ccbdec81b654ec08edf49cdcfcbe5d71 Jessica Winston started the topic Announcing Teaching Literature Book Award Winner 2015 in the discussion The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/announcing-teaching-literature-book-award-winner-2015/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:18:01 -0400 The Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy is pleased to announce the inaugural 2015 winner of its Teaching Literature Book Award.

The Teaching Literature Book Award is an externally refereed prize, presented biennially by the faculty in the graduate programs in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State University.…[Read more]

]]> 0 75998f2481020eb15718156e8afd2036 Jessica Winston's profile was updated https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/86014/ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:12:11 -0500 0 837fe03d5d06f8764bb5175f53b9fbdd Jessica Winston changed their profile picture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/86013/ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:11:28 -0500 0 fea190cf5eec5b81804abec6f3c37c4f Jessica Winston started the topic Teaching Literature Book Award in the forum The Teaching of Literature http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/teaching-literature-book-award-2/ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:25:13 -0500 <div class=”bbp-reply-content”>

Dear Colleagues:

The faculty in the Ph.D. program in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State University invites nominations for the Teaching Literature Book Award. This new, nationally-juried prize seeks to encourage and recognize excellence in teaching by honoring every other year a book-length work on…[Read more]

]]> 0 0988d111991c3136334905e9c8481e59 Jessica Winston started the topic Teaching Literature Book Award in the forum Teaching as a Profession http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/teaching-literature-book-award/ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:16:32 -0500 Dear Colleagues:

The faculty in the Ph.D. program in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State University invites nominations for the Teaching Literature Book Award. This new, nationally-juried prize seeks to encourage and recognize excellence in teaching by honoring every other year a book-length work on teaching literature at the…[Read more]

]]> 0 8cee3e2063a85728e5df5cfb70e37c74 Jessica Winston replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum The Teaching of Writing http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-writing/forum/topic/isu-ph-d-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-3/#post-5800 Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:11:13 -0500 Dear Sanjeev,
Thank you for your interest in our program. I will reply to you directly via e-mail. Please be aware that this forum distributes messages to all members of the forum/group.
Yours sincerely,
Jessica Winston

]]> 0 86ddd8b87f94bdf894cd0387352b85cd Jessica Winston replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum The Two-Year College http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-two-year-college/forum/topic/isu-ph-d-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-4/#post-5507 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:04:16 -0400 Dear Stacey, Linda, and Doug,

Thank you for these responses, and Doug Hesse is right that ISU’s program has its origins in the Doctor of Arts (D.A.) degree. We transitioned from the D.A. to the Ph.D. in 2009, which is more recent than Illinois State, although Illinois State and Middle Tennessee were important precedents for us as we made our…[Read more]

]]> 0 a382bbf08a60e7c640d801625bea3249 Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum The Two-Year College http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-two-year-college/forum/topic/isu-ph-d-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-4/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:35:43 -0400 Dear Forum Members,

For anyone who might be interested in pursuing a Ph.D., with the aim of teaching at a two-year college, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that seeks to prepare students specifically for this type of job.

The Ph.D. is a distinctive…[Read more]

]]> 0 25f9e6b04cdff42ebe85c2921bc7cb85 Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum The Teaching of Writing http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-writing/forum/topic/isu-ph-d-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-3/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:29:30 -0400 Dear Forum Members,

For anyone who might be interested in pursuing a Ph.D., with the aim of teaching at a two-year college, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that prepares students for this type of job.

The Ph.D. is a distinctive program that integrates…[Read more]

]]> 0 70893e14309c8cabf0bcd587d31e0573 Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum The Teaching of Literature http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/isu-ph-d-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-2/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:19:43 -0400 Dear Forum Members,

For anyone who might be interested in pursuing a Ph.D., with the aim of teaching literature and composition at a two-year college, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that aims to prepare students for these types of jobs.

The Ph.D. is a…[Read more]

]]> 0 28c893bbbc7c511fa323b664e25cdc02 Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum Teaching as a Profession http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/teaching-as-a-profession/forum/topic/isu-ph-d-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:10:06 -0400 Dear Forum Members,

About a year ago, one forum member raised a question about preparing graduate students for positions with 4-4 teaching loads. Given this question, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that aims to prepare students for these types of jobs.…[Read more]

]]> 0 df585fadbaceabd397bb4dbaa700ec3c Jessica Winston replied to the topic Books on History of Translation. in the forum Translation http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/translation/forum/topic/books-on-history-of-translation/#post-5451 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:23:26 -0400 That’s a big topic. One recent book, focused on the English Renaissance, is English Renaissance Translation Theory (ed. by Neil Rhodes, with Gordon Kendal and Louise Wilson, MHRA, 2013). The introduction provides a nice overview of this trend, at least in England, between about 1485 and 1660.  Another source is the series, The Oxford History of…[Read more]

]]> 0 607de360f87933a075aa98848a8310b2 Jessica Winston started the topic Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State U. in the discussion The Teaching of Writing https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/writing-pedagogies/forum/topic/ph-d-in-english-and-the-teaching-of-english-at-idaho-state-u-2/ Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:33:33 -0500 Idaho State University (ISU) has a distinctive program Ph.D. program that might interest members of this group or their students.

The Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English integrates research in literature with practical and theoretical training in the teaching of composition and literature. The aim of the program is to prepare graduates…[Read more]

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