Welcome to the Graduate English Association's (GEA) Facebook profile.
This site, in addition to the GEA's orgsync page and the English department's graduate student mailing list, will serve as a platform for sharing information about upcoming events and point opportunities. We are excited to be working closely this semester with the Center for the Humanities and the Linguistics Club. Please "like" our page so you will receive information regarding our upcoming event
07/13/2019
'I consider the study of literature a radical political act' College of Arts, Sciences and Education Senior Associate Dean Heather Russell challenges students “to think, write and be fully expressed in ways that matter for their whole survival.”
05/01/2019
🎓Congrats to our English Department masters! We had a mix of Literature, Linguists, and Fine Arts students in attendance. The majority of your GEA executive board graduated as well, so we would like to extend our greatest thanks to all who supported us. It was our pleasure to serve you! We hand the torch over to the next eboard, lead by President Amanda Estevez. We know you'll do great things!
04/25/2019
Flash BBQ party! Join us TONIGHT in GC 243! Food will arrive at around 7-7:30pm!
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04/19/2019
04/19/2019
On April 8th, GEA and GLA had our end of the the semester check in, where we just made sure everyone was doing okay. Checking in with your friends is important, especially for graduate students!
04/18/2019
On April 8th, the esteemed Dr. Martin Tucker gave an extraordinary talk about literary exile. GEA Secretary Danny Fernandez had the honor of introducing him!
04/17/2019
Auschwitz survivor donates to Holocaust studies program Auschwitz survivor and renowned Miami developer Tibor Hollo believes the Holocaust is being forgotten. It all started with a conversation with a teen. “A supplier of mine came into my office with his son,” said Hollo, chairman and president of Florida East Coast Realty. “Somehow, the conversat
04/17/2019
Ismael Santos, Joanna Valdes, and Sherri Ahern presented their research at Northern Illinois University this past weekend at the Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media (MCLLM). Congrats to them on their work!
04/09/2019
Announcing the 2019 Butler Waugh Lecture in Literature with speaker, C. Riley Snorton, on Monday, April 15 at 6:30pm to 8:30pm in SASC 100. Please join us for a wonderful and thought-provoking conversation!
"C. Riley Snorton is Professor and author of Nobody Is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low and Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction and an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction. He has published articles in The Black Scholar, the International Journal of Communication, Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, and Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society."
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2019 Butler Waugh Lecture in Literature: C. Riley Snorton - Florida International University We are pleased to announce that The Department of English will be hosting Professor C. Riley Snorton to speak at our Butler Waugh Lecture in Literature! C. Riley Snorton is Professor and author of Nobody Is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low and Black on Both Sides: A Racial History o...
04/08/2019
Join GLA and GEA as we shoot the breeze and check up on each other--this Monday @ Vicky's Cafe from 3-5pm.
This event it open to all FIU students and is sponsored by CSO.
04/08/2019
Tonight!
Join us for a special event TONIGHT! The Exile Studies Program is excited to host Dr. Martin Tucker for a lecture on exile titled: "A Backward Glance: Reading and Writing About Literary Exile." Don't miss out!
🌅 Monday, April, 8th
⏰ 6:30 pm
🏢 GL 220
FIU College of Arts, Sciences & Education FIU School of Environment, Arts and Society
04/05/2019
Last month, several Literature and Fine Arts students were chosen to present at the Crossroads of the Transatlantic Conference at Nova Southeastern University. We were also delighted to have noted author Ana Menendez in attendance! 🌍🌎📜
