The Americanist colloquium at Rutgers is a working group of students and faculty, which meets periodically to discuss contemporary scholarship in the field, primary texts, and student work in the department. The group is closely affiliated with the Americanist Seminar at the Center for Cultural Analysis, an interdisciplinary forum on American literature and culture, which invites a wide array of speakers each year to share current research. Colloquium participants typically attend these talks, often meeting in advance to discuss speakers’ work. The colloquium also works with other student interest groups to promote student research, collaborating on discussions and group workshops.
Fall 2025 Events: TBD
Past Events:
-Monday, March 3rd, 2025: Lunch with visiting scholar Alexandra Socarides
Location: Murray Room 107
Time 1:00-2:00pm
Lunch Provided
-Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025: Alice Martin's Mock Job Talk
Location: Murray Hall Room 302
Time: 4pm-5:30pm
Snacks will be provided
-Tuesday, January, 21st, 2025: Alice Martin's Mock Teaching Demonstration
Location: Murray Hall Room 107
Time: 12pm-1pm
A light lunch will be provided
-Friday, November 8th, 2024: Article Publishing Panel
Location: Murray 305
Time: 3:00 P.M.
Pizza and wine will be provided
-Thursday, September 12th, 2024: Interest Meeting
Location: Murray 305 + Zoom
Time: 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
-Thursday, January 18: Mock Job Talk for Eagan Dean
Location: CCA Seminar Room, Academic Building West Wing, Room 6051
Time: 4:30 P.M
Snacks and wine will be provided
-Monday, January 22: Mock Job Talk for Raymond Leonard.
Location: 302 Murray.
Time: 3:30 P.M
Snacks will be provided.
-Wednesday, March 6: C19 Conference Prep
Location: 305 Murray
Time: 12:00 P.M
-Wednesday, March 20: Zoom Discussion about Fictions of Land and Flesh, by Mark Rifkin
Location: Zoom
Time: 12:00 P.M
-Thursday, March 21: Graduate Student Lunch with Professor Mark Rifkin (UNC-Greensboro). RSVP Required.
Location: Murray 107
Time: 12:00 P.M
Lunch provided
-Friday, April 26: Discussion about Alice Martin's Dissertation Chapter/ Lunch with Professor Jean Lutes (Villanova)
Location: contact Alice or Sam for details
Time: 12:00 P.M.
Lunch provided