hunterjumper

I got the same unfunded MA offer that I'm also considering as I'm local. Seems like a great program, and I wouldn't have to move!

Right now, my WS is a paper I wrote last semester for a modern Af Am drama class. It discusses the use of dirt and grime in two 21st century plays by the same author, and it's probably some of the best writing I've done. I'm still playing around with it, because the playwright, though a Pulitzer winner, is still new and I am unsure if I should just stick to a paper discussing the 19th or 20th century to be safer. Oh, the application season indecisions!

You guys have all been so productive! It's fantastic! I've spent the summer working on funded research through my school. It's been really wonderful, and super eye opening about the research process. And also prepping for the GRE... Somewhat.

I know it's kind of late for the response, but it's funny that you say you had to change location, cause I think I'm taking my subject test in Fredericksburg. We could have been test taking in the same place!

Thank you for the warm welcome! I think I am going to try to contact a few and see where that will get me. I have had two different professors (one black and one white, for what it's worth) caution me about the field. Less about acceptance into a program, but more about my realistic chances of being hired as a professor of Af Am lit. But your advice is so helpful, and your taste in poetry is impeccable!

Hi! Might as well add my two cents to this thread now that I've been lurking for months. I'll be also applying for Fall 2015, coming from a mid-ranked state school. My main field of interest is African American lit, but I have been playing around with that recently to broaden my scope (as I am a white female and have been told to be cautious about entering the field). I'm applying to a wide range of PhD programs but know that realistically I am more competitive for MA's, so will be applying to those as well. This forum has been one of the best sources for me to try and gain perspective on the process, and I really have to thank all of you for the wonderful information!

Thank you so much for sharing this list!