asleepawake Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Is Rochester too far of a commute for you? I applied to both Buffalo and Rochester. Aren't they only about 60 minutes apart? I wish you tons and tons of luck! 1 egg and 1 basket must be scary. Let's both (all+) get into Buffalo! I'm interested in ecocriticism, though mostly animal studies. Edited January 25, 2013 by asleepawake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecheese Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Best of luck! Only applying to one place sounds extra-stressful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygreengrass Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Is Rochester too far of a commute for you? I applied to both Buffalo and Rochester. Aren't they only about 60 minutes apart? I wish you tons and tons of luck! 1 egg and 1 basket must be scary. Let's both (all+) get into Buffalo! I'm interested in ecocriticism, though mostly animal studies. Rochester is only too far right now because my daughter is 11, and it's about 75 minutes. If I don't get in this year, I may apply to Rochester next year; they have a few speculative fiction people too (among them someone who specializes in Samuel Delany, who I adore...), which would be great fun! Yes let's both! We can rant about Donna Haraway (except the companion species title, too much saliva for me) and Catherine Hayles together It's all settled then; someone just needs to inform the admissions committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yes let's both! We can rant about Donna Haraway (except the companion species title, too much saliva for me) and Catherine Hayles together It's all settled then; someone just needs to inform the admissions committee. Sounds good! I'm thrilled we have this decided. I will call Buffalo and let them know. I'll have to find someone else to talk about dogs with, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfat Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) I'll have to find someone else to talk about dogs with, though. I can talk about dogs all day. My thesis is in posthumanism, but I fluctuate between the animal studies/phenomenology of the "other" and the cybernetics/biotechnology side of things. Now if someone wrote speculative fiction on cybernetic dogs, I think I'd have an aneurism. Edited January 25, 2013 by bfat asleepawake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 We3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Now if someone wrote speculative fiction on cybernetic dogs, I think I'd have an aneurism. Ever read Snow Crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfat Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 We3? Good point. I take back what I said, though. I actually can't read stories that are about animals because they're usually way too sad. I'll stick to the theory. Ever read Snow Crash? Funny you should mention this. It's been in my Amazon cart for like a year, and I keep saying I'll read it as a reward when I'm satisfied with the amount of work I've gotten done... heh. It's shameful that I haven't read it though. Ah the literary doors that will open up for me when I finish my thesis (but right now I have to stay away from things I may be tempted to try to work into said thesis...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 I actually can't read stories that are about animals because they're usually way too sad. Yeah, my thesis is about Disgrace. It's depressing, to say the least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Funny you should mention this. It's been in my Amazon cart for like a year, and I keep saying I'll read it as a reward when I'm satisfied with the amount of work I've gotten done... heh. It's shameful that I haven't read it though. Ah the literary doors that will open up for me when I finish my thesis (but right now I have to stay away from things I may be tempted to try to work into said thesis...) I suppose it's better to hold off on the aneurysm until after your thesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygreengrass Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I can talk about dogs all day. My thesis is in posthumanism, but I fluctuate between the animal studies/phenomenology of the "other" and the cybernetics/biotechnology side of things. Now if someone wrote speculative fiction on cybernetic dogs, I think I'd have an aneurism. Ooh...that's right up my alley! I do ecocritical theorizing/analysis of speculative fiction (particularly utopias and heterotopias). My writing sample for my MA application was on posthumanism, and my thesis was on...well...basically your area of interest. You should also go to Buffalo, and we can all have grad-student play dates. There are a couple of professors at UB who are fab for ecocrit...so excited/nerve-racked!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygreengrass Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Ever read Snow Crash? Snow Crash would be fun to write a paper on! I fit Atwood's Oryx and Crake into my thesis, but the weird mythos/tech/environmental crossover in Snow Crash is super fun. "The deliverator is a type A driver with rabies" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckofthehope Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I can talk about dogs all day. My thesis is in posthumanism, but I fluctuate between the animal studies/phenomenology of the "other" and the cybernetics/biotechnology side of things. Now if someone wrote speculative fiction on cybernetic dogs, I think I'd have an aneurism. Geoff Ryman's Air kind of fits the bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendolyn Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Not all are programs in English (many interdisciplinary related fields), but my list is as follows: Ohio State University University of Michigan University of Wisconsin Indiana University University of Alabama Auburn University Emory University Washington University in St. Louis Miami University of Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercyhurst2010 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I joined this message board a bit late, it seems, but my increasing sense of excitement / panic as February approaches fueled a series of Google searches that led me here. So, I might as well put in my oar: 13 Applications: Vanderbilt University Rice University University of Maryland, College Park Penn State University University of Notre Dame Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) University of Colorado, Boulder University of Kentucky Louisiana State University University of Iowa University of Pittsburgh Duquesne University Case Western Reserve University So far, I haven't heard back from any of these, though it's still (technically) only January. I'm going in with a MA, two (regional) conference presentations, a publication in a very minor journal, a writing sample I'm currently revising to submit for publication, and what appear to be very enthusiastic letters from my recommenders--some of whom have alma mater ties to a couple of the programs I'm applying to. So, we'll see if it's enough! The big drag on my applications are the GREs. My decision to apply this year was a knee-jerk reaction in late October after my wife and I came home suddenly and unexpectedly from what was supposed to be a year of teaching English abroad as volunteers. We were gone a month, and due to some unforeseen circumstances had to return home. With all this going on, I realized it was time to go back and finish what I started during my MA work. Unfortunately, I was stuck applying with the same GRE scores from 2009, which I used for my MA applications. The scores aren't bad, per se, but I don't think the reflect what I would be able to produce after two years of graduate study. Plus, I never to the subject test, since my application search during the MA was a bit more limited. How I found 13 strong PhD programs to apply to without the subject test is a bit remarkable to me, but I did, unfortunately, lose out on applying to a few programs (U. Texas Austin, California programs, etc) that I would have loved to include in my search. My fields are: American Literature (esp. 20th Century), Religion and Literature (esp. interdisciplinary work between philosophy of religion, critical theory, and fiction), Contemporary Fiction, and Multi-ethnic / immigrant literatures. Best of luck, everyone! Hopefully we all start to hear some news (any news! I'm just sick of waiting!) by the end of this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaviaButlerfan Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Happygreengrass: Speculative fiction is my main area of interest as well. You may be interested to know, if you hadn't heard of it, that True History by Lucian, a Greek writer circa A.D. 120-185, is considered by some to be the first science fiction story and the first "gay science fiction story." Edited February 27, 2013 by OctaviaButlerfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacharyBinks Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 On 2/27/2013 at 12:20 PM, OctaviaButlerfan said: Happygreengrass: Speculative fiction is my main area of interest as well. You may be interested to know, if you hadn't heard of it, that True History by Lucian, a Greek writer circa A.D. 120-185, is considered by some to be the first science fiction story and the first "gay science fiction story." Speculative fiction is not at all my area of interest, but have you read Beyond the Binary? It's a collection of short speculative queer fiction stories, and I really enjoyed it. smellybug, HHEoS, nothingnew and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Espressos Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Dr. Jimes Tooper! You win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyB79 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 9 Apps (MFA in Creative Writing): Cornell University of Michigan University of Wisconsin Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) University of Iowa University of Alabama Virginia Tech Rutgers - Camden Southern Illinois University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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