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What great news on both counts! The dissertation sounds like a terrific project--looking forward to learning from it. UIUC will be a great place to be. All best, Rick On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Smith, Elaine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well done, Barry. Congratulations on both of these achievements. > Elaine Smith > > > On 24 Aug 2017, at 16:34, Diane Prenatt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Congratulations, Barry! > > > > Diane Prenatt > > > > *From:* 5 Bank Street: The Listserv for Willa Cather Scholars [ > mailto:[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>] *On > Behalf Of *Barry Hudek > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:11 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [5BANKSTREET] Quick Update > > > > Dear Bankstreeters, > > I am pleased to announce two things: > > 1) The completion of my dissertation, "Book of Empire: the Political Bible > of U.S. Literary Modernism." Among my chapters on William Faulkner, and > Zora Neale Hurston, my Cather chapter explores Cather's allusions to the > Book of Kings, Psalm 47, and *The Prince of the House of David* in *My > Antonia* as a way of better understanding the novel's position on U.S. > nativism and U.S. imperialism. > > > > and, > > 2) I am joining the English Department at the University of Illinois at > Urbana-Champaign as a Lecturer. This is a 3/3 composition post (including > Business and Technical Writing) annually-contracted and renewable. > > Looking forward to seeing you at future conferences in Red Cloud and > Virginia! > > Sincerely,. > > Barry Hudek > > [log in to unmask] > > -- Richard H. Millington Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of English Language and Literature Smith College [log in to unmask] (413) 585-3319