Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Century

Gregory Colón Semenza is Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut, USA. He is the author of Sport, Politics, and Literature in the English Renaissance and, with Laura L. Knoppers, Milton in Popular Culture. He has also published numerous essays on such popular culture topics as Tim Blake Nelson's 'O,' children's versions of Milton's Comus, and Shakespeare: The Animated Tales .

'Gregory Semenza's Graduate Study for the Twenty-first Century is a tough-minded, witty, generous discussion of how to enter the profession of scholarship and teaching. The appendices alone are worth the price of the book; Semenza provides samples of everything from course syllabi and job letters to materials on the teaching portfolio, book prospectus, conference participation everything a serious graduate student needs to succeed. The book should be required reading for graduate students and their professors.' - Barry V. Qualls, Dean of Humanities, Rutgers University, USA

• Foreword by Michael Bérubé Introduction The Culture of a Graduate Program The Structure of a Graduate Career Organization and Time Management The Graduate Seminar The Seminar Paper Teaching Exams The Dissertation Attending Conferences Publishing Service and Participation The Job Market Appendix A: Sample CVs Appendix B: Sample Syllabi Appendix C: Sample Teaching Portfolios Appendix D: Examination Materials Appendix E: Sample Dissertation Prospectus Appendix F: Conference Materials Appendix G: Book Prospectus Materials Appendix H: Job Market Materials Index