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FEATURED | “Female Scholars, a new generation answering the call” ~ Regent College Alumni News

FEATURED | “Female Scholars, a new generation answering the call” ~ Regent College Alumni News

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Aug 4, 2014 | News

I was honored to have my story featured alongside six other female scholars, all Alumnae of Regent College in Vancouver, Canada: Female Scholars | a new generation answering the call  My story is available to read via PDF.  ...
AWARDED | Grant from the Nanovic Institute for Symposium on “The Bible, Narrative, and Modernity”

AWARDED | Grant from the Nanovic Institute for Symposium on “The Bible, Narrative, and Modernity”

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jul 23, 2014 | News

It is now official! Thanks to a generous grant from the Nanovic Institute, the symposium “The Bible, Narrative, and Modernity” will be taking place at the University of Notre Dame on March 27-28, 2015 By its very nature, this symposium is designed to put pressure on...
Report on The Conference on Christianity and Literature, hosted by Westmont College

Report on The Conference on Christianity and Literature, hosted by Westmont College

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 27, 2014 | Academic Conferences, News

Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA hosted this year’s Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature. As a Westmont alumnae and general fan of beautiful beaches, Spanish architecture, and sunshine, I knew that this would be a great conference to present...
AWARDED | The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Dissertation Completion Fellowship!

AWARDED | The AAUW (American Association of University Women) Dissertation Completion Fellowship!

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | May 5, 2014 | News

Since filling out fellowship applications, gathering up transcripts and following up on letters of recommendation last autumn, I’ve been waiting to hear if I’d been awarded any of these highly competitive fellowships. Finally, I received some good news: I’ve been...
Kingsley and Narrative Form: The Mellon/ISLA Conversion and Literature Workshop At Notre Dame

Kingsley and Narrative Form: The Mellon/ISLA Conversion and Literature Workshop At Notre Dame

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Jan 22, 2014 | Academic Conferences, New Ideas and Research, News, Victorian Studies

The University of Notre Dame is a great place to be when working on anything related to Religion and Literature. This week, I participated in the ongoing Mellon/ISLA Conversion and Literature Workshop series, presenting my work on the narrative shape of conversion in...
An Uncomfortable Jesus | Midwest Victorian Studies Conference

An Uncomfortable Jesus | Midwest Victorian Studies Conference

by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Apr 8, 2013 | Academic Conferences, News

This next week I will be presenting a paper on Dickens’s The Life of Our Lord at the Midwest Victorian Studies Association’s annual conference. The end goal of research is, ultimately, sharing what you’ve learned with others, be that through publication, a conference...
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