Ph.D.

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I. Mr. Ms.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Social Security No.: 433-73-8866

Hatman
Last Name

Mandy
First Name

Renae
Middle Name

Mailing Address: Home Address:

589
No. & Street

Fontenot Rd
City

Opelousas, LA
State

70570
Zip

589 Fontenot Rd
No. & Street

Opelousas, LA
City State

70570
Zip

Phone: II.

3373036877

Email: mandylorian@yahoo.com

Date of Birth: 01/16/1983

EDUCATION List all Colleges attended and degrees earned:

Degree Year Major Minor Institution Name and Location

M.A. B.A

2012 2006

English Literature n.a. English Sociology

McNeese State, Lake Charles U.L.L., Lafayette

GRE Scores Verbal Quantitative Analytical Analytical Writing Advanced (not required) TOEFL or IELTS Scores (if applicable)

Raw Score

Percentile

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If you have not yet been graduated, what is the proposed date of your graduation and degree to be awarded? n.a. In which department do you plan to earn a degree? English Graduate Program

III. RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE List the most recent positions held.
Employers Name Address Dates of Employment Title

Crystal Simms

Lake Charles, LA

2011-current

Lang. Arts Aide

Lafayette Examiner

Lafayette, LA

2009-current

Columnist

IV.

RECOGNITION & AWARDS List any honors and awards received.

n.a.

V.

ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Sigma Tau Delta

VI.

PUBLICATIONS (Include Thesis Title, Presentations or Exhibits)

&: A Serial Poem A Critical Review Anne Tyler: A Southern Transplant Anne Tyler: Southern Author By Choice, Louisiana Author By Right Colettes Cheri: Sexual Identity Crises Corpus Linguistics and Teaching Modern Grammar Death of the Literati: Literary Fiction in the 21st Century Floris & Blancheflour: Subversive Imagery in the Middle English Romance Mary Oliver: A Critical Analysis

VII. Briefly describe your research interests, including a tentative plan for your dissertation project. (Attach additional sheet if necessary)
My research interest lies in the genre of Southern Literature. I believe that Southern Literature is much more rich and complex than is often ascribed, and should be examined as such. Too often, it is labeled as a type of regionalism, its tropes and topics listed off as on a checklist. Southern Literature and its authors embody much more than a subgenre of regionalist literature. I hope to further my research and studies into the nuances and intricacies of such literature. I have spent much of my research focusing on Anne Tyler as a southern writer, but I would like to widen my perspective a bit and perhaps find another author with which to compare their works, similarities, and methods within the scope of Southern literature. This is ultimately the direction I wish to take my dissertation in.

VIII. CERTIFICATION I certify the information provided on this application is true and complete. I will use the fellowship funds for educational purposes only.
Mandy Hatman Signature of Applicant Date