Resume

• 2010

  International Boethius Society

  I have worked extensively with IBS

  including organizing

  chairing

  and presenting papers on panels

  and have one published article and one forthcoming book review in their journal

  Carmina Philosophiae.

  Middle High German

  Latin

  English

  Old (ca.450-1100)

  English

  Middle (1100-1500)

  Norse

  Old

  Old Frisian

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  At Saint Louis University

  I pursued a PhD in English

  with a concentration in medieval literature. I also took an interdisciplinary emphasis in Medieval Studies through the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

  which helped to broaden my knowledge of the period through history

  philosophy

  and Middle High German. I participated in numerous reading and research groups

  including the Woode Walkers Medievalist Reading Group

  several Latin reading groups

  Neorxanawanga an Old and Middle English reading group

  and Athenaeum

  a long 19th century research group. I taught several courses

  including Introduction to Poetry and Intro to the Short Story

  freshman composition

  and a course of my own design. I worked as a research assistant

  and worked in the Language Resource Center where I gained knowledge of language acquisition software and other technological skills I would not have gained otherwise. I was able to participate in Graduate and Faculty committees and other programs.

  English

  English Graduate Organization

  Graduate Committee

  Woode-Walkers Medievalist Reading Group

  Latin Reading Group

  Virgil Reading Group

  Saint Louis University

• 2008

  Master of Arts (MA)

  I studied English literature

  especially the Middle Ages

  but also took courses on the Renaissance

  the Romantic period

  Gothic literature

  Greco-Roman literature

  methods in research

  and literary theory. I wrote my MA thesis on Greco-Roman and medieval heroes who encounter divinity or spirits at riversides and the significance of these encounters. Brockport also gave me the chance to work as a writing consultant

  which was my first experience as a writing tutor and advising students on their work in an official capacity.

  English Language and Literature

  General

  I worked as a writing consultant and had several informal study groups

  including a group that studied Latin.

  State University of New York College at Brockport

  Medieval Studies

• 2005

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  At Niagara University

  I pursued a double major in English and philosophy. I received a broad education in both fields from ancient

  to medieval

  to modern and postmodern. Having completed my PhD recently

  I can say that NU powerfully equipped me with a solid foundation for my academic career. I also participated in the Philosophy Debate Club

  which was a great deal of fun. The mentorship I received from the professors at NU was nothing short of stellar - such language often seems cursory

  but I truly

  deeply valued my time at NU as a student.

  English and philosophy

  Philosophy Debate Club

  Niagara University

• Conference Coordination

  Language Teaching

  Literary Criticism

  Higher Education

  Public Speaking

  English Literature

  Leadership

  Literary Theory

  Teaching

  PowerPoint

  Teaching Writing

  Conferences

  Medieval Studies

  Pedagogy

  Microsoft Word

  Research

  Conference Organization

  Rhetoric

  Literature

  Teaching Reading

  The Boethian Topos of Mentorship: Mapping a Middle Term Between Rhetoric and Philosophy

  I argue for a reading of Boethius's topical treatises that reconciles philosophy and rhetoric in Boethius's understanding

  seeing the topics as a rhetorical system that allows interlocutors to explore philosophical systems as meta-topics that can be placed into dialogue with each other to discover new philosophical insights.

  The Boethian Topos of Mentorship: Mapping a Middle Term Between Rhetoric and Philosophy

  I argue in this article for a greater textual unity in the poem

  \"The Awntyrs off Arthure

  \" than has always been perceived by its critics. I argue that the poem uses tactful nostalgia to reconcile philosophical and theological realities with political tensions.

  Cirilla

  I teach American Rhetoric

  British Literature II

  Fiction Writing

  Grammar

  and Readings in Western Civilization (an intro to literature course) as Assistant Professor of English at College of the Ozarks. I taught Major British Writers I

  English Romantic Writers

  Intro to Literature and Business Communication at Niagara University

  and composition at Villa Maria College. I recently completed my PhD in the English department at Saint Louis University. I am interested in the ways in which medieval epistemology and pedagogy impact medieval literature

  especially in Old and Middle English. Much of my research also involves medievalism in later periods

  including contemporary popular culture. I'm generally interested in what I refer to as the \"craft of imagination\" and how literature allows us to improve it; as such

  I am particularly invested in the work of figures such as Carl Jung

  Joseph Campbell

  M.M. Bakhtin

  Walter J. Ong

  Martin Buber

  example of writers whose thought show how literature helps us to turn the imagination's potential into more than we could have possibly imagined. I have made it my life's mission to understand Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy; if I can do that

  then I'll have been successful in my scholarly career.

  Anthony

  Cirilla

  Villa Maria College

  College of the Ozarks

  Niagara University

  The College at Brockport State University Of New York

  Saint Louis University

  Buffalo/Niagara

  New York Area

  I teach English 101 and 103

  the two-part composition courses at Villa Maria. I approach teaching writing as a popular culture subject so that students can supply the content of what they enjoy writing about

  and I can help them see the value of good form for expressing ideas they care about.

  Adjunct Faculty Instructor

  Villa Maria College

  I taught courses

  such as Introduction to Composition

  Introduction to Short Fiction

  Introduction to Poetry

  and a class of my own design

  Sorrow and Consolation: Readings in Ancient and Medieval Latin. I also worked as a research assistant for two professors

  and worked in a CAI lab assisting other instructors of freshman composition with tech support and other resources. I also worked in a Language Learning Lab

  where I helped students and faculty to optimize their use of language acquisition software

  media

  and other resources. In this position I also helped with web design

  journal editing

  and the design of SLU's Latin Placement Test.

  Saint Louis University

  Adjunct Professor

  Teaching Introduction to Literature

  Business Communication

  English Romantic Writers

  Victorian Poetry

  British Literature to 1800

  and Shakespeare

  Niagara University

  College of the Ozarks

  Springfield

  Missouri Area

  Teaching courses such as American Rhetoric

  Literary Criticism

  and Intro to Grammar

  Assistant Professor Of English

  I worked with graduate and undergraduate students to help them develop strategies for research and composition.

  The College at Brockport State University Of New York