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University of Alaska Anchorage
Cynthia S ims
MA English Literature December 2010
8031 Sabrina Street Interests
Anchorage, AK 99507
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Teaching undergraduate level English courses. Exploring creative and academic writing.
University http://english.uaa.alaska.edu/ Studying contemporary literature, multicultural education, and the humanities. Experience
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includes publishing prose and poetry and academic presentations listed follow.
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Membership: The MLA (Student) and The PEN America Center (Assoc.).
Education
Current adjunct instructor and Candidate for Master of Arts in English, Literature Emphasis,
at the University of Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 2010). Bachelor of Arts (Alpha Phi Sigma) in
Journalism and Public Communication with a minor in Justice from the University of Alaska
Anchorage (2000). GPA 3.6.
Related Employment
Teach two-three courses per semester as an adjunct Instructor: College of Preparatory and
Developmental Studies (Introduction to College Writing: Preparatory PRPE 108) through the
Community and Technical College. I have also taught for the Department of English, College
of Arts and Sciences (Methods of Written Communication: English 111). Teaching Assistant
(Stipend) and then hired under Instructor status in The Writing Center at UAA (2007-10).
Undergraduate: Editor Student Newspaper and Magazine; Writing Center tutor 1997-2001
Substitute teacher, Anchorage School District (2001/02 & 2006/07).
Conference Presentations
Conference: Electronic Literature Organization (To facilitate and promote the writing,
publishing, and reading of literature in electronic media). “ Visionary Landscapes.”
Presentation: “ Multimedia Project of Isaac Rosenberg and William Blake.” Panel: Readings of
Digital Media. Discussed classroom. Discussed how the Modern poetic form was brought

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forward through the combination of spirituality and nature and the methods of sophistication
in William Blake’ s nature words and images.
Keynote Session: “ Artists, Personas, Mediums, Instruments: Envisioning the Visionary” by
Mark Amerika, author of The Kafka Chronicles and other books, University of Colorado.
Date/Location: May 29-June 1, 2008 Vancouver, Washington. Sponsored by Washington
State University Vancouver and The Electronic Literature Organization.
8031 Sabrina Street Conference: Red River World Languages Conf. “ Canonical Texts / Textuality of Canons.”
Anchorage, AK 99507
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argues that the strongest prong to literary canonicity is historical, material, and social
relevance;
http://english.uaa.alaska.edu/faculty/adjuncts.html textual hybrid examined. Panel: Recovering/Discovering/Uncovering Voices.
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Keynote Session: “ The Poetics of Muslim Immigrant Fiction," by Dr. Wail Hassan, Associate
Professor of Comparative Literature of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Date/Location: April 21, 2007. North Dakota State University; Fargo, North Dakota.
Conference: Pacific Rim Conference on Literature & Rhetoric. “ Shakespeare in the Bush.”
Presentation: “ Contemporary Work Through a Neocanonical Lens: Jess Walter’ s The Zero:
A Novel (2006).” Presents a need for concretizing canon criteria to reflect changes in
thought; textual hybrid examined. Trygve Sandvik, Conference Director. Panel: "Firing the
Canon"; Dr. Robert Crosman, Laura Eidam, and Cynthia Deike (Sims) Moderated by Dr.
Patricia Linton.
Keynotes: Dr. Rich Erlich of Miami University--Introduced by Dr. Toby Widdicombe; Panel,
"Pan-Alaskan Theatre"; Jeffrey Herrmann and PJ Paparelli from Perseverance Theatre and
Dawson Moore (The Last Frontier Theatre Conference), on adapting the arts to Alaska and
Alaskan Cultures. Moderated by Dr. Genie Babb.
Date/Location: March 30-31, 2007. University of Alaska Anchorage; Anchorage, Alaska.
Conference: International Symposium on New Directions in the Humanities.
Presentation: “ How the Literary Humanities Avoided Suicide.” The focus of this presentation
was support for the literature component of the humanities, addressing the changing nature
of literature study as discipline. Conference organizer: Gayatri Spivak and Common Ground.
Keynote: Joseph Buttigieg, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Lindsay Waters, Lydia Liu, Jean
Franco, and Brent Hayes Edwards.

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Date/Location: Columbia University, New York City, NY. Feb. 24-26, 2007.
Conference: 2006 Pacific Rim Conference on Literature and Rhetoric. “ "Technology,
Humanity, and Change." [How technology has impacted humanity, or the humanities.]
Presentation: “ More and Bellamy’ s Foretold Solutions to Existent Labor and Education
Problems: Still Fearing the Social Utopia” Conference Organizer: Chris Gunderson.
Keynote: Dr. Cynthia Selfe, Humanities Distinguished Professor at The Ohio State University,
8031 Sabrina Street and Dr. Patti White, Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Alabama.
Anchorage, AK 99507
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Conference: 2004 Pacific Rim Conference on Literature & Rhetoric. “ Laws Without Outlaws:
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http://english.uaa.alaska.edu/writingcenter/aboutthewc.html Utopia / Transgression” Expression
Territory / of desire outside dominant powers.
Presentation:“ Understanding Raven: Examining the Natural Element: Alaska Native Poetry”
Keynote: Dr. Ted Kassier; Discussion:; Presentation: Dr. Fran Shor, Wayne State University,
“ Can We Be Together? Outlaws / Territory / Utopia” ; Dr. Jeffrey Paris, University of San
Francisco on “ Theories of American Decline” ; Linda McCarriston and Richard Hoffman;
Interdisciplinary Roundtable: “ Anarchy & Academia” ; Film “ Derrida.” Director: Sol Neely.
Date/Location: March 4-6, 2004. University of Alaska Anchorage; Anchorage, Alaska.
Recent Publications
“ The Shame of Seeking Solitude.” Anchorage Daily News. June 7, 2007.
“ Daughter of a Yup'ik Woman,” Red Ink: Amer. Indian Studies, U of Ariz., in April 2007
“ Compliments Deferred: Upon the Years,” Academic Exchange Extra, 2006. Eliz. Haller, ed.
“ The Big Squeeze,” VOICES: Duke Univ. Women's Center. 2006. Holly Manning, ed.
“ A Tapestry of Time and Terrain,” Quiet Mountain Essays, 2005. Suzanne Sunshower, ed.
“ “ Matching Games,” Winning Poem: Civil Rights, Social and Economic Justice Contest 2005:
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“ A Letter to My Father,” NCADV: The Voice, Aug. 2005; LitSite Alaska: AkWrites 2005.
Earlier Publications

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Freelance: A series of seven articles on the beating death of John Hartman, a Fairbanks
teenager, for the Fairbanks New Miner during the course of the trial, 2001. Casey Grove
partially based his series of UAF articles and online project on my series.
Freelance: International adoption article for the Anchorage Daily News, 1997.
Awards:
2008 Tutor II Certificate, UAA Writing Center.
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Anchorage, AK 99507 2006 Student Appreciation Luncheon. Nominator: Dr. Robert Crosman, Engl. Dept.
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2002 Quarterly Quality Work Service Award. Counselor, Volunteers of America.
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For model teamwork, ownership and responsibility for client services (2001-05).
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References:
Judith Moore, Professor of English and Chair of Languages, University of Alaska Anchorage,
ADM 101-M, 786-4371, afjkm1@uaa.alaska.edu.
Heather Caldwell, Term Instructor of English, University of Alaska Anchorage, Admin. Bldg.
101, 786-4355, hmcaldwell2@uaa.alaska.com.
Fawn R. Caparas, Adjunct Faculty for College Preparatory and Developmental Studies
courses and Writing Center Tutor Trainer for the Learning Resources Center, University of
Alaska Anchorage, SMH 118, 786-6918, 301-1519, affrc1@uaa.alaska.edu.
Sarah Kirk, Associate Professor of Composition, College Preparatory and Developmental
Studies, University of Alaska Anchorage, BMH 120E, 786-6851 afsjk@uaa.alaska.edu.