Michael Parrish
Michael Parrish
Georgia State University
Department of English
mparrish14@gsu.edu
407.456.0252 (Cell)
Georgia State University
Department of English
mparrish14@gsu.edu
407.456.0252 (Cell)
Medieval English Literature, Medieval Christianity, Hermeneutics
PhD in English (Literary Studies), Present - Georgia State University
MA in English (Literary, Cultural and Textual Studies), 2021 - University of Central Florida
BA in Humanities (Classical) with Minor in Cinema Studies, 2015 - University of Central Florida
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Georgia State University, 2023 - Present.
Assistant Director: Georgia State University's First Year Writing Program, 2024 - Present.
Tutor: Georgia State University's Writing Studio, 2023 - 2024.
Manager: Hawks Design and Consulting, 2016 - 2019; 2022 - 2023.
Captioning Assistant: CapTel Service Specialists, 2019 - 2022.
Spring 2025
ENGL 1102: Composition II
ENGL 1102: Composition II
Fall 2024
ENGL 1102: Composition II
Summer 2024
ENGL 1101: Composition I
Spring 2024
ENGL 1102: Composition II
ENGL 1102: Composition II
Fall 2023
ENGL 1101: Composition I
Conference Presentations
"Help for the Living: The Impact of Medieval Christian Burial Tradition on the Environment." SEMA, 10 Oct. 2024. (Paper accepted, conference canceled due to Hurricane Helene)
"Making Friends Not War: Crafting the Fantasy." Special Topics: Living the Fantasy: Cosplay, Fandom, and Video Games, Georgia State University, 1 Oct. 2024.
"Creating Christendom: How Sir Walter Scott Created a Hermeneutical Jew as Opposition to a Christian Nation in Ivanhoe (Revised and Updated)." Sewanee Medieval Colloquium, 6 Apr. 2024.
"Creating Christendom: How Sir Walter Scott Created a Hermeneutical Jew as Opposition to a Christian Nation in Ivanhoe." SAMLA 95, 10 Nov. 2023.
"From Jesus to Martin Luther: A History of Christian Anti-Judaism." English Graduate Symposium, University of Central Florida, 6 Apr. 2020.
"Religion in Hip-Hop: The Five-Percent Nation and the Nation of Islam." Conference on Arts and the Humanities, University of Central Florida, 22 Apr. 2015.
Thesis
"Hermeneutics of Hate: How Martin Luther's Rhetorical Manipulation of the Greek Bible Led to His Anti-Judaic Treatise On the Jews and Their Lies." English MA Thesis, University of Central Florida. (LINK to Master's Thesis)
University of Central Florida, President's Honor Roll, 2015.
University of Central Florida, UCF 50th Anniversary Video Contest Scholarship (2nd Place), 2013.
Professional Activity
Vice President, Graduate English Association. Department of English, Georgia State University, 2024 - 2025.
Hosted Scholars from Southwest Jiatong University. Department of English, Georgia State University, 16 - 18 Jul. 2024.
Educational Video Production (UCF)
"The Mogao Caves: The Thousand Buddha Grottoes." College of Arts and Humanities, University of Central Florida, 2016.
"Hong Kong: The Cultural Hub of the East." College of Arts and Humanities, University of Central Florida, 2014.
Member, South East Medieval Association (SEMA), 2024-25.
Member, South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA), 2024-25.
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Proficient)
Old English (Proficient)
Middle English (Proficient)
Latin (Basic)