Michael Parrish
Georgia State University
Department of English
mparrish14@gsu.edu
407.456.0252 (Cell)
Research Interests
Medieval English Literature, Medieval Christianity, Hermeneutics
Education Background
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
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Georgia State University, 2023 - Present.
Professional Experience
Assistant Director: First Year Writing Program, 2024 - Present.
Tutor: Georgia State University Writing Studio, 2023 - 2024.
Manager: Hawks Design and Consulting, 2016 - 2019; 2022 - 2023.
Captioning Assistant: CapTel Service Specialists, 2019 - 2022.
Courses Taught
Spring 2024
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
Research
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)
"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)
Awards and Honors
University of Central Florida, President's Honor Roll, 2015.
University of Central Florida, UCF 50th Anniversary Video Contest Scholarship (2nd Place), 2013.
Service Activity
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.
Professional Affiliations
Member, South East Medieval Association (SEMA), 2024-25.
Member, South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA), 2024-25.
Languages
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Proficient)
Old English (Proficient)
Middle English (Proficient)
Latin (Basic)
Norwegian (Basic)
German (Basic)