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Maryse D. Jayasuriya

Director
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science (BAAS) Program

Professor
English

Office Building: Hudspeth Hall
Office Room: 217
Phone: (915) 747-6252
Email: mjayasuriya@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Dialogues in Leadership Fellow (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
UTEP EDGE Award for Access and Excellence, University of Texas at El Paso 2019 (05/09/2019)
Department of English Excellence in Teaching Award - Department of English, UTEP (05/01/2017)

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	13849
Summer 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32679

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2022	ENGL 5303 - British Literature 1660-1832	28786
Spring 2022	ENGL 4390 - Directed Study	20583
Spring 2022	ENGL 4390 - Directed Study	29750
Spring 2022	ENGL 5399 - Thesis	20327
Fall 2021	ENGL 4348 - British Novel: 19th Century	17065	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ENGL 5398 - Thesis	10639
Spring 2021	ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present	28376
Fall 2020	ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century	18906
Spring 2020	ENGL 3337 - Victorian Literature	28289	Syllabus
Fall 2019	ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present	18371
Spring 2019	ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century	28004
Spring 2019	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	22029
Fall 2018	ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture	18127
Spring 2018	ENGL 3317 - Postcolonial Literature	28123
Fall 2017	ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century	18108
Spring 2017	ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present	26524
Spring 2017	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	22270
Fall 2016	ENGL 3337 - Victorian Literature	17842	Syllabus
Spring 2016	ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present	27609
Fall 2015	ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century	13087
Spring 2015	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	22598
Spring 2015	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	23044
Spring 2015	ENGL 3317 - Postcolonial Literature	26360

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2021	ENGL 4348 - British Novel: 19th Century	17065	Evaluation
Spring 2021	ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present	28376	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century	18906	Evaluation
Spring 2020	ENGL 3337 - Victorian Literature	28289	Evaluation
Fall 2019	ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present	18371	Evaluation
Spring 2019	ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century	28004	Evaluation
Fall 2018	ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture	18127	Evaluation
Spring 2018	ENGL 3317 - Postcolonial Literature	28123	Evaluation
Fall 2017	ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century	18108	Evaluation
Spring 2017	ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present	26524	Evaluation
Spring 2017	ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper	22270	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Dialogues in Leadership Fellow (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
UTEP EDGE Award for Access and Excellence, University of Texas at El Paso 2019 (05/09/2019)
Department of English Excellence in Teaching Award - Department of English, UTEP (05/01/2017)

Ph D in English, Purdue University (2006)

Publications

“Ethics and Empathy in Sri Lankan Representations of Refugees” Routledge (2022), Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
War and Identity: Writing the Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict. Modern Language Association of America (2021), Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
Rev. of Assembling Ethnicities in Neoliberal Times: Ethnographic Fictions and Sri Lanka’s War by Nimanthi Perera-Rajasingham. South Asian Review 41 3-4 (2020), Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
Migration and Sexuality in S.J. Sindu’s Marriage of a Thousand Lies. Lexington Books (2020), Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
Aspiration and Disillusionment: Undocumented Experiences in Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers Salem Press (2018), Maryse D. Jayasuriya.

Presentations

Teaching Fiction: Text and Context (2020), Volume Online, Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
Visioning Orlando's Feminist Literary History Volumes: From Digital Textbase to Narrative (2020), Volume Calgary, Canada, Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
Making the Fault Lines Visible: Sri Lankan Anglophone Literature (2020), Volume Seattle, WA, Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
Sri Lankan American Women’s Writing: Contemporary Investments and Future Directions. (2020), Volume Seattle, WA, Maryse D. Jayasuriya.
Reading Fiction: Text and Context—Immigrant Narratives. (2019), Volume Austin, Texas, Maryse D. Jayasuriya.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

13849

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32679

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 5303 - British Literature 1660-1832

Section

28786

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 4390 - Directed Study

Section

20583

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 4390 - Directed Study

Section

29750

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

ENGL 5399 - Thesis

Section

20327

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 4348 - British Novel: 19th Century

Section

17065

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 5398 - Thesis

Section

10639

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present

Section

28376

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century

Section

18906

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 3337 - Victorian Literature

Section

28289

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present

Section

18371

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century

Section

28004

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

22029

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture

Section

18127

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 3317 - Postcolonial Literature

Section

28123

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century

Section

18108

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present

Section

26524

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

22270

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2016

Course

ENGL 3337 - Victorian Literature

Section

17842

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2016

Course

ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present

Section

27609

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2015

Course

ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century

Section

13087

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2015

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

22598

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2015

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

23044

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2015

Course

ENGL 3317 - Postcolonial Literature

Section

26360

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

ENGL 4348 - British Novel: 19th Century

Section

17065

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present

Section

28376

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century

Section

18906

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

ENGL 3337 - Victorian Literature

Section

28289

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present

Section

18371

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century

Section

28004

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2018

Course

ENGL 5322 - Literature and Culture

Section

18127

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2018

Course

ENGL 3317 - Postcolonial Literature

Section

28123

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2017

Course

ENGL 4349 - British Novel: 20th Century

Section

18108

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2017

Course

ENGL 5304 - British Lit 1832-Present

Section

26524

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2017

Course

ENGL 5392 - Master of Arts Research Paper

Section

22270

Evaluation

Maryse D. Jayasuriya

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