You know the Lit job market is tough when this starts happening:

5/29/2011: “Dempsey, 59, earned a master’s degree from Duke University – in English”. Apparently he was unable to find work in his field. From Margaret Soltan.

Here’s another one: “His doctoral thesis at Indiana’s Ball State offered no hints about the career he would pursue: “The Solo Songs of Edward MacDowell: An Examination of Style and Literary Influence.”