About Our Program

Students in the English Department are actively involved in the processes of creating, interpreting, and publishing a variety of texts. They experiment with diverse styles and perspectives, working with materials that range from literary classics to contemporary film, from the Anglo-American canon to multicultural, postcolonial, and feminist expansions of that canon, from drama, poetry, and fiction to autobiography, electronic, and multimedia writing.

Faculty in the department are committed to developing and supporting communities of learners by involving students in a range of activities. These include on-line discussions, collaborative projects, conferences, presentations, research and teaching assistantships, and service learning.

While studying the history and variations of language and literature in terms of specific aesthetic, political, and social contexts, students and faculty together consider the past, present, and future of English studies and its relationship with other academic disciplines and non-academic sites.