Department of English
English and Textual Studies
Take a journey through the human experience via literary study. Explore creative expression across a broad array of texts—novels, plays, film, digital media and more. Interpret motivations behind stories of yesterday and today and hone your skills as a writer.
Our curriculum is called English and Textual Studies (ETS) to acknowledge the breadth and diversity of the texts you will study. In addition to traditional literature courses in Chaucer and Shakespeare, the Romantics and Victorians, and literary modernism, you can also take courses in:
- Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Hollywood film
- Video game history
- Comics and Graphic Novel
- Hip-hop culture and more
ETS is designed to:
- Introduce you to a wide array of texts
- Enhance your ability to interpret texts and express ideas
- Develop powers of argument and analysis
- Train you to write critically and clearly
- Develop skills for writers of poetry and fiction
- Become critical readers of your own work
Our diverse faculty includes literary historians, critical theorists, film scholars, editors, poets, and novelists who approach the field in a variety of ways.
English Department News
New Creative Writing Scholarship Honors the Memory of Tom Walsh, Former Executive Vice President of Advancement and External Affairs
The scholarship will support one student annually who is enrolled in the Department of English’s undergraduate creative writing major.
George Saunders’ Latest Work Featured in The New Yorker
“The Mom of Bold Action,” appeared in the August 30, 2021 issue.
Challenging the Museum Narrative
A&S professor Scott Manning Stevens has been awarded a Radcliffe Institute Fellowship for his new book project which confronts the alienation and appropriation of Native American culture in museums, galleries and archives.
Dana Spiotta’s Latest Literary Work, Wayward, Garners National Media Attention
Professor of English Dana Spiotta’s new novel has been featured in many leading media publications.
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