The Department of English is home to a dynamic intellectual community of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, staff, and alumni.
We are known for the diversity of our research methods and our commitment to geographic, historical, and methodological breadth. Our studies range across time and territory to pursue the most pressing issues of our time鈥攃limate crisis, antiracism, decolonization, gender and sexual oppression, mental health鈥攖hrough the lens of literary art.
Our researchers work throughout the historical arc of literary expression in English, as well as in multiple national and transnational contexts. While our faculty and graduate student researchers work in myriad fields and areas, as evidenced by our research profiles, the Department of English boasts clusters of expertise in:
- race and decolonization
- gender and sexuality
- performance and media
- environmental humanities
Spotlight on Creative Research by Students
Quilt is a student created platform where both the critical and creative are works are published. By featuring both academic and creative work, the publication鈥檚 appreciation for literatures transcends the boundaries between research and creative writing, and instead brings both together in harmony.