Save-a-Seat Campaign

Help support the refurbishment of the Moyse Hall Theatre!

Book cover for Like Children by Camille Owens

Congratulations to Professor Camille Owens!

Professor Owens received an honorable mention for her book Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America.

2026 Spector Lecture

On January 29, 2026, The Department of English is thrilled to welcome Harvard Professor Robin Bernstein for the 2026 Spector Lecture "Fugitive Sentimentalism: The Forgotten Genius of H. E. Lewis, Negro Mesmerist."

The Perkins Prize was awarded to Prof. Manshel's 'Writing Backwards'!

Congratulations to Professor Alexander Manshel! The prize is awarded to the book making the most significant contribution to the study of narrative in a given year.

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Graduate Studies

The Department of English offers graduate programs in English Literature, Drama & Theatre, and Cultural Studies.

 

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Undergraduate Studies

The Department of English offers courses covering three linked and overlapping areas: Literature, Drama, and Cultural Studies.

Moyse Hall stage shot

Theatrical Productions

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