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Welcome to the English Department! You can explore the department's offerings and get a
sense of what we're about by navigating the menus on the left. The lists below comprise a
departmental "mission statement" of sorts. It also suggests some of the ways in which we
are branching out and experimenting with new approaches to teaching and research.
Core Activities
- An immersion in historical periods informed by strong theoretical commitments.
- An engagement with contemporary literature and culture.
- An emphasis on theorized pedagogy, reflective practice, and the scholar-teacher model.
- An interaction with Lehigh's varied interdisciplinary programs, including Africana Studies, Classics, Women's Studies, Jewish Studies, and American Studies.
Faculty Signatures
- Social Engagement and the Ethical Imagination:
Exploring the relationship between art and efforts to achieve a humane and just society.
- Form, Flux, and the Future of Writing:
Examining the evolution of aesthetic forms and genres to develop innovative approaches to critical and creative writing.
- The Expanded Classroom:
Opening the 21st century classroom through experimental/service learning, developing technologies, and collaborations beyond the department and university.
- Globalization, Capitalism, and Cultural Difference:
Interrogating the relationship between modes of representation and the spread of capitalism in an increasingly interconnected world.
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