Our classes range from traditional literature and film courses-Shakespeare, Romantic poetry, American realism, Hitchcock-to courses in literary theory, women writers, postcolonial literature, and literature and science. A recent course on "The Medieval and the Monstrous" was team-taught by specialists in medieval studies and in film; another investigated the Victorian crime novel from Dickens to Conan Doyle. In addition, we offer a wide array of writing courses at several different levels, including small freshman composition classes and intensive creative writing workshops.

All of our classes help students learn to read closely, to make arguments and support them effectively, and to engage with others' ideas. And, since these skills are best fostered through writing, all of our courses ask students to write frequently, in different forms, with varying audiences in mind. In short, we aim to create courses that nurture robust interpretive and communication skills while celebrating the pleasure of reading and cultural analysis.

"I learned to love the Medieval in ways I never thought possible. I wish I had time to take more classes."

              -- English major '02, planning a career in architecture



"The writing assignments in my English classes ranged from writing research papers to writing poetry. I really learned how to improve my writing skills."

              -- English major '02, planning to enter the FBI

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