Literature

Literature, also known as English Literature, is a course of study offered through the English Department. It includes one major and one minor. The department is located in Old Main.

Overview

Book readin'. Lots of dead white guys, though Gina Franco might say differently. Some Lit majors find it funny when Creative Writing majors have to take Literary analysis courses. It's comparable to watching a cat getting sprayed with water. This was put into words most eloquently by Ems Ginsburg, when she stated "I came to College to Create, not to Analys [sic]!" (It should be noted that she was extremely sleep-deprived at the time.)

Faculty

Current

• Lori Haslem, Department Chair, Associate Professor
• Robin Metz, Philip Sidney Post Professor, Literature Program Director
• Emily Anderson, Assistant Professor
• Monica Berlin, Assistant Professor
• Gina Franco, Assistant Professor
• Robert Hellenga, Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
• Nicholas Regiacorte, Assistant Professor
• Natania Rosenfeld, Associate Professor
• Chad Simpson, Lecturer and Writer-in-Residence
• Robert Smith, Associate Professor
• Barbara Tannert-Smith, Assistant Professor

Former

• Melissa Adams, Visiting Instructor (2006-2007)
• Cynthia Kitchen, Visiting Instructor (2006-2007)

Cooperating Faculty from Other Programs

• Neil Blackadder, Associate Professor of Theatre
• Elizabeth Carlin-Metz, Associate Professor of Theatre
• John Haslem, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
• Frederick Hord, Professor of Black Studies
• Paul Marasa, Writing Coordinator of the Educational Development Program
• Magali Roy-Fequiere, Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies
• Marilyn Webb, Distinguished Professor of Journalism
• Robert Whitlatch, Professor of Theatre

Course Requirements

See department page