English Department

The English Department is one of eighteen academic departments at Knox. It offers two majors and two minors. The department is located in Old Main.

Department Faculty

Current

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

Creative Writing

See main page at Creative Writing.

The department offers one Creative Writing major, and one Creative Writing minor.

Creative Writing (major)

This major allows advanced study in Creative Writing.

Courses Required for the Creative Writing major

12 credits:

• Five of the following, at least three of which must be at the 300-level, and spanning at least two genres:
  • ENG 205 (Beginning Poetry Translation)
  • ENG 206 (Beginning Creative Nonfiction Writing)
  • ENG 207 (Beginning Fiction Writing)
  • ENG 208 (Beginning Poetry Writing)
  • ENG 209 (Beginning Playwriting)
  • ENG 306 (Creative Nonfiction Workshop)
  • ENG 307 (Fiction Workshop)
  • ENG 308 (Poetry Workshop)
  • ENG 309 (Playwriting and Screenwriting Workshop)
  • ENG 311
  • One course in Journalism, with permission
• Four elective courses in the department, at least three of which must be at the 300-level and the rest at the 200-level, in literature, film, or theory
• One course in literature outside the Anglo-American tradition (translated or original text), in any department
• One course in the creative process of an allied field outside the department
• ENG 399

Creative Writing (minor)

This minor allows for intermediate study in Creative Writing.

Courses Required for the Creative Writing minor

6 credits:

• ENG 120 (Introduction to Literature)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 346 (Modern and/or Contemporary Poetry)
  • ENG 347 (Modern and/or Contemporary Fiction)
• One course in non-Anglo-American literature
• Three courses in creative writing, at least two of which must be at the 300-level

Literature

See main page at Literature.

The department offers one Literature major, and one Literature minor.

Literature (major)

This major allows advanced study in Literature.

Courses Required for the Literature major

12 credits:

• All of the following:
  • ENG 200 (Ways of Reading)
  • ENG 398 (Senior Seminar for Literature Majors)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 206 (Beginning Creative Nonfiction Writing)
  • ENG 207 (Beginning Fiction Writing)
  • ENG 208 (Beginning Poetry Writing)
  • ENG 209 (Beginning Playwriting)
  • ENG 270 (News Writing and Reporting)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 231 (American Literature I)
  • ENG 232 (American Literature II)
  • ENG 233 (African-American Literature)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 251 (English Literature I)
  • ENG 252 (English Literature II)
  • ENG 253 (Modern British, Irish, and American Literature)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 335 (Studies in American Romanticism)
  • ENG 336 (Studies in the Literature of America)
  • ENG 342 (Renaissance Literature and Culture)
  • ENG 343 (Enlightenment Literature)
  • ENG 344 (Romantic Literature)
  • ENG 345 (Victorian Literature)
  • ENG 346 (Modern and/or Contemporary Poetry)
  • ENG 347 (Modern and/or Contemporary Fiction)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 330 (Chaucer)
  • ENG 331 (Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies)
  • ENG 332 (Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances)
  • ENG 380 (Studies in English and American Literature)
  • ENG 395 (Special Topics - when discussing a single author)
• Five elective courses in literature, film, or theory, three of which must be at the 300-level and four of which must be within the department

No courses may be double-counted. At least two courses, including at least one 300-level course, must be focused before 1900.

English Literature (minor)

This minor allows for specialized study in English Literature.

Courses Required for the Literature minor

6 credits:

• ENG 120 (Introduction to Literature)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 231 (American Literature I)
  • ENG 232 (American Literature II)
  • ENG 233 (African-American Literature)
• One of the following:
  • ENG 251 (English Literature I)
  • ENG 252 (English Literature II)
  • ENG 253 (Modern British, Irish, and American Literature)
• Two literature elective courses at the 300-level
• One course in non-Anglo-American literature

Meeting the Competency Requirements

• Writing Requirement: ENG 120, ENG 123, ENG 206, ENG 207, ENG 208, ENG 270, ENG 306, ENG 307, ENG 308, ENG 311, ENG 330, ENG 335, ENG 336, ENG 342, ENG 343, ENG 344, ENG 345, ENG 347, ENG 370, ENG 371, ENG 375, ENG 376
• Oral Requirement: For Creative Writing ENG 307, ENG 308, ENG 311, and a Writer's Forum reading; for Literature ENG 398
• Information Literacy Requirement: All 300-level literature courses fulfill this requirement.