MA & PhD Tracks
American Literature
Course distribution requirements for the graduate track in American Literature are as shown below.
|
MA,
Thesis |
MA,
Non-thesis |
PhD |
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| required |
related |
elective |
required |
related |
elective |
required |
related |
elective |
| 3 courses
in American lit: at least one before and one after 1900 |
2 courses:
1 course in British or post-colonial lit; 1 in theory or cultural studies |
3 courses |
3 courses
in American lit: at least one before and one after 1900 |
3 courses:
1 course in British or post-colonial lit; 1 in theory or cultural studies; 1 in American lit |
4 courses |
3 courses:
1 in American lit, art, history, or culture (preferably relevant to dissertation); 1 with a substantial treatment of American lit; 1 in African American, Latino/a, or Native American lit and culture |
2 courses
in theory |
2 courses |
Notes
- American literature is understood to include African American, Latino/a, and Native American literatures.
- Theory is to be broadly construed.
- Cultural studies can be taken in the cultural studies track or in American literature with an emphasis on cultural studies.
- It is recommended that one of the PhD electives be a class in gender issues.
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Faculty
Department of English faculty who regularly teach courses in this track include:
- Richard Brantley – 19th-Century British & American Literature, History of Criticism, Bible as Literature
- Marsha Bryant – 20th-Century Literature & Culture (American & British), Poetry, Women’s Literature, Visual Culture
- John Cech – Children’s Literature, 20th-Century American Literature, Adolescent Literature
- Kim Emery – U.S. Literatures & Culture, Queer Studies, Semiotics
- Andrew Gordon – Modern American Literature & Psychology, Jewish-American Fiction, Science Fiction
- Tace Hedrick – Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Feminist Theory, Feminist Art History, Women’s Studies
- Susan Hegeman – American Studies, Modernism, Literature & Anthropology
- LaMonda Horton Stallings – African American Literature, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Cultural Studies, Black Folklore
- Kenneth Kidd – 19th-Century Literature & Culture, Children’s Literature & Media, Lesbian & Gay Studies
- Julie Kim – Early American & 18th-Century European Literature & Culture, Colonial & Postcolonial Studies, Asian American Studies, Science Studies
- Debra King – African-American Literature, American Literature, Women’s Studies & Feminist Theory
- David Leverenz – 19th-Century American Literature & Social History, Gender & Literature
- Amy Abugo Ongiri – African American Literature & Culture, Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender & Sexuality
- Jodi Schorb – Early American Literatures & Cultures, Gender Studies, Lesbian & Gay Studies, Criminal Narratives
- Malini Johar Schueller – 19th- & 20th-Century American Literature, Asian-American Studies, Postcolonial & Critical Race Theory, Feminist Theories
- John Seelye – American Literature, Colonial to 19th-Century American Studies
- Stephanie Smith – 19th-Century American Literature, Feminist Theory, Fiction, Fiction Writing
- Anastasia Ulanowicz – Children’s Literature & Media, 20th-Century American Literature, Religion & Literature, Trauma Studies
- Phillip Wegner – 20th-Century American, British, & World Literatures; Marxism; Science Fiction; Utopias; Cultural Studies; Theory
- Ed White – Early American Literature & Culture, Critical Theory
