Faculty
Areas of Specialization
- 18th-Century British Literature
- 19th-Century British Literature
- American Literature
- Bibliography and Textual Studies
- Computers and English
- Creative Writing
- Cultural Studies
- Drama
- Ethnic and Third-World Literature
- Folklore
- Language and Linguistics
- Literary Theory
- Medieval Studies
- Modern British Literature
- Poetry and Poetics
- Popular Culture
- Renaissance Literature
- Rhetoric
- Women, Gender, and Literature
Poetry and Poetics
The Poetry and Poetics Concentration stresses poiesis--the making or doing or performing of literature. Specifically, it focuses on theories pertaining to the nature, composition, rhetoric, and criticism of poetry--i.e., the principles that govern poetry and that distinguish it from other creative activities. Although the concentration is designed for scholars intent on critical reading rather than for creative writers, Poetry and Poetics courses may often be of interest to students in the M.A. Creative Writing Concentration. Indeed, some Poetry and Poetics courses are taught by creative writers.
Faculty includes: Kurt Heinzelman, Brian Bremen , Tom Cable, Andrew Cooper, Elizabeth Cullingford, Kate Frost, Geraldine Heng, Judith Kroll, Khaled Mattawa, Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, John Rumrich, John Slatin, Tom Whitbread, David Wevill.