Department of English
The English Department at Georgetown has one of the largest majors in the College. With an emphasis on small classes, the faculty thrive in close work with their students and on teaching excellence. Many of our faculty have won the major university teaching prizes. In tandem with a broadening of the field nationally, we offer courses in canonical and non-canonical literature and film in English – whether in the Americas, Britain, or Third World countries. Many courses are interdisciplinary and our faculty have played a major role in founding the interdisciplinary programs of the College:
American Studies,
Women’s and Gender Studies,
Medieval Studies,
Catholic Studies,
Program on Justice and Peace,
African-American Studies, Jewish Studies. The Department is the home of the
Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice, the
University Writing Program, of the nascent Film Studies program, of the College’s undergraduate
Journalism program, and of the
Shakespeare Association of America.
The final deadline for Fall 2008 admission to our Master's program is
May 15. For application and program details, please visit the
M.A. program's web site.
University News Headlines
One of Africa's greatest literary voices is visiting Georgetown for nearly a month as the inaugural Caine Prize Writer-in-Residence.
Professor of English Ricardo L. OrtÃz addresses the question of Cuban-American diaspora and cultural identity by exploring the histories and self-sustaining practices of smaller communities in American cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York in his new book.
Barbara Feinman Todd is lending her writing expertise to a new journalism degree offered in the School of Continuing Studies.
