The study of literature provides, through rigorous analysis of major literary works, a unique experience in recognizing, evaluating, and articulating human values, motives, and qualities.
- We provide students a strong foundation in literary history and genre with opportunities to take specialized upper-level courses in faculty members' areas of expertise, including courses on the American Novel, Satire, Narrative Medicine, Literature and Film, and Caribbean Literature, among others
- We have particular strengths in diverse literary traditions, offering courses in Native American Literature, Asian American Literature, Black American Literature, and Postcolonial Literature and Theory
- Our faculty are active teacher-scholars and take students to national English conventions
- Our literature students complete a capstone experience, either an internship or an independent study