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English

Welcome to the Department of English

Welcome to the Department of English, one of the largest and most diverse departments on campus and a part of the College of Humanities at California State University-Northridge. We offer a wide variety of courses and programs in the field of literature, language, composition, rhetoric and creative writing; on the undergraduate and graduate level. In support of the English Department mission, we are dedicated with providing students with analytical and critical thinking skills, studying British and American literature and gaining knowledge on their literary and cultural history. We will help students and cultivate their imagination while challenging them to write effectively and read critically. The faculty and staff of the Department of English are committed to helping students meet their educational goals and expects its majors, especially, to be able to write clearly and correctly.

Department of English Spring 2024 Awards

March 22, 2024

Department of English Spring 2024 Awards

Unless otherwise noted below, all students must submit application materials and supporting documents on the English Majors and Minors Canvas page, under Assignments, by 4:00 p.m. Friday April 19, 2024 in order to be considered for an award. Only a digital submission is required.

Spring 2024 Awards Flyer

If you have any questions about these awards, please contact Dr. Michael Bryson, 2023-24 Chair of the Awards Committee, or Dr. Tim Black, Acting Chair of the Department of English.

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Events

Graduate Reading Series

Friday, September 7, 2018 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

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The first Graduate Reading Series of the semester will take place in Jerome Richfield 319 on Friday, September 7th at 7 PM. 

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News

WhatEvery1Says Project (WE1S) co-directed by Professor Scott Kleinman has been awarded $1.1 million by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

October 13, 2017

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The WhatEvery1Says Project (WE1S) co-directed by Professor Scott Kleinman has been awarded $1.1 million by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Along with co-directors Alan Liu, Professor English at UC Santa Barbara, Jeremy Douglass, Assistant Professor of English at UC Santa Barbara, and Lindsay Thomas, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Miami, Kleinman will spend the next three years studying the representation of the Humanities in public discourse. Read more

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