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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

Dr. Henry Oster, Author of The Kindness of the Hangman

Friday, March 16, 2018 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Kindness of Hangman

In 1933 Henry Oster was just 5 years old, a carefree kindergartner in Cologne, Germany, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seized power. For the next 12 years Henry struggled to keep on breathing while his family, his friends and the Jews of Europe were overwhelmed by the Holocaust. Read more

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News

CSUN English Professor Wins Prestigious National Award for Book

June 28, 2017

Iswari Pandey

Iswari Pandey, a professor of English at California State University, Northridge, has won the 2017 Advancement of Knowledge Award for his book “South Asian in the Mid-South: Migrations of Literacies” from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).  Read more

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