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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.

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The Department of English Presents Spring Awakening

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 12:30pm to 3:00pm

Location:
Jerome Richfield 319
Cost:
Free

English will host a Spring Awakening on Tuesday, February 11th, from 12:30 to 3:00pm in JR 319! There will be food, drinks, a chance for students to learn to about our student awards and English Majors and Minors. We will have our clubs: Sigma Tau Delta, Creative Writing Circle, Poetry, Northridge Review, and Professional Development.

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Thanks to the members of the Awards & Recruitment Committee

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Events

The Graduate Reading Series: CSUN Writers at LitCrawl 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 7:00pm to 7:45pm

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This Wednesday, please join CSUN writers at LitCrawl 2017 in North Hollywood!

The Graduate Reading Series at California State University, Northridge presents: CSUN Solidarity: Poetry, Protest, and the Power of Story

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, from 7:00pm-7:45pm (Round 1)

Location: The Metro Red Line Station (up against "the shell"), in the NoHo Arts District Readers: Alvaro Castillo Marisela Gomez Sophia Apodaca Rebecca Starkman ...and more! Read more

The Reimagining Narrative Film Series

Friday, October 20, 2017 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm

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This Friday, October 20th, at 7:00 PM in Jerome Richfield Hall, Room 319, "The Reimagining Narrative Film Series," returns with Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cemetery Of Splendor (2016), a "profound and mesmerizing dreamscape" which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Read more

Graduate Reading Series

Friday, October 13, 2017 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm

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This Friday the 13th at 7:00pm, Graduate Reading Series is hosting its second reading of the semester in JR 319! Bring yourself and your friends for a spooooky reading featuring: Marisela Gomez (Fantasy Fiction) Antione Bowman (Poetry/Prose) Rebecca Starkman (Poetry/Fiction). Read more

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