English

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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Events

Persepolis Film Screening

Monday, November 30, 2015 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm

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Monday, Nov. 30, the "Comics on Screen" film series will present its final movie of the semester, Persepolis (2007 Read more

Rod Val Moore Reading

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm

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Los Angeles based writer of weird texts, Rod Val Moore, will be reading on from his new novel, Brittle Star this week! Read more

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News

In Memoriam: Professor Tony Arthur

January 5, 2010

The University Library

Professor Emeritus Richard Anthony (Tony) Arthur passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2009. Equally devoted to his scholarly activities and to the Department of English, Tony Arthur enjoyed an extraordinary career both during his more than thirty years at California State University, Northridge and following his 2002 retirement. Read more

New Course Helps Preserve the Memory of the Holocaust

November 1, 2009

The University Library

As time continues to march forward, the men and women who survived and witnessed the atrocities of the Holocaust are slowly dying off. And with their deaths, powerful tools for teaching and reminding the world of what happened-their voices and memories-are slowly fading away. Read more

Student presents paper at the Rocky Mountain MLA meeting

October 9, 2009

The University Library

Stephanie Harper, a senior English Literature major, presented her essay titled "A New Life for Helga Crane: Affirming the Maternal in Nella Larsen's Quicksand" at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association meeting in Snowbird, Utah, Oct. 8-10. Read more

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