Department of English
FROM LITERATURE TO WRITING TO LINGUISTICS:
EXPLORE OUR MANY EXCITING PROGRAMS
The English Department offers degree-concentrations in a variety of specialized areas of study: literature, creative writing, digital technology, and pedagogy. Information about our Undergraduate Program..
The Department of English offers five minors: Children’s Literature and Childhood Studies, Diverse Literatures and Cultural Studies, English, Linguistics, and Technical and Professional Writing. Information on English Minors.
We offer an M.A. in English and Certificates in Applied Linguistics as well as Technical/Professional Writing. Information about our Graduate Programs.
About Us
The English Department offers a variety of courses in creative writing, linguistics, literature, pedagogy, rhetoric, and technical communication. These courses foster students’ abilities to think critically, to read analytically, and to communicate effectively in oral and written form. Because these advanced literary skills are in high demand, our former students have found careers in fields such as teaching, technical/professional writing, editing, publishing, advertising, public relations, and nonprofits, as well as in business, financial services, and banking. Others have pursued advanced degrees in literature, law, medicine, teaching, and business administration.
recent news
Elizabeth Gargano, an accomplished poet and Victorian scholar, has just published her first novel, Cassandra’s Eye with Belle Lutte Press. The title of the novel refers to an art gallery which has been a driving force in the life of the protagonist, Shanti Costello. Now, as she nears the age when her own mother became […]
Professor Lara Vetter is the recipient of the 2020 Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award, which honors excellence in the overall management of a graduate program. Graduate Program Directors (GPD) and Coordinators (GPC) play an important and pivotal role in the success of graduate programs. In addition to managing enrollment, Graduate Program Directors and Coordinators track […]
Congratulations to Aaron Toscano on the publication of his new book, Video Games and American Culture (Lexington Books, 2020), which explores the significance of this important medium in contemporary culture. Digital media, as Toscano observes at the outset, are immersive technologies reflecting behaviors, attitudes, and values. The engrossing, entertaining virtual worlds video games provide are […]
Professor Juan Meneses’s book, Resisting Dialogue: Modern Fiction and the Future of Dissent, has just been published by University of Minnesota Press. The book is “a bold new critique of dialogue as a method of eliminating dissent.” “Is dialogue,” Meneses asks, “always the productive political and communicative tool it is widely conceived to be?” In […]
Meet the latest addition to the department’s print capabalities, the Chander & Price Pilot LetterPress. The press will become part of a “lab” component in our course on “The History of the Book.” It’s on display right now as you come into the department, but we’ll demonstrate how it works early in the coming semester. […]
Congratulations to Jordan Costanza, whose article: “Of Ravens and Romanticism: Edgar Allan Poe’s Enduring Legacy in American Education and the Juvenile Adaptations of His Poetry and Prose” was just published in The Edgar Allan Poe Review, Volume 20, Number 2, Autumn 2019, pp. 249-268). The research for this article stemmed from her undergraduate Honors thesis […]
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Department of English
9201 University City Blvd.
Fretwell 275
Charlotte, NC 28223
Tel: 704‑687‑0011
Fax: 704‑687‑1401
Department Chair:
Kirk Melnikoff [kbmelnik@charlotte.edu]
Associate Chair:
Bryn Chancellor [mchancel@charlotte.edu]
Monica Burke [mfalston@charlotte.edu ],
Business Services Coordinator
Graduate:
Meghan Barnes [mbarne56@charlotte.edu], Director of Graduate Studies,
Undergraduate:
Clayton Tarr [ctarr2@charlotte.edu], Director of Undergraduate Studies
Gina Karp [Gina.Karp@charlotte.edu], Academic Advisor
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