Department of English
FROM LITERATURE TO WRITING TO LINGUISTICS:
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The English Department offers degree-concentrations in a variety of specialized areas of study: literature, creative writing, digital technology, and pedagogy. Read More.
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. Read More.
We offer an M.A. in English, an M.A./M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and Certificates in Applied Linguistics as well as Technical/Professional writing. Read More.
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
Congratulations to Prof. Balaka Basu on the publication of her new collection, The Harry Potter Generation: Essays on Growing Up with the Series. The book is published with McFarland Press and the co-editor of the collection is Emily Lauer, Asociate Professor of English at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island. The generation of readers […]
Please come and join the Children’s Literature Graduate Organization (CLGO) for their Annual Colloquium on Thursday, March 21st at 9:15 a.m. in Cone 111. The colloquium, which is titled Modern Authors, Historical Influences: Framing Children’s Literature in Historical Context, will include talks from 12 presenters ranging on topics from Little Women to Art Spiegelman’s Maus, […]
The Department of English is delighted to announce the 2019 Center City Literary Festival, one of Charlotte’s most important literary events, which will be held at UUNC Charlotte’s Center City Building. (UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 –See the map below.). There will be literary readings by wonderful authors, activities […]
Once again, to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, the English Department and Park Road Books are hosting a Seuss-a-thon! We’ll be reading as many of Sr. Seuss’s books as we can and we’ll have activities and events for children of all ages. EVERYONE is welcome.
On Friday, Feb. 1, The UNC Charlotte English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) will host the 19th Annual Graduate Student Conference. The conference, which will be at the Popp Martin student Union, will run from 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m.. Professor Emek Ergun will be delivering the Keynote Lecture, titled “Translation as a Tool of Navigating […]
The CLGO hosted a Paddington Bear-a-Thon at the Myers Park Library on Saturday, Jan. 19. Pictured (L-R) are Jordan Costanza, Samantha Holt, Shannon Murphy, Danny Anderson, and Cassie Grosh. Paddington the Bear debuted in 1958 in A Bear Called Paddington written by Michael Bond (1926-2017) and drawn by Peggy Fortnum (1919-2016). So beloved is the […]
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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:
Paula Eckard [pgeckard@charlotte.edu]
Graduate:
Lara Vetter [LVetter@charlotte.edu], Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Chair
Monica Burke [mfalston@charlotte.edu], Administrative Support Associate
Undergraduate:
Clayton Tarr [ctarr2@charlotte.edu], Director of Undergraduate Studies
Gina Karp [Gina.Karp@charlotte.edu], Academic Advisor
Monica Burke [mfalston@charlotte.edu], Administrative Support Associate
