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
Professor Kirk Melnikoff, along with Prof. Rosalyn Knutson (U. Arkansas), have published a remarkable collection of essays about Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) with Cambridge University Press. Presenting the first exploration of Christopher Marlowe’s complex place in the canon, this collection reads Marlowe’s work against an extensive backdrop of repertory, publication, transmission, and reception. Wide-ranging and thoughtful […]
Pilar Blitvich‘s new co-edited collection titled Analyzing Digital Discourse: New Insights and Future Directions has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan. Besides the editing tasks, Pilar co-authored the introductory chapter and one of the regular chapters (with Becky Roeder and Liz Miller). Pilar, Becky and Liz’s chapter is titled “Pedagogy, Audience, and Attitudes: Influencing University […]
Congratulations to Mark West for his latest book, Shapers of American Childhood: Essays on Visionaries from L. Frank Baum to Dr. Spock to J.K. Rowling (McFarland & Co, 2018),co-edited with Kathy Merlock Jackson of Virginia Wesleyan University Mark co-edited the book as well as co-wrote the Preface, and his own chapter, “LeVar Burton (1957-): Promoting […]
MaKalea Bjoin, who is currently President of the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society (ΣΤΔ), received a $1,500.00 Summer Internship Stipend from the Sigma Tau Delta Awards Committee. MaKalea’s concentration is “Language and Digital Technology” and she is interested in pursuing linguistics for a post-graduate degree.
The Early Modern Paleography Society (EMPS) will have its irst Fall Meeting of 2018 on September 12th, 2018, from 3:30-5:15 in Fretwell 290B. You’re invited to come and learn about EMPS, transcribe some OLD recipes, and enjoy some pizza. All are welcome.
Professor Consuelo Salas received the 2018 J. Murrey Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award. An assistant professor with the University Writing Program and the Department of English, Salas will be honored during a library social and award ceremony, scheduled for 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, in the Halton Reading Room. The Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award […]
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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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