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
Dr. Janaka Lewis, along with other members of the LGBTQ+ Health Taskforce, was awarded one of thirteen Inclusive Excellence Grants for Fall 2023. The grant, titled Wellness Task Forces Diversity Competencies Series, will support a series of trainings aimed at increasing the competency of health and well-being unit staff and campus partners on areas of […]
English Major Dezanii Lewis graduated with a concentration in Creative Writing in Spring 2023. She describes here how she was selected to serve as the student commencement speaker. “I received an email from Associate Dean Banita Brown in March stating that I had been nominated by a faculty member as the student commencement speaker for […]
Dina Schiff Massachi, Lecturer, just published an edited volume focusing on the enduringly popular characters from L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (McFarland Press). Chapter authors include Professor Mark West and former student Shannon Murphy (M.A. 2020). For more information and to order your own copy, please see here.
Forgotten Disney: Essays on the Lesser-Known Productions, co-edited by Professor Mark West, an expert in Children’s Literature, has been published by McFarland Press. This is Dr. West’s 21st book. In covering some of Disney’s “unfinished projects, unmet expectations, and box-office misses,” chapter authors from around the world provide “a more complex portrayal of the history […]
Creative Writing Instructor Angelina Brooks’ Poetry Chapbook Heavy Bloom has been published by Bottlecap Press. To learn more about the book and its author, please visit the Bottlecap Press website. Below is a poem from the book. Clemency The wind smooths dunes, sea oats, and sundew: a hand straightening a duvet. I wade, ankle-deep, and […]
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association honored former English Major Kathleen Merritt (B.A. 1983) with the 2023 Distinguished Alumna Award. Merritt currently serves as senior vice president for radio, journalism and CSG services at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, where she is responsible for leading efforts to distribute more than $300 million annually in community service […]
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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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