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
On April 28, 2022, Dr. Alan Rauch (L) was named winner of the Teaching and Research Integration Award at the CLAS teaching awards ceremony. Tiffany Morin (2nd from Right) was named winner of the teaching award given to Fulltime lecturers. Congratulations to both English faculty members for this well-deserved recognition!
Mark West’s newest essay collection (co-edited with Kathy Merlock Jackson), Storybook Worlds Made Real, considers how “[m]emorable children’s narratives immerse readers in imaginary worlds that bring them into the story. Some of these places have been constructed in the real world—like Pinocchio’s Tuscany or Anne of Green Gables’ Prince Edward Island—where visitors relive their favorite […]
Matt Rowney’s In Common Things immerses scholars and students in the things of the past that are ever-so-familiar today, and considers what they might tell us not only about Romantic literature, but also our own moment. The hardness of stone, the pliancy of wood, the fluidity of palm oil, the crystalline nature of salt, and […]
Dr. Mark West’s two recent books both emphasize the power of language and reading, the joy readers might find in a book, and how reading helps to cultivate empathy. In Theodore Roosevelt and His Library at Sagamore Hill, Dr. West traces the history of Roosevelt’s “deep-seated passion for reading books” and the personal library he […]
Professor Daniel Shealy, perhaps the nation’s leading expert on the life and work of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), has just edited an important new collection of essays, Little Women at 150 (U. Mississippi Press) that critically explore the the remarkable work of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). Little Women at 150, a collection of eight original […]
Congratulations to Jeffrey Leak who is one of the editors of the special online issue of the Journal of Higher Education Management that addressed higher education and the “twin pandemics” of COVID-19 and racial issues. Together with his editors he received the Christine Cavanaugh Award for Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the American […]
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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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