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Textual study and written critical analysis sit at the heart of the liberal arts experience, and the Rhodes College Department of English provides rigorous training in both. Our courses provide students with the tools necessary to read literature both attentively and critically, and to articulate those readings in formal papers that match lucidity with imagination. In addition to covering the full range of British, American, and Anglophone literature, from Beowulf to Toni Morrison, our course offerings also encompass film studies, creative writing, and creative non-fiction. Additionally, students can engage in internships and independent study. 

For a literary work to survive, it must master its medium, language. Similarly, we affirm that literary study goes hand in hand with clear, persuasive, and artful argumentation. Finely honed writing skills are not only portable and transferable across the curriculum, but also indispensable in the broader workplace.

Marshall Boswell, Chair

Department of English Faculty (pictured above)

 

 
 

In 2003, Caki Wilkinson graduated from Rhodes with a degree in English. Today, she is an assistant professor in the English Department at Rhodes College. To learn more about Dr. Wilkinson, click here.

Department News & Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to Professor and Dean of British Studies, Michael Leslie, on the publication of his new book "The Cultural History of Gardens in the Medieval Age", Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.

 

Rhodes English major Samantha Smith ’14 is a summer intern with the education division of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Read more.

 

Professor Marshall Boswell, Chair of the Department of English, discusses novel by David Foster Wallace on National Public Radio (NPR). Read more.

 

The Faculty & Staff of the Department of English wish to congratulate Assistant Professor, Caki Wilkinson, who has been named winner of the 2013 Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor′s Choice Award for "The Stone Museum".

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