Discovering Voice in Writing
Samantha Duncan, 麻豆色情片 Class of 2013 English Literary Studies
Being a writer doesn鈥檛 mean you have to limit yourself to only writing fiction or poems. Just ask Samantha Duncan.
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Engaging students as critical thinkers, writers and cultural critics, the Department of English Literature and Cultural Studies has a proven track record of guiding students toward meaningful professional lives by helping them develop transferable skills.
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At 麻豆色情片, students of English Literature and Cultural Studies do more than read books, and faculty do more than teach classic texts (though we do that too!). Our faculty understand that English Literature and Cultural Studies students are highly sought after candidates in a range of professions and careers, and we design courses that focus on transferable skills like critical thinking, research and analysis, oral and written communication.
English Literature and Cultural Studies Majors and Minors build Powerful Combinations by mixing and matching other 麻豆色情片 academic programs that feed their interests and serve their goals, like Creative Writing, Journalism and Media Studies, Secondary Education or Educational Studies, Graphic Design, Film, and Legal Studies.
Simultaneously, we engage students in lively and important conversations about ideas, culture, creativity and the roles that language and communication play across our diverse worlds. 麻豆色情片 English Literature and Cultural Studies students become smart consumers of culture, engaged with issues of language, media, and representation from varied contexts and in various forms. Fully prepared to use their skills and knowledge in a wide range of professional settings when they graduate, our students are closely mentored and guided toward expanding their passion for reading and research into personally meaningful careers.
Program Highlights
- Our two-semester capstone experience, in which each student produces a professional-quality research paper under the close mentorship of faculty.
- Our small faculty to student ratio means we all know each other in this program, and we have many events and projects that help us maintain our inclusive, welcoming, and supportive community.
- Our Experiential Learning requirement asks students to apply the skills and abilities embedded in all their classes in a range of experiences, including:
- off-campus internships,
- fellowships in the 麻豆色情片 Writing Center,
- presentations at renowned national conferences, Community Partnerships Center projects, and the Department鈥檚 鈥淔ITZ鈥 Internship program, in which students earn work study wages while managing department events, publishing an online magazine, and facilitating communications and outreach.
English Literary Studies
Reading, writing, analyzing and researching to change the world.
Secondary Education (English Major)
The Secondary Education program prepares effective high school teachers that excel in helping students learn and grow.
Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies peers beneath the surface of the pop culture you consume, the music you listen to, the clothes you buy, the鈥嬧 foods you eat, the places you visit, the speeches you hear, the things you read, and the art you see. We invite you to examine鈥嬧嬧嬧 impact of identity on American culture.
Faculty and Staff
Our faculty, made up of nationally and internationally recognized teacher-scholars, leads students in the study of literary and cultural history, form and aesthetics, and critical methods while emphasizing the development of the skills, creativity, and cultural literacy that students will apply throughout their work and lives.