Department of English
The English department at Syracuse University acknowledges that we are living and working on the lands of the Haudenosaunee. Please see our linked statement.
Take a journey through the human experience via literary study. Explore creative expression across a broad array of texts—novels, plays, film, digital media and more. Interpret motivations behind stories of yesterday and today and hone your skills as a writer.
Our curriculum is called English and Textual Studies (ETS) to acknowledge the breadth and diversity of the texts you will study. In addition to traditional literature courses in Chaucer and Shakespeare, the Romantics and Victorians, and literary modernism, you can also take courses in:
- Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Hollywood film
- Video game history
- Comics and Graphic Novel
- Hip-hop culture and more
ETS is designed to:
- Introduce you to a wide array of texts
- Enhance your ability to interpret texts and express ideas
- Develop powers of argument and analysis
- Train you to write critically and clearly
- Develop skills for writers of poetry and fiction
- Become critical readers of your own work
Our diverse faculty includes literary historians, critical theorists, film scholars, editors, poets, and novelists who approach the field in a variety of ways.
Dana Spiotta
(July 26, 2024)
Green Teaching Summit: A Humanities Approach to Climate EducationFaculty connect, learn about campus climate and ecology resources at the Green Teaching Summit convened by Tolley Professor Mike Goode at Syracuse University’s Minnowbrook Conference Center.
(July 25, 2024)
Books by Acclaimed Author George Saunders G’88 and Three Other A&S Faculty Appear on New York Times ‘Best Of’ ListThree of Saunders’ books were named Best Books of the 21st Century.
(June 13, 2024)
From Comics to Canvases: Exploring Diverse Cultural ContributionsTwo A&S faculty, Will Scheibel and Scott Manning Stevens, curate thought-provoking summer exhibitions.
(May 2, 2024)
2024 Wasserstrom Prize for Graduate Teaching Presented to Physics Professor Christian SantangeloAward given in memory of noted professor of English William Wasserstrom.
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