Seven-headed beast of the Apocalypse, Book of Revelation, 1-3, Albrecht Durer, woodcut, 1498.
Welcome to English at Haverford
The English department offers courses in the literary traditions of the English-speaking world. The department aims to develop in its students the ability to respond to texts thoughtfully and critically, and to articulate those responses in clear and fluent English.
In our curriculum, we seek to maintain a working balance between a commitment to the traditional canon of British and American literature and an expanding horizon of fresh concerns, including courses in African-American literature, Asian-American literature, South Asian literature, South African literature, Irish literature, gender and sexuality studies, and courses inflected by particular theoretical foci, such as performance theory, queer theory, post-colonial theory, trauma theory, media studies, and visual studies. This discipline prepares interested students for postgraduate work in English and other subjects; for advanced work in professional and business schools; and for service in government and social work.
Inside English @ Haverford
A Travelling Medievalist
Associate Professor of English Maud McInerney spent the summer of 2009 in a great many interesting places looking at art and architecture from the perspective of someone whose research interests lie in the 12th-15th centuries.
Video: A Poetic Tribute to Haverford's Trees
A collaboration between Haverford's Arboretum Association and Thomas Devaney's Advanced Poetry Workshop led to "Under an Oak: A Tree Poetry Tour," in which Devaney's students read their original poems dedicated to campus trees.
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- Read the poems >
- Read about the Event >
- Creative Writing Student Wins Sylvia Plath Poetry Contest.
Katherine Lewis BMC '12 studied with Prof. Tom Devaney