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
Blogging from Belfast
Katie Montalbano '09 spent the summer of 2007 on an internship centralized around the social, religious, political, and cultural conflict in Northern Ireland which led to her thesis in contemporary Irish literature.
Décor and Debris
Professor Stephen Finley and Lewis Bauer '06 Explore the Historic Karakung Valley.
News
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Troubling Minds investigates the idea of genius in 19th c. American literature. -
How does your experience and point of view influence what you see in photography and film? Visit the exhibit in Magill Library... see it right now on video. -
Kim Benston, Professor of English and Director of the Humanities Center, will be the faculty mentor for next year's Humanities Center Student Seminar, "Musical Sampling and Cultural Appropriation in Hip-Hop", which is designed and run by English major James Kittler and Growth & Structure of Cities major Duncan Cooper.
Events
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
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5:30"Welcome English Major" gathering."Welcome English Major" gathering.Woodside Cottage Meditation Room2008-09-11T17:30:002008-09-11T19:00:00
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
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6:00Film showing for Theresa Tensuan's class.Film showing for Theresa Tensuan's class.Chase 1012008-09-14T18:00:002008-09-14T22:00:00Film showing for Theresa Tensuan's class
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
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6:00FWGAS Meeting.FWGAS Meeting.Woodside Cottage Meditation Room2008-09-18T18:00:002008-09-18T20:00:00
Monday, October 6th, 2008
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7:00Graduate School Speaker- Don AsherGraduate School Speaker- Don Asher http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/57872 DC Bryn Mawr Room 2008-10-06T19:00:00 2008-10-06T20:30:00
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
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6:00Meeting of the FWGAS.Meeting of the FWGAS.Woodside Cottage Meditation Room2008-11-06T18:00:002008-11-06T20:00:00