The Department of English at New York University studies and teaches English-language literature from the variety of periods and places in which it has been produced. Our faculty is known for its broad view of the discipline: we understand "literature" to denote writing in all media, and hold that its study includes the manner in which texts have been produced, re-produced, circulated, and read, together with the modes of classification and the definitions of taste and enjoyment that have historically been used to describe and evaluate them. Read More >
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Events
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Thu, 07 Apr 2016
Lunchtime seminar with Professor Matthew Kirschenbaum
Start: April 7 | 12:30 pm | End: April 7 | 2:00 pm | Venue: The Event Space | Address: 244 Greene St, Room 106
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Fri, 08 Apr 2016
Theory Biscuits Read Benjamin
Start: April 8 | 11:00 am | End: April 8 | 1:00 pm | Venue: The Event Space | Address: 244 Greene Street New York, United States This week Theory Biscuits will be delving into Walter Benjamin’s essay The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility. As usual, our meeting will start at 11:00am […]
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Fri, 08 Apr 2016
MA Futures Working Group Event
Start: April 8 | 4:00 pm | End: April 8 | 5:30 pm | Venue: | Address: The MA Futures Working Group is dedicated to providing graduate students in the English Department with insight into career opportunities beyond academia, and we will be hosting a series of workshops over this semester. The group is geared […]
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Fri, 08 Apr 2016
“On The Poetics and Politics of Pronouns”–Erica Hunt
Start: April 8 | 4:00 pm | End: April 8 | 6:00 pm | Venue: The Event Space | Address: 244 Greene Street New York, United States Please join us for a seminar with Erica Hunt, “On the Poetics and Politics of Pronouns: Reflections on I, You and We, with an aside on They/Zi.” Precirculated […]
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Sat, 09 Apr 2016
Making Face, Making Soul: Haciendo Caras
Start: April 9 | 1:00 pm | End: April 9 | 2:30 pm | Venue: The Event Space | Address: 244 Greene Street New York, United States Please join Politics of Empowerment: Woman of Color Feminisms and Queer of Color Theory in a discussion of Making Face, Making Soul: Haciendo Caras–Creative and Critical Perspectives by […]
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Announcements
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Call For Applications: CIRHUS Fellowships 2016-2017
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Patrick Deer awarded Faculty Fellowship, 2015-2016
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John Guillory receives 2015 Francis Andrew March Award from ADE
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Juliet Fleming receives 2014 Golden Dozen Teaching Award
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Julia Jarcho receives 2014 Doris Duke Impact Award
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Maureen McLane a National Book Critics Circle Finalist for 2012
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Julia Jarcho wins Obie Award
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Joe A Callaway Prize Contest Rules & Eligibility
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Scholarships Now Available to Cover 50% of Tuition for MA Study
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Financial Aid
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Information for Prospective MA Students
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Information for M.A. Students
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Information for Ph.D. Students
Projects and Programs
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A new program in the Department of English at NYU that brings contemporary authors to the campus and … Read More