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American Literature

MA, thesisMA, non-thesisPhD
requiredrelatedelectiverequiredrelatedelectiverequiredrelatedelective
3 courses in American lit: at least one before and one after 19002 courses:

1 course in British or post-colonial lit;

1 in theory or cultural studies
3 courses3 courses in American lit: at least one before and one after 19003 courses:

1 course in British or post-colonial lit;

1 in theory or cultural studies;

1 in American lit
4 courses3 courses:

1 in American lit, art, history, or culture (preferably relevant to dissertation);

1 with a substantial treatment of American lit;

1 in African American, Latino/a, or Native American lit and culture
2 courses in theory2 courses

Notes

American literature is understood to include African American, Latino/a, and Native American literatures.
Theory is to be broadly construed.
Cultural studies can be taken in the cultural studies track or in American literature with an emphasis on cultural studies.
It is recommended that one of the PhD electives be a class in gender issues.
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Faculty
Department of English faculty who regularly teach courses in this track include:

Marsha Bryant – 20th-Century Literature & Culture (American & British), Poetry, Women’s Literature, Visual Culture
John Cech – Children’s Literature, 20th-Century American Literature, Adolescent Literature
Kim Emery – U.S. Literatures & Culture, Queer Studies, Semiotics
Tace Hedrick – Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Feminist Theory, Feminist Art History, Women’s Studies
Susan Hegeman – American Studies, Modernism, Literature & Anthropology
Kenneth Kidd – 19th-Century Literature & Culture, Children’s Literature & Media, Lesbian & Gay Studies
Debra King – African-American Literature, American Literature, Women’s Studies & Feminist Theory
David Leverenz – 19th-Century American Literature & Social History, Gender & Literature
Jodi Schorb – Early American Literatures & Cultures, Gender Studies, Lesbian & Gay Studies, Criminal Narratives
Malini Johar Schueller – 19th- & 20th-Century American Literature, Asian-American Studies, Postcolonial & Critical Race Theory, Feminist Theories
Stephanie Smith – 19th-Century American Literature, Feminist Theory, Fiction, Fiction Writing
Anastasia Ulanowicz – Children’s Literature & Media, 20th-Century American Literature, Religion & Literature, Trauma Studies
Phillip Wegner – 20th-Century American, British, & World Literatures; Marxism; Science Fiction; Utopias; Cultural Studies; Theory
Ed White – Early American Literature & Culture, Critical Theory