The
English Program Arkansas State University
has twenty full-time graduate professors
whose interests range from medieval romance
to the contemporary American novel and
from Chaucer to creative writing. Most
have earned doctorates at such universities
as Indiana, Duke, Texas, Chicago, Iowa,
and Michigan State. In addition, our
teachers are productive scholars and
writers, having published over twenty
books and several hundred articles. Several
have won awards for excellence in teaching
and research.
Our graduates have
gone into careers in fields such as teaching,
writing, editing, and law. Some have
gone on to pursue graduate work at other
institutions, including such universities
as Texas Christian, Iowa, Tennessee,
Missouri, and Arizona. While students
are at ASU, they are encouraged to participate
in as wide a range of activities as possible.
Our students have presented papers at
regional conferences, shared creative
works at poetry and fiction readings,
and published both literary criticism
and creative writing. They also have
the opportunity to listen to and meet
nationally and regionally known authors,
such as John Barth, Barry Hannah, and
Ernest Gaines. The graduate program covers
a full range of courses in all genres
and periods. In addition, graduate students
can participate in the university honors
program. Recent course topics include
dystopias, aging, the Vietnam War, the
baroque, iconography, ethnic studies,
and gender. |
