Welcome to the Department of English
The scholarship and other creative work and teaching of English faculty cover a broad range that includes literature, language, creative writing, literacy and rhetorical studies, linguistics and cultural inquiry, as well as the theories and documents that inform and critique these disciplines. Based on the study and practice of writing and speech, the explorations of histories and cultures, and the examination of languages, literatures, and aesthetics, our scope is international and our approach is interdisciplinary.
News & Announcements
Julie Schumacher in NY Times
Professor Julie Schumacher wrote the "Modern Love" column in the Sunday, July 6, 2008, New York Times. Schumacher, the director of the Creative Writing Program, will in September publish Black Box, her fourth novel for juvenile readers. Her last such book won a 2007 Minnesota Book Award.
07/08/08Madelon Sprengnether Regents Professor
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents named professor Madelon Sprengnether one of four new Regents Professors. The designation is the highest level of recognition given to faculty by the University. Sprengnether, a core faculty member of the Creative Writing Program, has published poetry (The Angel of Duluth), memoir (Crying at the Movies), and criticism. She won a 2003-04 University award for Distinguished Contributions to Post-Baccalaureate Graduate and Professional Education. She joins Tom Clayton and Patricia Hampl as Regents Professors within the Department of English; the only other University department with three Regents Professors is Chemical Engineering.
07/03/08David Treuer Interviewed
Associate professor David Treuer is interviewed by American Public Media's Krista Tippett about his recent project, with brother Anton Treuer, compiling the first practical grammar of the Ojibwe language. Professor Treuer describes an unfolding experience of how language forms what makes us human. Some memories and realities, he has found, can only be carried forward in time by Ojibwe. The radio show, part of the series Speaking of Faith, which broadcast in the Twin Cities Sunday, June 22, on KNOW 91.1 FM is now available on-line.
06/19/08