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The Department of English at the University of North Texas cultivates scholarly/creative achievement and provides graduate- and undergraduate-level instruction in the areas of Anglophone literary and cultural studies, creative writing, and rhetoric/composition. We strive to promote greater understanding of literary and cultural texts and to guide students toward practical fluency in literary theory; to contribute to the literary traditions of the language by fostering the creation of new works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; to develop theories and methods of writing instruction; and to investigate the history and forms of persuasive writing.
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Early British Literature Colloquium Spring Lecture
Sarah Beckwith (Professor of English and Chair of Theater Studies, Duke University)
"What Mamillius Knew: Ceremonies of Initiation in The Winter's Tale."
3:30 pm
ENV 110
Everyone is welcome!
Read more »Marshall Armintor's new class
In the Fall 2012 semester Dr. Marshall Armintor will teach a new class on Jewish Graphic Novels in conjunction with UNT's Jewish Studies Program.
Please see the recent article in the North Texas Daily for more information: http://www.ntdaily.com/?p=65686
UNT Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium
Please join the Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium for their final talk fo the semester.
Jeff Doty (English, West Texas A&M University)
"'This Ticklish Commodity of the Vulgar's Favor': Shakespeare and the Popular Appetite"
Monday, April 23, 2012 at 4:00pm
Auditorium Building, Rm. 103
All are welcome!
Read more »American Studies Colloquium
The last ASC of the semester features Judith Yaross Lee, a professor in the School of Communication Studies, at Ohio University.
Lee will speak on “Twain's Vernacular Vision and the Visual Vernacular” on April 19 at 3:30 PM in the Willis Library Forum.
For more information, see http://untamericanstudies.weebly.com/.
Read more »2012 UNT Rilke Prize Events
There is both a UNT campus reading and a special reading at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture for inaugural UNT Rilke Prize winner, Laura Kasischke.
Please see "Read more" for details.
Read more »Graduate Students Win Awards
Graduate students Hella Bloom, Darcy Lewis, and Heidi Cephus have recently won awards for their excellent scholarship.
Please see "Read more" for details.
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