English

Also see Department Website:
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/English/

The Ph.D.Program in English offers one of the largest selections of seminars nationally, reflecting both areas of current interest and more traditional historical approaches. CUNY’s consortial arrangement allows the program to draw faculty from all colleges in the system, and thus to provide not only a broad range of coverage but also depth of field. Each semester, seminars cover periods from the Middle Ages to the present. And, because the program has more than one nationally recognized specialist in each area, students are able to consider each area from various perspectives while becoming fluent in different methodologies. Particular faculty strengths include theory and poetics, feminist theory and women’s writing, gay/lesbian/queer theory, medieval and early modern literature and culture, the Victorians, American literature, (auto)biography, African American literature and culture, composition and rhetoric, postcolonial literature and theory, and twentieth-century studies.

The program encourages interdisciplinary work; students are able to take courses and pursue research in other disciplines. There are, as well, certificate programs in American Studies, Film Studies, Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, Medieval Studies, Renaissance Studies, and Women’s Studies so that
students can complete their course of study with both the Ph.D. degree and a certificate in one of the specialized fields. In addition research opportunities and/or internships are available at some of New York City’s major museums, libraries, and cultural centers.