U of Memphis Department of English

This fall, our Applied Linguistics courses bring together theory, practice, and advocacy to prepare students for work in diverse language learning environments.

In ENGL 4/6533, Dr. Rebecca Adams focuses on multilingual and multicultural contexts, inviting both undergraduate and graduate students to engage with translanguaging practices, social justice–oriented pedagogy, and the complexities of teaching across disciplines and cultures.

At the graduate level, ENGL 7/8533 offers a comprehensive exploration of methods, materials, and assessment, connecting applied linguistic research to classroom practice while emphasizing the integration of language skills and academic content.

ENGL 7/8510, Gender & Language, investigates the gender differences and the negotiations of power that are instantiated in language and interrogates how language provides an important resource for constructing gender identities and roles.

Together, these courses equip students with the tools to teach, adapt, and advocate in an increasingly global and multilingual world.

*𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕓𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕕*
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ENGL 4451, Women Writing Against Erasure: Voice, Myth, and Memory. Prof. Veverly Edwards, Fall 2026

This fall, our graduate Creative Writing courses invite poets to deepen both their practice and their critical engagement with the art form.

In ENGL 7602: Fiction Workshop, taught by Prof. Courtney Santo, students focus on the art of the ending, exploring how structure and tone shape the final moments of a story and leave a lasting impression.

In ENGL 7603: Poetry Workshop, taught by Dr. Emily Skaja, students enter a collaborative workshop environment focused on the creation, revision, and close study of original poetry, examining how elements like form, music, and figurative language shape meaning.

These courses offer a dynamic space to refine craft while engaging the creative and professional dimensions of literary work.

*𝔹𝕆𝕆𝕂𝕊 𝕎ℍ𝔼ℝ𝔼 𝔹𝕃𝔸ℂ𝕂 𝕎𝕆𝕄𝔼ℕ’𝕊 𝕍𝕆𝕀ℂ𝔼𝕊 𝕋𝔸𝕂𝔼 ℂ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝔼ℝ 𝕊𝕋𝔸𝔾𝔼*
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ENGL 4372, Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Dr. Shelby Crosby, Fall 2026

Why do people say some words together (low-key, high-key) but not others (mid-key, bottom-key)? Why is Google a verb but not Wikipedia? This course aims to answer these kinds of questions by studying corpus linguistics. You will learn how to investigate language patterns using the same types of methods employed by researchers, educators, and language technology developers.

No previous background in corpus linguistics, programming, or statistics is required!

Huge congratulations to our recent PhD graduate Dr. Kayla Lutes for this amazing achievement!

American Council of Learned Societies Awards 2026 ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships Fourteen Humanities and Social Science PhDs Will Join Mission-Driven Nonprofit Organizations Advancing Justice and Equity

𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖
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ENGL 7/8469, African American Women Writers. Dr. Shelby Crosby, Fall 2026

𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔰𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔯𝔢 𝔡𝔬𝔢𝔰 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔨
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ENGL 7/8264, 18th Century Brit Lit: Leisure and Literature in the Long 18th Century. Dr. Darryl Domingo, Fall 2026

𝔹𝕆𝕆𝕂𝕊 𝔸𝔹𝕆𝕌𝕋 𝕎ℍ𝔸𝕋 𝕎𝔼 ℂ𝔸ℝℝ𝕐 𝔽𝕆ℝ𝕎𝔸ℝ𝔻
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ENGL 7/8335, “When the Past is the Subject of the Present”: African American Literature 1989-Present. Dr. Ladrica Menson-Furr, Fall 2026

𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓂𝒶𝑔𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝒹𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓎
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ENGL 3401, Children’s Literature: Adventures at Home and Away. Dr. Lorinda Cohoon, Fall 2026