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At Wesleyan, English faculty and students work together to produce new knowledge about literature and to create new literary texts.

The study of literature fosters critical thinking about the relationships among literature, culture and history. Students of English become adept critics of poetry, novels, essays, and plays. They develop knowledge of the history of literary culture and about the evolving genres, forms, and ideologies of literary expression. They study the relation of literary texts to their historical contexts, and they learn to read critically in political speech, popular culture, and the discourses that structure everyday life. As they develop their knowledge, students of English hone their skills as critical writers and explore their potential as creative voices.

10/14/2021

Come to our Open House this upcoming Wednesday at 4:30 to learn more about the major and hear from faculty! All details on the poster; we hope to see you there!

03/08/2021

Announcement for our students: Join us Wednesday March 10 at 6pm for a virtual reading with this year's first place English creative writing prize winners! Zoom link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/91675532918

02/19/2021

News from the CFA: The CFA is hosting two events exploring the historic debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley in 1965 and its continued resonance today.

Saturday February 20th at 7pm, Pablo Wickham ’21 and Assistant Professor of Theater Katie Pearl host a Youtube watch party for the original 1965 Baldwin/Buckley debate. Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wesleyan-university-baldwin-v-buckley-watch-party-tickets-141634094389

Thursday March 4th at 8pm, the CFA will host Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge: A Conversation about History and Process with Elevator Repair Service. Members of ERS theater company will discuss the development of a new performance, which is a verbatim re-enactment of the 1965 debate. Link: https://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events/2021/03-2021/03042021-elevator-repair-service.html

11/11/2020

Join Writing at Wesleyan next Wednesday at 6PM EST for a special guest lecture with Rebecca Solnit and Astra Taylor! More info is included on the poster, and the zoom link to the talk is here: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/97815608078

10/27/2020

Come to a zoom talk tomorrow at 6PM with writer Ross Gay! The zoom link to the talk is https://wesleyan.zoom.us/J/97107871081, and if you're interested in learning about or reading from him check out his website here: http://rossgay.net/. We hope to see you there!

10/21/2020

A reminder to all Wesleyan students that the English Department writing prize deadline is coming up next month! 📅 Available prizes are listed on the flyer, but head to https://www.wesleyan.edu/english/prizes/index.html for more info.

10/20/2020

Our first open house of the semester is this Thursday at 4:30! 🎉 Come hang out and learn about the major or ask questions! The zoom info on the poster is here:

https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/96977324193?pwd=VHFsYkx1OEkyUHQ4V3FYa3NxLzhwdz09
Meeting ID: 969 7732 4193
Passcode: 379672

10/08/2020

Our first English Department open house is on October 22, so make sure you put it on your calendar! The zoom link is https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/96977324193?pwd=VHFsYkx1OEkyUHQ4V3FYa3NxLzhwdz09. Both majors and prospective majors are encouraged to attend!

10/06/2020

Looking for some help or guidance while writing your thesis? Check out the writing workshop's fall thesis support!

10/05/2020

Just a quick reminder from your friendly neighborhood English Department to register to vote! Scan either code for info for CT, and if you're out of state head to https://turbovote.org/ or your state's personal voting registration page. CT registration deadline is October 27th, and the last day to receive an absentee ballot is November 2nd. If you have any questions about the process feel free to DM on Instagram.

Also, if you're interested in getting other Wes students to vote head here 👉 tinyurl.com/wesdormstorm 👈

09/28/2020

The first Writing at Wesleyan reading series event is this Wednesday 9/30! Head to www.wesleyan.edu/english/ for the link!

09/23/2020

The Writing at Wesleyan reading series is starting next week! 📖 Head to the English department homepage for links and more information! 👇

https://www.wesleyan.edu/english/

Address

Downey House, 294 High Street
Middletown, CT
06459

Telephone

+18606852360

Website

http://wesleyan.edu/english

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