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Patrick Horrigan: Book Trailer for Portraits at an Exhibition
Check out the book trailer for Professor Patrick Horrigan's new novel, Portraits at an Exhibition (Lethe Press). Directed by Ash Mayfair and filmed in Brooklyn!
Jake Matkov: New Poem in fields & a Reading in September
Jake Matkov’s three-part Virginia Woolf poem, "TO READ THIS POEM ONE MUST HAVE MYRIAD EYES" appears in the 4th issue of fields available here.
From the event page:
“Help us kick off our Fall season with a reading guest-curated by author and translator Idra Novey (Exit, Civilian), featuring emerging writers Jake Matkov, Timothy Rhee, and Hilary Vaughn Dobel.”
Wednesday, Sept 2, 2015, 8pm
The HiFi Bar
169 Avenue A (between E 10th and E 11th Streets)
Manhattan
Wednesday, Sept 2, 2015, 8pm
The HiFi Bar
169 Avenue A (between E 10th and E 11th Streets)
Manhattan
About The HiFi Reading Series:“In the hopes of giving lesser-known voices a spotlight to read their work, The HiFi Reading series brings you a selection of ‘undiscovered’ writers, curated each month by an established author. The HiFi Reading Series is hosted and produced by Ryan Britt and Lena Valencia in partnership with the HiFi Bar.”
Voices of the Rainbow: Fall 2015 Schedule
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Add the 10/19 event to your Google Calendar:
Add the 11/2 event to your Google Calendar:
New Review of Barbara Henning's A Day Like Today
Jon Curley has reviewed Professor Barbara Henning's latest book, A Day Like Today, for the website Hyperallergic, which bills itself as "a forum for playful, serious, and radical perspectives on art and culture in the world today."
Louis & John Parascandola Discuss Their Book on Coney Island (in Coney Island!)
Louis
and John (Louis' brother) Parascandola will be discussing their book A Coney
Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion on Saturday, August 8, at 5 pm.
The talk will take place at the landmarked building housing the Coney Island
Museum and Sideshows by the Seashore (the 10-in-1 "freak" show) located
at 1208 Surf Ave. (and West 12th St.), just a block away from the Stillwell Avenue/Coney
Island train stop. It is a great way to pass a summer Saturday if you are free.Daphne Horton: Reading at Brooklyn Public Library Event for Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize Stories Project
When: Tuesday, September 15th. From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Where: The Info Commons Lab Brooklyn Public Library which is located on the first floor of BPL’s Central Library at Grand Army Plaza.
MA in English
Our M.A. programs have been discontinued. No new students will be admitted to start beyond the Spring 2018 semester. We're keeping this page up, however, for the information of current students.The M.A. in English gives students a choice of three areas of concentration:
Teaching assistantships, graduate fellowships, and scholarships are available on a limited basis. All courses are taught by full-time faculty members and are offered on weekdays (in the late afternoon and evening), and occasionally on Saturdays.
Course descriptions by semester.
Course descriptions as they appear in the Graduate Bulletin.
Guidelines for taking MA courses as a non-matriculating student.
Thesis manual.
For more information, contact the
English Department's graduate advisement coordinator, Jake Matkov.
BA in English
The B.A. in English offers students the opportunity to concentrate in:
All English majors gain a breadth of
knowledge of English literary traditions, including American and Anglophone
literatures around the world.
In the Creative Writing concentration, students develop their abilities to express themselves imaginatively in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Students concentrating in Writing & Rhetoric hone their skills in writing clearly and persuasively for any audience or purpose.
In all three programs, students gain an extensive knowledge of literature, a sense of the scope of English studies, and familiarity with important issues in their fields of concentration.
All three programs require the completion of 33 credits in English courses numbered 100 or above.
See advisement sheets for all three concentrations.
In the Creative Writing concentration, students develop their abilities to express themselves imaginatively in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Students concentrating in Writing & Rhetoric hone their skills in writing clearly and persuasively for any audience or purpose.
In all three programs, students gain an extensive knowledge of literature, a sense of the scope of English studies, and familiarity with important issues in their fields of concentration.
All three programs require the completion of 33 credits in English courses numbered 100 or above.
See advisement sheets for all three concentrations.
For more information, contact the
English Department's undergraduate advisor, Wayne Berninger, or check out the following links.
- Advisement and mentoring program for undergraduate English majors
- Course descriptions by semester
- Course descriptions as they appear in the Undergraduate Bulletin
- English courses for non-matriculating students
- English minor
- Program video
- Requirements for the BA in English, showing periodic changes
- Transfer credit policy
- Tutorial and independent study instructions
- Why major in English?
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Internships & Volunteering, Creative Writing MFA Program
Students in the MFA Program have the opportunity to work in a variety of volunteer positions at the Poetry Project. Contact Lewis Warsh for more information.
Please visit The Longest Island (the English Department’s blog) for further information about the MFA and the other programs and activities of the Department.
Please visit The Longest Island (the English Department’s blog) for further information about the MFA and the other programs and activities of the Department.
Literary Events & Awards, Creative Writing MFA Program
The following are literary events and
awards specifically relevant to the Creative Writing MFA Program.
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