Department of English

The Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh has been at the forefront of innovation and excellence in English studies, with internationally recognized scholars and writers teaching in five interrelated programs; literature, composition, writing, film studies, and children's literature.

With 72 full-time faculty, over 1,000 undergraduate majors, and over 170 graduate students in three degree programs, we are the largest department in arts and sciences. In addition to the three undergraduate majors, we offer an MA in English, an MFA in Writing (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction), and a PhD emphasizing Cultural and Critical Studies. The English MFA and PhD programs consistently rank among the very best in the country.

Events:

  • Thursday, April 10, 2008, 9:00 p.m. - CL 501 - Creative Writing Awards Ceremony. Please join us for Readings and Refreshments!
  • Friday, April 11, 2008, Undergraduate Conference in Literature -8:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m.- CL 501 and CL 512 -Undergraduate panel discussions on various topics in literature. Come for the entire day or join us for a panel or two.
  • Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - CL 501 - Undergraduate Honors Reception.
  • Sunday, April 27, 2008, 9-11 a.m. - Connolly Ballroom, First Floor, Alumni Hall - English/Film Studies Graduation Reception.

Announcements:

  • Congratulations! Ellen McGrath Smith, a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of English received a 2007 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship for Poetry, and has been named as the Reviews Editor for Sentence: A Journal of Proses Poetics published by Firewheel Editions. (read more...)
  • Congratulations! Professor Colin MacCabe's film Derek is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 19, 2008. Derek is a tribute to British independent filmmaker Derek Jarman, one of the most influential voices in cinema from the 1970s through the 1990s. 
    The film will also be screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.
  • Updated! Writing Across the Curriculum web site and 2008 Ossip Awards information. (visit site...)
  • New! English Literature Course Offerings for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 (read more...)
  • The Literature Program announces the Pedagogy and Literature Series. (read more...).