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English

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Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The Department of English aims to meet the needs of students with different academic goals – from those seeking a foundation for postgraduate work or study in English and related fields, to those who want a humanistic base for reading, thinking, and writing in a liberal arts environment. We are committed to engaging our students with the best that has been written, from the traditional canon of English literature to the marginalized and experimental.

Why Study English at Oberlin?

Department Faculty

Special Collections

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Study Away Programs

Sample Courses

ENGL 123 - Introduction to Shakespeare 4 credits
ENGL 238 - Contemporary American Fiction 4 credits
ENGL 243 - Promise and Peril: Race and Multicultural America 4 credits
ENGL 363 - Gaines, Morrison, Wideman: Textualizing Orality and Literacy 4 credits

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English Faculty

Our faculty are both scholars and teachers who devote their careers to making important contributions to their disciplines through writing and research. They are committed to engaging students with the best that has been written, from the traditional canon of English literature to the marginalized and experimental. English faculty teach everything from first-year seminars to advanced courses.

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English Faculty

Laura Baudot
Associate Dean of the College of the Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Bryan
Associate Professor of English
Rachel Carroll
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Jan Cooper
John C. Reid Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition and English
William Patrick Day ’71
Professor of English and Cinema Studies
Jed Deppman
Professor of Comparative Literature and English
DeSales Harrison
Associate Professor of English
Wendy Beth Hyman
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Gillian Johns
Associate Professor of English
T. S. McMillin
Professor of English
Anuradha (Anu) Needham
Donald R. Longman Professor of English
Jeffrey Pence
Associate Professor of English and Cinema Studies
Geoffrey (Geoff) Pingree
Professor of Cinema Studies and English
Danielle Skeehan
Assistant Professor of English and Comparative American Studies
Harrod Suarez
Associate Professor of English and Comparative American Studies
Natasha Tessone
Associate Professor of English
Carol Tufts
Associate Professor of English and Theater
David Walker
Professor of English and Creative Writing
Sandra (Sandy) Zagarell
Donald R. Longman Professor of English