Johns Hopkins UniversityEST. 1876

America’s First Research University

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The Department of English offers graduate and undergraduate programs known especially for their training in attentive reading and the crafting of critical arguments.

  • Degrees Offered BA, PhD
  • Major English
  • Minor English

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Graduate

Students working toward a PhD receive focused attention in our small and rigorous department.

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Undergraduate

English majors study a broad sampling of literature from different historical periods and national contexts.

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Faculty

Our faculty's specialties range from early modern to contemporary, with particular strengths in critical theory and interdisciplinary approaches to literature.

Upcoming Events

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Tudor and Stuart Lecture Series – Mark McGurl

The English Department’s Tudor and Stuart Lecture Series presents a talk by Mark McGurl, Stanford University. The talk will be titled "Neofeudal Conditions: The Epic Fantasy of Our Time" and […]

Hinkley Visiting Professor, Suzanne Hobson

This is a talk by Suzanne Hobson, Queen Mary University of London, our Hinckley Visiting Professor. The talk is entitled, "A New Humanism: Jack Lindsay and the 1930s Historical Novel," […]

News & Announcements

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Mary Favret named Allen Grossman Professor

The Department of English would like to extend a congratulations to our own Professor Mary Favret on being named the inaugural Allen Grossman Professor of English!