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Robots, Race, and What it Means to Be Human 

Robots, Race, and What it Means to Be Human 

Associate Professor Christopher Grobe discusses science fiction and social issues.

The Complete Works of John Milton, Volume V: Divorce Tracts

The Complete Works of John Milton, Volume V: Divorce Tracts

Professor Sharon Achinstein’s new book is now available for pre-order from Oxford University Press. You can read more about it on its dedicated Faculty Books page.

Professor Mark Christian Thompson named Guggenheim Fellow

Professor Mark Christian Thompson named Guggenheim Fellow

The Department of English extends its congratulations to Krieger-Eisenhower Professor Mark Christian Thompson on being named as one of 223 Guggenheim Fellows – as part of the foundation’s 101st Class […]

English graduate program among nation’s best

English graduate program among nation’s best

The Department of English’s graduate program is number 8 (tied for 8th) in the nation, according to the latest rankings of “Best Graduate Schools” published by U.S. News & World Report. The […]

Associate Professor Michaela Bronstein named 2nd VP of MSA

Associate Professor Michaela Bronstein named 2nd VP of MSA

The Department of English extends its congratulations to Ralph S. And Becky G. O’Connor Associate Professor Michaela Bronstein on being elected as second Vice President of the Modernist Studies Association […]

Excerpt from Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson’s latest book

Excerpt from Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson’s latest book

Excerpt published online at the Pittsburgh Review of Books. Professor Jackson’s book, The Letter of the Law in J.E. Caseley Hayford’s West Africa, is now available through Princeton University Press.

Viewpoint Diversity Misses the Point

Viewpoint Diversity Misses the Point

“The academy’s latest obsession mistakes political representation for intellectual agility.” Article by Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson, Published by The Chronicle.

African Literature in Transition: Intellectual Traditions of African Literature, 1960-2015

African Literature in Transition: Intellectual Traditions of African Literature, 1960-2015

Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson’s new book (co-edited with Cajetan Iheka, Yale University) is now available from Cambridge University Press. You can read more about it on our Faculty Books page.

Mary Favret named Allen Grossman Professor

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!

JHU English’s Graduate Program Ranked #8 by US News & World Report

JHU English’s Graduate Program Ranked #8 by US News & World Report

The updated rankings for graduate programs in the US from US News & World Report dropped this week and the Johns Hopkins Department of English sees its ranking jump from […]