Despite a struggling labor market and emerging technologies that emphasize the importance of STEM fields, an English degree is as useful as ever, says Professor Mark Christian Thompson.
The Enduring Value of an English Degree
News & Announcements Archive
Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson’s Book Named One of the Most Anticipated of 2021
The African Novel of Ideas by Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson has been selected as one of fifty-five most anticipated books of 2021, by Brittle Paper. The African Novel of Ideas focuses […]
English Course by Prof. Jeanne-Marie Jackson Noted as “One of Best Courses at Hopkins”
According to an article published in the Johns Hopkins Student News-Letter, Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson’s undergraduate course, Advanced Introduction to African Literature, has been named as one of the best undergraduate […]
New Publications from Professor Douglas Mao
Professor Douglas Mao has released his latest monograph, Inventions of Nemesis: Utopia, Indignation, and Justice, which has been published by the Princeton University Press. Professor Mao has also edited a […]
Professor Nadia Nurhussein’s Book Named MSA Book Prize
The Department of English is proud to announce Prof. Nadia’s recent book, Black Land: Imperial Ethiopianism and African America, has been named this year’s Modernist Studies Association’s Book Prize Winner. […]
Professor Nadia Nurhussein’s Latest Book Shortlisted For MSA Book Prize
We are proud to announce Professor Nadia Nurhussein’s most recent book, Black Land: Imperial Ethiopianism and African America, has been shortlisted to receive the Modernist Studies Association’s Book Prize. Each […]
Graduate Student Sarah Ross Named AGHI’s 2020 Humanities Blast Fellow
The Department of English is proud to announce Sarah Ross, a PhD Candidate in English at Johns Hopkins, has been named the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute 2020 Humanities Blast Fellow, […]
Graduate Student Jo Giardini Receives Yale LGBT Fellowship
The Department of English is proud to announce graduate student Jo Giardini has received a Yale LGBT Studies Research Fellowship for Spring 2021. This fellowship supports scholars from any field […]
Professor Nadia Nurhussein’s book on short list for MAAH Stone Book Award
Professor Nadia Nurhussein of the English Department has had her book, Black Land: Imperial Ethiopianism and African America, selected as a finalist in this year’s MAAH Stone Book Award. This […]
Statement from the English Department
The Johns Hopkins Department of English has watched with horror the continued state-sanctioned murder of Black Americans, and the violent repression of principled dissent that followed. We condemn the militarization […]