2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [Archived]
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Master of Arts—English (specializations in literature or writing)
Department of English
Root Hall A-265
Phone: 812-237-3160
Fax: 812-237-3156
Department Chairperson: Dr. Jake Jakaitis
Graduate Program Contact Person: Dr. Kit Kincade
Phone: 812-237-3173
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors
Bates, Laura, PhD, University of Chicago
Professor of English
Specializations: Children’s Literature, Comparative Literature, Drama
Byerman, Keith, PhD, Purdue University
Professor of English and Gender Studies
Specializations: African American Literature, American Studies
Haynes, Rosetta, PhD, Cornell University
Professor of English and Gender Studies
Specializations: African American Literature, Nineteenth-Century American Literature, Women’s Literature
Jakaitis, Jake, PhD, University of Illinois
Professor of English and Gender Studies
Specializations: Multicultural American Literature, Literary Theory
Kincade, Kit, PhD, Louisiana State University
Professor of English and Gender Studies
Specializations: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature, Literary Research, Bibliography, Textual Studies
Lewandowski, Mark, MFA, Wichita State University
Professor of English
Specializations: Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing
Shelden, Michael, PhD, Indiana University
Professor of English
Specializations: Victorian Literature, Twentieth-Century British Literature, Prose Fiction
Associate Professors
Corcoran, Brendan, PhD, Emory University
Associate Professor of English
Specializations: Twentieth-Century British Literature, Contemporary Irish Poetry, Poetry Writing
Drew, Christopher, PhD, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
Assistant Professor of English
Specializations: English Teaching, Adolescent Literature, Creative Writing
Lee, Katherine, PhD, University of Missouri
Associate Professor of English and Gender Studies
Specializations: Contemporary American Literature, Multicultural American Literature, Literary Theory
Reid, Mandy, PhD, Rice University
Associate Professor of English and Gender Studies
Specializations: Nineteenth-Century American Literature, African American Literature, Women’s Literature
Wurtz, James, PhD, University of Note Dame
Associate Professor of English
Specializations: Twentieth-Century British Literature, Irish Literature, and Literary Theory
Assistant Professors
Ash, Amy, PhD, University of Kansas
Assistant Professor of English
Specializations: Creative Writing, Poetry Writing
Capettini, Emily, PhD, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Assistant Professor of English
Specializations: Creative Writing, Fiction Writing
Coffey, Kathleen, PhD, Miami University of Ohio
Assistant Professor of English
Specializations: Technical Writing, Digital Rhetoric, Public Rhetoric
James Greene, PhD, West Virginia University
Assistant Professor of English
Specializations: Early American Literature, Literary Theory, Technical Writing
Brian Stone, PhD, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Assistant Professor of English
Specializations: Rhetoric and Composition, History of Rhetoric, Composition Pedagogy
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM
The master’s program in English was one of the first graduate programs to be offered in the College of Arts and Sciences. When it began, it provided professionalization for secondary school teachers, as well as advanced study for those wishing to prepare for doctoral programs and teaching careers in higher education. The later development of specializations permitted students to focus their programs of study according to their educational and professional goals.
GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The master’s degree program is designed for students intending to enter doctoral programs or such fields as teaching, writing, editing, publishing, or educational administration and curriculum supervision. Core courses provide a foundation in the various areas of English studies, including research and theory. Course work is offered in British and American literature; language, rhetoric and composition; and creative writing.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of the master of arts program in English are to provide students with a strong foundation in core areas of English studies; to provide students with advanced training in literary research, analysis, and creative or professional writing; and to prepare students for admission to doctoral and creative writing programs and careers as teachers or writers.
Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a Concentration in English Education
In cooperation with the Bayh College of Education, the Department of English offers a concentration in English education as part of the doctor of philosophy in curriculum and instruction. For admission and program requirements, see the program listing in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology. For requirements in the English concentration, contact Dr. Kit Kincade by telephone (812-237-3173) or email (kit.kincade@indstate.edu).
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