English

Master of Arts—English (specializations in Literature or Writing)

Department of English

Root Hall A-266

Phone: 812-237-3164

Fax: 812-237-3156

Web site: https://indianastate.edu/academics/colleges/arts-sciences/english

Department Chairperson: Dr. James F. Wurtz

Graduate Program Contact Person: Dr. James Greene

Phone: 812-237-5396

GRADUATE FACULTY

Alexander, Stephanie, PhD, Louisiana State University

Assistant Professor of English

Specializations: Contemporary Irish Literature, Poetry, Gender Studies

Ash, Amy, PhD, University of Kansas

Professor of English

Director of Creative Writing

Specializations: Creative Writing, Poetry Writing

Barcus, Patrick, MFA, Butler University

Instructor of English

Specializations: Composition, Creative Writing

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

Capettini, Emily, PhD, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Associate Professor of English

Specializations: Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Science Fiction

Corcoran, Brendan, PhD, Emory University

Professor of English

Specializations: Twentieth-Century British Literature, Contemporary Irish Poetry, Poetry Writing

Drew, Christopher, PhD, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee

Professor of English

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Specializations: English Teaching, Adolescent Literature, Creative Writing, Creative Non-Fiction

Farrugia, Elaine, MFA, Arizona State University

Senior Instructor of English

Specializations: Composition, Creative Writing

Greene, James, PhD, West Virginia University

Associate Professor of English

Director of Graduate Studies

Specializations: Early American Literature, Literary Theory, Technical Writing

Kincade, Kit, PhD, Louisiana State University

Professor of English and Gender Studies

Specializations: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature, Literary Research, Bibliography, Textual Studies

Lee, Katherine, PhD, University of Missouri

Associate Professor of English and Gender Studies

Specializations: Contemporary American Literature, Multicultural American Literature, Literary Theory

Lewandowski, Mark, MFA, Wichita State University

Professor of English

Specializations: Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Fiction

Reid, Mandy, PhD, Rice University

Associate Professor of English and Gender Studies

Specializations: Nineteenth-Century American Literature, African American Literature, Women’s Literature

Roberts, Heather, PhD, Indiana State University

Senior Instructor of English

Specializations: Educational Leadership

Stone, Brian, PhD, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Associate Professor of English

Director of Writing Programs

Specializations: Rhetoric and Composition, History of Rhetoric, Composition Pedagogy

Sullivan, Crystal, PhD, Indiana State University

Lecturer of English

Specializations: Higher Education, Composition

Wheeler, Maggie, MFA, Butler University

Senior Instructor of English

Specializations: Creative Writing, Composition

Wurtz, James, PhD, University of Note Dame

Associate Professor of English

Specializations: Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century British Literature, Irish Literature, Graphic Narrative, Literary Theory

GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The master’s degree program prepares students for advanced study and opens doors to careers in writing, editing, publishing, content creation, teaching and administration, higher education, and any profession that requires writing, researching, and critical thinking skills. Students choose a specialization in either Literature or Writing and take courses that 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 all three genres of Creative Writing.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

Students in the master of arts program in English will compose scholarly, creative, and/or reflective texts that demonstrate awareness of professional audience expectations in terms of content and mechanics, become familiar with appropriate research practices for scholarly and/or creative writing purposes, and develop their knowledge of appropriate theoretical debates, historical context, and secondary scholarship for a given creative/research project. At the end of the program, students participate in a culminating experience, such as a thesis, creative project, paper, or exam.