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Faculty
Frank Brownlow, Chair of English
Gwen and Allen Smith Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2062
Office: 215 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: 112 Shattuck 10 am - 11:45 am; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Specialty: Shakespeare; English Renaissance literature.
Gwen and Allen Smith Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2062
Office: 215 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: 112 Shattuck 10 am - 11:45 am; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Specialty: Shakespeare; English Renaissance literature.
Siraj Dean Ahmed
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3238
Office: 15, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Tuesdays 12:15 pm-2:15 pm
Specialty: Literature, imperialism, and the Enlightenment; Postcolonial literature and film, particularly Anglophone and Francophone; Critical theory and continental philosophy from the Enlightenment forward; Post-fascist Italian literature and film.
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3238
Office: 15, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Tuesdays 12:15 pm-2:15 pm
Specialty: Literature, imperialism, and the Enlightenment; Postcolonial literature and film, particularly Anglophone and Francophone; Critical theory and continental philosophy from the Enlightenment forward; Post-fascist Italian literature and film.
Nigel Alderman
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3224
Office: 212 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Wednesdays 11:00 am-12:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Post-1945 British literature and culture; Modernism; Romanticism; Literary theory, especially Marxist aesthetics.
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3224
Office: 212 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Wednesdays 11:00 am-12:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Post-1945 British literature and culture; Modernism; Romanticism; Literary theory, especially Marxist aesthetics.
Alison Bass
Visiting Senior Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-3038
Office: 21, 8 Park Street
Office hours: By appointment only.
Specialty: Multimedia journalism; Health and science journalism; Non-fiction writing; Investigative journalism.
Visiting Senior Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-3038
Office: 21, 8 Park Street
Office hours: By appointment only.
Specialty: Multimedia journalism; Health and science journalism; Non-fiction writing; Investigative journalism.
Christopher Benfey
Mellon Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2532
Office: 210 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 am-11:00 am & by appointment
Specialty: Emily Dickinson; 20th century American poetry; Turn-of-the-century American writing; Southern literature; New Orleans literature and culture.
Mellon Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2532
Office: 210 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 am-11:00 am & by appointment
Specialty: Emily Dickinson; 20th century American poetry; Turn-of-the-century American writing; Southern literature; New Orleans literature and culture.
Peter Berek
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2311
Office: 638 Williston Library
Office hours: Fall 2009: not offering classes; available for advising and independent work by appointment.
Specialty: Shakespeare; English Renaissance literature.
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2311
Office: 638 Williston Library
Office hours: Fall 2009: not offering classes; available for advising and independent work by appointment.
Specialty: Shakespeare; English Renaissance literature.
Lois Brown
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2232
Office: 317 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm & Tuesdays & Thursdays by appointment
Specialty: American literature; African American literature and culture; New England literary culture and history; Poetry; Memoir and biography; Women's writing.
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2232
Office: 317 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm & Tuesdays & Thursdays by appointment
Specialty: American literature; African American literature and culture; New England literary culture and history; Poetry; Memoir and biography; Women's writing.
Carolyn Collette
Professor Emeritus of English
Phone: 413-538-2452
Office: 513 Williston Library
Office hours: Before class (Mondays 3:15 pm-5:05 pm) in 108 Shattuck Hall
Specialty: Late Medieval Anglo-French culture; Chaucer; Multilingualism in later medieval England; Cilician Armenia; Semiotic theory; Christine de Pizan; Women writers of the Renaissance
Professor Emeritus of English
Phone: 413-538-2452
Office: 513 Williston Library
Office hours: Before class (Mondays 3:15 pm-5:05 pm) in 108 Shattuck Hall
Specialty: Late Medieval Anglo-French culture; Chaucer; Multilingualism in later medieval England; Cilician Armenia; Semiotic theory; Christine de Pizan; Women writers of the Renaissance
Iyko Day
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3222
Office: 314 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Tuesdays 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Specialty: Asian American Literature; Visual Culture.
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3222
Office: 314 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Tuesdays 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Specialty: Asian American Literature; Visual Culture.
Jane Degenhardt
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2147
Office: Library 638
Office hours: Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Specialty: Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, and Asian American literature
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2147
Office: Library 638
Office hours: Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Specialty: Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, and Asian American literature
Corinne Demas
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2801
Office: 23, 8 Park Street
Office hours: After class (Thursdays 4:05 pm) & by appointment
Specialty: Fiction writing; Short story; Children's literature.
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2801
Office: 23, 8 Park Street
Office hours: After class (Thursdays 4:05 pm) & by appointment
Specialty: Fiction writing; Short story; Children's literature.
Virginia Ellis
Professor Emeritus of English
Phone: 413-538-2147
Office: 33, 8 Park Street
Specialty: 19th century poetry; British literature; Victorian Novel, especially Dickens and Eliot; Beckett; Greek tragedy; Joseph Conrad.
Professor Emeritus of English
Phone: 413-538-2147
Office: 33, 8 Park Street
Specialty: 19th century poetry; British literature; Victorian Novel, especially Dickens and Eliot; Beckett; Greek tragedy; Joseph Conrad.
Amity Gaige
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3037
Office: 32, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays 10:00 am-12:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Creative writing.
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3037
Office: 32, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays 10:00 am-12:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Creative writing.
Leah Glasser
Dean of First-Year Studies & Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-2177
Office: D9 Torrey Hall
Specialty: American literature; Late 19th century through Early 20th century; Women writers; Nature writing; Women's autobiography and biography.
Dean of First-Year Studies & Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-2177
Office: D9 Torrey Hall
Specialty: American literature; Late 19th century through Early 20th century; Women writers; Nature writing; Women's autobiography and biography.
Laura Greenfield
Coordinator of the Speaking, Arguing and Writing Program and the Associate Director of the Weissman Center for Leadership
Phone: 413-538-3428
Office: 122 Porter Hall
Coordinator of the Speaking, Arguing and Writing Program and the Associate Director of the Weissman Center for Leadership
Phone: 413-538-3428
Office: 122 Porter Hall
Eugene Hill
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2358
Office: D4 Torrey Hall
Office hours: Wednesdays 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Specialty: 16th and 17th century English literature; John Donne; John Milton.
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2358
Office: D4 Torrey Hall
Office hours: Wednesdays 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Specialty: 16th and 17th century English literature; John Donne; John Milton.
John Lemly
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2448
Office: 633 Williston Library
Office hours: Mondays 10:00 am-11:00 am & 1:00 pm-3:00 pm & Tuesdays 3:15 pm-4:15 pm
Specialty: 18th century English literature; African literature; Renaissance and Modern Drama; Non-fiction writing; Early American literature; African American literature; Jane Austen.
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2448
Office: 633 Williston Library
Office hours: Mondays 10:00 am-11:00 am & 1:00 pm-3:00 pm & Tuesdays 3:15 pm-4:15 pm
Specialty: 18th century English literature; African literature; Renaissance and Modern Drama; Non-fiction writing; Early American literature; African American literature; Jane Austen.
Catherine Manegold
Visiting Senior Lecturer in English
Office: 22, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 9:00 am-10:00 am & 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Specialty: Journalism.
Visiting Senior Lecturer in English
Office: 22, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 9:00 am-10:00 am & 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Specialty: Journalism.
Amy Martin (leave/year)
Associate Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2644
Office: 12, 8 Park Street
Specialty: Victorian literature and culture; 19th century British literature; 19th century Irish literature; Postcolonial Studies; Gender Studies; Theories of Nationalism; Literary and cultural theory.
Associate Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2644
Office: 12, 8 Park Street
Specialty: Victorian literature and culture; 19th century British literature; 19th century Irish literature; Postcolonial Studies; Gender Studies; Theories of Nationalism; Literary and cultural theory.
Valerie Martin
Visiting Professor
Phone: 413-538-2808
Office: 24, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays 3:00 pm-4:30 pm & Wednesdays 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Visiting Professor
Phone: 413-538-2808
Office: 24, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays 3:00 pm-4:30 pm & Wednesdays 11:00 am-12:15 pm
Karen Osborn
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3136
Office: 34, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Thursdays 12:30 pm-4:30 pm
Specialty: Creative writing.
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3136
Office: 34, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Thursdays 12:30 pm-4:30 pm
Specialty: Creative writing.
Gayle Pemberton
Visiting Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2457
Office: 31, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays & Tuesdays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Visiting Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2457
Office: 31, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays & Tuesdays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Jenny Pyke
Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-3116
Office: D8 Torrey Hall
Office hours: Thursdays 4:00 pm-5:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Autobiography and memoir; Victorian Novel; Modern Scottish literature and culture.
Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-3116
Office: D8 Torrey Hall
Office hours: Thursdays 4:00 pm-5:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Autobiography and memoir; Victorian Novel; Modern Scottish literature and culture.
William Quillian (leave/spring)
Professor of English on the Emma B. Kennedy Foundation
Phone: 413-538-2142
Office: 206 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Advising: Fridays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm walk-ins
Specialty: 19th and 20th century British literature; History of criticism and critical theory; 20th century British, American and world fiction (in translation); Science Fiction; Computers and literature.
Professor of English on the Emma B. Kennedy Foundation
Phone: 413-538-2142
Office: 206 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Advising: Fridays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm walk-ins
Specialty: 19th and 20th century British literature; History of criticism and critical theory; 20th century British, American and world fiction (in translation); Science Fiction; Computers and literature.
Robert B. Shaw
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2444
Office: 13, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays 4:00 pm-5:00 pm & Tuesdays 11:00 am-12:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Poetry writing; Modern British and American poetry; 17th century literature; 20th century American Southern literature.
Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2444
Office: 13, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Mondays 4:00 pm-5:00 pm & Tuesdays 11:00 am-12:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Poetry writing; Modern British and American poetry; 17th century literature; 20th century American Southern literature.
Kate Singer
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3229
Office: 27, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Specialty: British Romanticism, 18th and 19th century women's writing, Poetics
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3229
Office: 27, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Specialty: British Romanticism, 18th and 19th century women's writing, Poetics
Sally Sutherland
Associate Dean of Faculty & Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-2874
Office: 102 Mary Lyon Hall
Specialty: Shakespeare in production (on stage and on film); 16th and 17th century drama and poetry; Non-fiction writing.
Associate Dean of Faculty & Lecturer in English
Phone: 413-538-2874
Office: 102 Mary Lyon Hall
Specialty: Shakespeare in production (on stage and on film); 16th and 17th century drama and poetry; Non-fiction writing.
Donald Weber (leave/spring)
Lucia, Ruth and Elizabeth MacGregor Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2279
Office: 312 Shattuck Hall
Specialty: American literature and culture; Ethnic Studies; Film; Politics and literature.
Lucia, Ruth and Elizabeth MacGregor Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2279
Office: 312 Shattuck Hall
Specialty: American literature and culture; Ethnic Studies; Film; Politics and literature.
Ronaldo Wilson
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3228
Office: 213 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Mondays 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Specialty: Creative writing; 20th century African American poetry and poetics; African American literature.
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-3228
Office: 213 Shattuck Hall
Office hours: Mondays 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Specialty: Creative writing; 20th century African American poetry and poetics; African American literature.
Elizabeth Young (leave/fall)
Professor of English and Gender Studies
Phone: 413-538-2326
Office: 202 Shattuck Hall
Specialty: Women writers; Feminist theory; American literature; American Studies; Film; Visual Culture.
Professor of English and Gender Studies
Phone: 413-538-2326
Office: 202 Shattuck Hall
Specialty: Women writers; Feminist theory; American literature; American Studies; Film; Visual Culture.
Wesley Yu
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2825
Office: 14, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Tuesdays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Medieval Studies.
Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 413-538-2825
Office: 14, 8 Park Street
Office hours: Tuesdays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm & by appointment
Specialty: Medieval Studies.
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