English: Literature

Overview

Literary study provides content knowledge of literature from various time periods and cultures while honing skills of self-expression and reasoning. The study of literature increases insights into human behavior; emphasizes reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing skills; elevates social and historical consciousness; fosters success in communication and interpersonal interchanges; and enhances creative abilities. The literature curriculum teaches ethical complexity, interpretative multiplicity, and the importance of empathy in human relations.

What You'll Do

• Develop key skills in navigating today’s fast-changing world: written and oral communication, digital and traditional research methods, textual analysis, and understanding of our global community
• Interact with qualified, award winning faculty in a small-class environment.
• Gain skills necessary for a wide array of career paths.
• Gain professional experience by having access to English department resources including internationally renowned Center for Faulkner Studies, Southeast Missouri State University Press, Center for Writing Excellence, and student-run journals such as Literati: An Annual Journal of Literary Studies and Journey.
• Study narrative strategies, critical theory, historical and cultural context, and diverse literary genres.

What You'll Study

• LI577 Studies in Early English Literature
• LI565 Southern Literature
• UI431 Shakespeare Tragedies & the Human Condition
• LI271 American Literature II

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