Department of English
The study of English – both the language and the literature – is fundamental to any college education, particularly a liberal arts and sciences education. To underscore that, faculty members in this department teach students to read with insight, perception and objectivity, and to write with clarity and precision. In addition, we emphasize an aesthetic appreciation for the literary arts as well as how vitally important literature is in the life of any thinking individual. read more
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Department Spotlight
Professor Susan Farrell
Susan Farrell is the Director of the M.A. Program in English and a specialist in contemporary American fiction. She is author of the just-published Criticial Companion to Tim O'Brien: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. She also authored a Critical Companion to Kurt Vonnegut (2008) and A Thousand Acres: A Reader's Guide. Dr. Farrell won the College of Charleston's Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award in 2009.
