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Our faculty has a wide range of expertise in British and American literature from the poetry of Chaucer to contemporary African American literature. They publish regularly in prominent journals, write books, edit collections of essays, organize conferences, present papers at national venues, give invited talks, and sit on the editorial boards of an array of professional publications. In addition, at least one member of the literature faculty has been honored nearly every year as an outstanding classroom teacher in campus-wide awards—both those nominated by peers and by students. You will find our faculty supervising theses and independent studies, advising students on career progress in the profession, and organizing brown-bag discussions for peers and students on both practical and intellectual topics related to the study of literature. We pride ourselves on being both intellectually rigorous and accessible, and we invite you to send us email or come to our office hours no matter what the issue you want to discuss.
For recent profiles of some of our outstanding faculty, choose the “Faculty Showcase” category in the sidebar.
For more detailed information on the specialties, accomplishments, and how to contact our faculty, please use the following links to individual faculty pages.
Paul Bruss: 20th century British and American fiction, Postmodernism
Lori Burlingame: 20th century American literature, specialty in Native American literature
Abby Coykendall: 18th century British literature
Joseph Csicsila: 19th century American literature, specialty in Mark Twain and late 19th century culture
Charles Cunningham: 20th century American literature, theories of race, cultural studies
Elisabeth Daumer: 20th century British and American poetry, literary theory
Craig Dionne: Renaissance literature, specialty in Shakespeare and literary theory
Jeffrey Duncan: 19th century American literature
David Geherin: 20th century American and British literature
Melissa Jones: Renaissance literature and women’s studies
Natasa Kovacevic: post-colonial literature and women’s studies
Robin Lucy: African-American literature
Heather Neff: African-American literature
Christine Neufeld: Medieval literature
Sandy Norton: 19th century British fiction, women’s studies
Martin Shichtman: Medieval literature, Jewish studies
Andrea Kaston Tange: 19th century British literature and culture, 19th century gender studies
