Tag Archives: literature
Tessa Kennedy
Degree in progress: M.A. in English, Literature Contact: tesskenn@nmsu.edu More about Tessa: I am an individual who believes in the power of story. I have come to understand the world around me as a supporting character in a larger story; and because of my deeply rooted faith, my role is written by The Author (God). That…
Continue reading “Tessa Kennedy” »
Lynn Koppner
Degree in progress: M.A. in English, Literature Contact: lkoppner@nmsu.edu
Hayley Ellisor
Degree in progress: M.A. in English, Literature Contact: hellisor@nmsu.edu Research interests: Victorian Literature, Gothic Literature Bio: Twice an Aggie, I graduated from Texas A&M in 2014 with a degree in Literature, minors in Psychology and History and a certificate in Linguistics. In my studies, I find myself most interested in the ways history, culture and literature interact. This…
Continue reading “Hayley Ellisor” »
Elizabeth Brug
Degree in progress: MA in English, Literature Contact: ebrug01@nmsu.edu
M.A. Literature Faculty
Literature faculty research interests are broad, including Hollywood and experimental film, poetry and drama of the English Renaissance, British Romanticism, modern American poetry, Gothicism, late medieval religious writing, Victorianism, and American ethnic literatures, and represent a wide variety of theoretical perspectives including materialist cultural theory, feminist theories, cultural studies, and queer theory. Ryan Cull Eugene Cunnar (Emeritus) James Finley Joyce Garay…
Continue reading “M.A. Literature Faculty” »
M.A. Literature Thesis & Non-Thesis Options
Master’s Thesis Students electing the thesis option complete a master’s thesis on an appropriate topic, chosen in consultation with a thesis director and approved by the thesis committee, which also conducts the oral examination. The committee consists of the director, one other member of the graduate English faculty, and one member of the graduate faculty from outside…
Continue reading “M.A. Literature Thesis & Non-Thesis Options” »
M.A. Literature Second Language Requirement
Second language proficiency must be demonstrated by one of the following: Completing two years of high school foreign language study Achieving a minimum score of 62 for French, 63 for German, or 66 for Spanish on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) foreign language exam Completing two semesters of a foreign language at the undergraduate…
Continue reading “M.A. Literature Second Language Requirement” »
M.A. Literature Coursework
Students working toward a M.A. in Literature must complete 36 credit hours of adviser-approved coursework: Literary Theory and Methods (3 hours). Appropriate courses include: ENGL 511 ENGL 517 ENGL 526 ENGL 583 ENGL 589 Other courses with strong emphasis on literary theory may be used with adviser’s consent. Literature Courses (18 hours). British literature pre-1700…
Continue reading “M.A. Literature Coursework” »