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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…
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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…
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Elizabeth Brug
Degree in progress: MA in English, Literature Contact: ebrug01@nmsu.edu
M.A. Literature Faculty
Literature faculty research interests are broad, including the poetry and drama of the English Renaissance, Victorian literature and culture, modern American poetry, late medieval religious writing, American ethnic literatures, and 20th– and 21st-century American film and literature, and representing a wide variety of theoretical perspectives including materialist cultural theory, feminist theories, cultural studies, and queer theory. Ryan Cull Eugene Cunnar (Emeritus)…
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M.A. Literature Thesis & Non-Thesis Options
Master’s Essay The M.A. Master’s Essay requires revision of a scholarly essay of 25 to 30 pages, the approximate length of a journal article, and reformulation of this essay to the 7 to 8 pages appropriate for presentation at a conference or symposium (such as NMSU’s Graduate Research and Arts Symposium). Both in length and…
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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…
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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…
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