Our department has a unique mix of faculty and support for projects that work across boundaries. We typically offer ten to twelve courses each semester, and all courses are capped at 12 students, with the majority smaller than that.
Incoming students do not need to select an advisor but should have a general area of study in which they described in their application letters. We support a wide range of specialties, defined in terms of time periods (Medieval, Early Modern, 19th century, Contemporary, etc), locale (American, British Lit, Transatlantic, etc), culture (African American, Asian American, LatinX, etc), and topic (Gender, Environment, Science, Religion, etc).