Literatures of the Americas

This area of study reflects the department’s strengths in many literary traditions of the Americas. Graduate students concentrating in this area will have opportunities to examine the Americas in relation to differing concepts of history, citizenship, nation, region and genre. Long a standout graduate program in Southern literature, we currently house forward-thinking faculty who conceive of the South in broad terms, encompassing an array of genres, media, and ethnic traditions, as well as a new geographic sense of the region that includes the Caribbean.

Personnel


LeAnne Howe

Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature


Ron Miller

Emeritus Professor


Éric Morales-Franceschini

Associate Professor


Hugh Ruppersburg

Emeritus Univ. Professor of English

Research Spotlight


African American and Multicultural Studies

The graduate faculty in African American and Multicultural Studies conduct research and teaching focused on the literature, culture, and music of people of color in the United States. Our particular strengths are in African American and Native American Studies.  Our areas of specialization…

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