The Department of English at UC Santa Barbara invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary lecturers to teach courses in English for the upcoming openings. Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as needed. The number of positions varies from quarter to quarter, depending on the needs of the department. Positions may range from 33% to 100%. The ... Read on

Carol Braun Pasternack, Professor Emerita of English, was an internationally respected scholar of Old English literature. She received a BA in American Civilization from Brown University in 1972, an MA in English from the University of Arizona, and her PhD in English from UCLA in 1983. After teaching at the University of Wisconsin, Madison for three years, Carol joined the ... Read on

For the English Department’s Graduate Program end-of-year event, Mia Lopez of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation created a unique Land Acknowledgement that highlights the Department’s engagement with narratives and language. The Land Acknowledgement was read at our ceremony by our newest faculty member, Professor Amrah Salomón.

“Before we begin, we acknowledge that the lands this University was built ... Read on

By Natalie Gomez

The Oxford English Dictionary defines dystopia as “an imaginary place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible.” For many who are suffering through hardships brought on by the outbreak of COVID-19, this condition is not imaginary but their reality.

UCSB English lecturer Brian Donnelly is teaching a dystopian fiction course this spring that investigates ... Read on

An obituary for  Professor Emeritus Patrick J. McCarthy.

March 9, 2020

Dear Members of Our Campus Community,

With a heavy heart I am writing to share the sad news that Professor Emeritus John Ridland passed away in Santa Barbara on January 29.

Born in London in 1933, his family immigrated to Pasadena when he was two years old. He attended Swarthmore College, and then joined the U.S. Army ... Read on

Announcing the @UCSB_English search for Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities and New Media Studies (UC Santa Barbara, English Dept.). Job call at: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01535. UCSB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

The UCSB Current celebrates our “Major Additions”. . . as we welcome Professors Cherríe Moraga, Ben Olguín, and Celia Herrera Rodriguez to the Department of English.