We invite applicants for temporary, part-time lecturer positions which sometimes become available during the year.

Please see the full listing at https://www.english.ucsb.edu/about/employment/temporary-part-time-lecturer-positions-english-andor-american-literature-0.

Why the Humanities Matter — A Story About Borders from Alan Liu on Vimeo.

Kristy McCants shares the spotlight with Congresswoman Lois Capps as she campaigns for the Humanities and UCSB at National Humanities Advocacy Day, March 16-17, 2015, Washington, D.C.

If you are in English major, chances are you’ve either asked or been asked this question: “What can you do with an English major”?

The English Department has done its best to provide ideas for how to answer this important and yet incredibly broad question.  On the website you’ll find links to career ideas and alumni stories that catalog ... Read on

This year’s the deadline for students to apply to the English Honors Program Seminar Track has been EXTENDED to:

January 23, Friday, at 4 PM.

The Seminar Track involves taking a 198H Honors Thesis Preparation seminar in Spring of the student’s Junior year and the 196 Senior Thesis course in Fall of the Senior year.  Eligible students, especially those considering ... Read on

The Department’s Sankey Room (South Hall 2623), originally established with the kind support of the Sankey family, was once a workspace, a lounge, and a mailroom before the formation of the South Hall Administrative Support Center in 2010. Since then, it has remained closed, as the university suffered severe budget cuts.

In 2013-14, the chair appointed a faculty committee to ... Read on

The English Department conducted two successful searches in 2013-14. we are pleased to announce Professor Jeannine DeLombard (American Literature) and Professor Rachael King (18thC Literary Studies) will be joining the department this fall!

The Catalyst is a literary magazine affiliated with The Arnhold Program and the COMMA English Specialization that was launched in 2013-14. The English department will provide the institutional infrastructure for the Catalyst Collective, a ground up student-initiated organization, from 2014-5. In the students’ own words: The Catalyst is “not only a place where student fiction and poetry meet in print,” ... Read on

The Spring 2014 edition of our Newsletter is now online.  Enjoy!