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Duke University Department of English

Known for its inventive and influential approaches to the study of literature, the Duke English Department prides itself on a dynamic and collegial atmosphere. Having recently mounted a thorough and systematic revision of the doctoral program in English, the department continues its commitment to disciplinary innovation, interdisciplinary initiatives, while thinking programatically about participation in public intellectual life.



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Duke University English Department, CID Partner

Director of Graduate Studies: Kathy Psomiades, [email protected]

Department Chair: Ian Baucom, [email protected]

CID Steering Committee: Monique Allaweart, Ian Baucom, Hollianna Bryan, Leigh DeNeef, Allison Dushane, Alex Feerst, Erin Gentry, Anne Gulick, James Knowles, Maureen Quilligan, Fiona Somerset, Priscilla Wald

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English Department Graduate Students

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About Our Department

The evolution of our department has always been steered by serious reflection about the future of literary studies, the humanities, and their place in liberal arts education.

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Our CID Projects

- Developing a new course for graduate students in disciplinary methods and interdisciplinary research

- Planning a post-doctoral exchange program among several institutions

- Conducting research into the creation of a summer internship program with local educational and cultural institutions.


CID Timeline

AY 2004-05

- Research and outline possible curriculum for summer internship program with local media, museums, educational programs, and advocacy groups.

- Design new seminar on the discipline with roster of rotating lecturers drawn from a range of departments

- Revise logistical structure of preliminary exams

- Solidify plans for post-doctoral exchange program


Duke English and the CID

In the wake of an extensive revision of our graduate program, the Duke English Department's participation in the CID focuses on the assessment and further refinement of current practices. We are excited at the prospect of doing this in conversation with other departments undergoing change and of pooling the knowledge of our concurrent works in progress. In particular, we are interested in discussions of interdisciplinary and vertically integrated research and the fostering of public intellectual engagement.


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