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“We get to meet all of our faculty within the first few weeks. You know going into classes who they are.” - David Krausman, MA/MFA Alum LITERATURE, RHETORIC, AND CULTURAL STUDIES FACULTY MARK AXELROD University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, PhD 19th-Century French Literature, 20th-Century Latin American Literature IAN BARNARD University of California, San Diego, PhD Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Queer Theory, Film Studies BRIAN GLASER University of California, Berkeley, PhD Environmental Writing, Lyric Poetry, Psychoanalytic Theory, American Literary Studies MILDRED LEWIS University of California, Los Angeles, MFA Screenwriting, Film Studies, Caribbean Literature REI MAGOSAKI University of Virginia, PhD 20th-Century U.S. Literature And Culture, U.S. Multicultural Literatures, Asian-American Literature JAN OSBORN University of California, Riverside, PhD Rhetoric and Composition, Sociolinguistics, Critical Literacies MORGAN READ-DAVIDSON Chapman University, MA/MFA Rhetorical Theory, New Media Theory, Composition Pedagogy RICHARD RUPPEL University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD Early Modernism, Joseph Conrad, British Colonial Literature, Queer Theory JUSTINE VAN METER Vanderbilt University, PhD Comparative Literature, Modern/Contemporary Irish Literature, Postcolonial Theory And Literature, Cultural Theory MYRON YEAGER Purdue University, PhD 18th-Century British Literature, Samuel Johnson and The Earl Of Chesterfield, Modern Drama MA IN ENGLISH The Master of Arts in English is designed for students who want to read widely and deeply. This degree can be a foundation for doctoral work (PhD, EdD, JD) or a credential to teach literature and composition courses at community colleges. Full-time students complete the degree in two years. WHY THE MA? • A wide range of small seminars in literature; rhetoric and composition; cultural studies; and digital humanities. • Literary events that bring national and international authors to campus and bring literature to life. • Graduate Teaching Assistantships and innovative Graduate Assistantships for select students in the second year of study. • Flexible scheduling, with classes offered in late afternoon and evening and part-time options. • Our MA alums find employment in the fields of teaching, marketing, and publishing and have gone on to pursue the PhD and additional graduate work. CHAPMAN.EDU/MA-ENGLISH For more information contact Graduate Programs Coordinator Allison DeVries [email protected] (714) 997-6752. ONE UNIVERSITY DRIVE • ORANGE, CALIFORNIA 92866 “Small seminars. Individual research. Great community and bohemian hijinks.” - Joanna Levin, Department Chair LYNDA A. HALL Claremont Graduate University, PhD 18th- and 19th-Century British Literature, 19th-Century American Literature KENT LEHNHOF Duke University, PhD Early Modern Literature, Shakespeare, Milton, Feminist Theory JOANNA LEVIN Stanford University, PhD American Literature and Culture, Literary Theory and Criticism, Feminism and Gender Studies, Countercultural Movements
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“We get to meet all of our faculty within the first few weeks. You know going into classes who they are.”
- David Krausman, MA/MFA Alum
LITERATURE, RHETORIC, AND CULTURAL STUDIES FACULTY
MARK AXELRODUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities, PhD19th-Century French Literature, 20th-Century Latin American Literature
IAN BARNARDUniversity of California, San Diego, PhDRhetoric and Writing Studies, Queer Theory, Film Studies
BRIAN GLASERUniversity of California, Berkeley, PhDEnvironmental Writing, Lyric Poetry, Psychoanalytic Theory, American Literary Studies
MILDRED LEWISUniversity of California, Los Angeles, MFAScreenwriting, Film Studies, Caribbean Literature
REI MAGOSAKIUniversity of Virginia, PhD20th-Century U.S. Literature And Culture, U.S. Multicultural Literatures, Asian-American Literature
JAN OSBORNUniversity of California, Riverside, PhDRhetoric and Composition, Sociolinguistics, Critical Literacies
MORGAN READ-DAVIDSONChapman University, MA/MFARhetorical Theory, New Media Theory, Composition Pedagogy
RICHARD RUPPELUniversity of North Carolina,Chapel Hill, PhDEarly Modernism, Joseph Conrad, British Colonial Literature, Queer Theory
JUSTINE VAN METERVanderbilt University, PhDComparative Literature, Modern/Contemporary Irish Literature, Postcolonial Theory And Literature, Cultural Theory
MYRON YEAGERPurdue University, PhD18th-Century British Literature, Samuel Johnson and The Earl Of Chesterfield, Modern Drama
MA IN ENGLISH
The Master of Arts in English is designed for students who want to read widely and deeply. This degree can be a foundation for doctoral work (PhD, EdD, JD) or a credential to teach literature and composition courses at community colleges. Full-time students complete the degree in two years.
WHY THE MA? • A wide range of small seminars in
literature; rhetoric and composition; cultural studies; and digital humanities.
• Literary events that bring national and international authors to campus and bring literature to life.
• Graduate Teaching Assistantships and innovative Graduate Assistantships for select students in the second year of study.
• Flexible scheduling, with classes offered in late afternoon and evening and part-time options.
• Our MA alums find employment in the fields of teaching, marketing, and publishing and have gone on to pursue the PhD and additional graduate work.
CHAPMAN.EDU/MA-ENGLISH For more information contact Graduate Programs Coordinator Allison [email protected] (714) 997-6752.ONE UNIVERSITY DRIVE • ORANGE, CALIFORNIA 92866
“Small seminars. Individual research. Great community and bohemian hijinks.”
- Joanna Levin, Department Chair
LYNDA A. HALLClaremont Graduate University, PhD18th- and 19th-Century British Literature, 19th-Century American Literature
KENT LEHNHOFDuke University, PhDEarly Modern Literature, Shakespeare, Milton, Feminist Theory
JOANNA LEVINStanford University, PhDAmerican Literature and Culture, Literary Theory and Criticism, Feminism and Gender Studies, Countercultural Movements
Recent Faculty Book Publications (Literature, Rhetoric, and Cultural Studies)
Mark Axelrod No Symbols Where None Intended: Literary Essays from Laclos to Beckett, Notions of the Feminine: Literary Essays from Lawrence to Lacan
Ian Barnard Upsetting Composition Commonplaces
Lynda Hall Women and ‘Value’ in Jane Austen’s Novels
Joanna Levin Bohemia in America, 1858–1920 and the co-edited collection (with Edward Whitley) Whitman Among the Bohemians
Rei MagosakiCosmopolitans and Tricksters: Asian American Literary Production and Cross-Cultural Collaborations
Richard Ruppel A Political Genealogy of Joseph Conrad
APPLICATION DEADLINESSubmit your application and all supporting
documents by the deadline listed below.
Applications received after these deadlines will be considered on a rolling basis as space is available.
• For Fall Semester, including scholarship consideration: February 1
• For Spring Semester: November 1
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ALL APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS:
• Official transcripts from ALL degree-granting (bachelor’s or master’s degrees) colleges and universities attended. An official transcript submitted in a sealed envelope which you have received from your college or university is acceptable.
• An essay expressing your reasons for wanting to join the MA English program. What are your personal and career goals, and how will this particular degree from Chapman University help you reach those goals? Your essay should be double spaced, size 12 font, and 1--2 pages in length.
• Two letters of recommendation that speak to your academic preparation, intellectual ability, and aptitude for graduate study.
• A finished essay of 12–15 pages that focuses on literary or rhetorical analysis. The essay should be informed by contemporary literary or cultural theory and criticism.
• A graduate admission test may not be required if your bachelor’s degree cumulative GPA is 3.0 or above. If your GPA is between 2.5 and 2.99,
you may be considered for admission by submitting a satisfactory Graduate Record Examination (GRE). GRE Institution Code: 4047
Dual MA/MFA DegreeDual-degree students must be admitted to both the MA and MFA degree programs.
In addition to application materials required for the MA, dual-degree applicants must submit a non-returnable portfolio of creative work that represents style and potential; this portfolio should include either 25 pages of fiction or nonfiction or 10--15 pages of poetry.
Students already enrolled in either the MA or the MFA program who wish to switch to the dual-degree program must apply and be admitted to the other degree program before completing 27 credits.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:Master of Arts in EnglishThe MA in English consists of 36 credits, six of which are two required classes (three credits each):
ENG 556: Literary Theory and Critical Practice
MA students begin their coursework with ENG 556: Literary Theory and Critical Practice, an introductory course that examines the contemporary theories and methodologies that inform the multifaceted field of English studies.
ENG 597B: MA ThesisMA students conclude their work with a Thesis project. Students work with a Thesis Director to prepare and defend an article-length thesis of distinction in literature, cultural studies, or rhetoric.
Dual MA/MFA DegreeWe’re here to read widely and write boldly. The Dual-Degree combines the MFA and the MA in a 54-credit program that is usually completed in three years of full-time study. Students can apply to the Dual-Degree program directly or can apply to combine programs during the first year of enrollment in either individual program. The Dual-Degree appeals especially to those students interested in teaching at the university, community college, or secondary-school level.
