English Department
Listen to Professor Luke Mancuso talk about the highlights of the English major at CSB/SJU in this brief video introduction.
Program Highlights
- Diverse faculty members who are engaged and productive in their fields.
- Through the CSB Literary Arts Institute, English majors learn what it means to be a working author by taking classes from visiting writers throughout the year.
- Contribute to Studio One, a literary and visual arts publication, is produced annually. Students can submit poetry, short stories, photographs, paintings, and drawings to be published.
- Connect with the English Department on Facebook.
- Get involved with literary arts circles through Pseudonym, a student-led club for campus readers and writers.
- Discover the English Web, a bi-annual online publication where you can hear from current English faculty and students, along with English alums, on their lives and works.
Overview of Program
- Curriculum to include all literature written in English-e.g. works from India, Africa and the Caribbean.
- Broad scope of world literature while examining traditional works.
- Tracks through the Major: Literature, Writing, Teaching Secondary Education, Publishing, Popular Culture/Film.
Read a message from the Department Chair.
News - Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
December 2012: St. Cloud Times, 12/13/12: "The deluge of digital in our everyday lives seems to be unstoppable. E-readers and tablets are increasingly popular. What, then, will become of the book, a durable technology that has contained and conveyed knowledge for centuries? Much, say some professors at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University." Click CSB book Arts Studio to read the article.
November 2012-The College of St. Benedict English Department is sponsoring the Louis A. And Mary Wagner Berger Memorial Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing. This prize honors the best original work of fiction by any full-time CSB student. The winning author will receive $1000, and her story will appear in Studio One. Stories should be from 1,000-2,000 words. The entries must be double-spaced, typewritten, and previously unpublished. Only one entry per contestant. No online submissions. The submission deadline is January 25, 2013. Submit stories to Bev Radaich in the CSB English Department, Richarda N28 or Quad 354A. A panel of judges will select the winner. If you have any questions, please contact Sister Mara Faulkner at x5912.
November 2012: We are saddened to report that our former colleague, Virginia "Sally" Melton passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012. She was a member of the CSB/SJU English Department from 1976-1998. Sally was a beloved teacher who became friends with many of her students and continued those relationships once the students left CSB/SJU. Click here for the St. Cloud Times Obituary for Sally.
October 2012: Betsy Johnson-Miller published a new book of poetry called "Fierce this Falling" which is now avaliable in the CSB/SJU Bookstores. Johnson-Miller teaches English and FYS at CSB/SJU. "Fierce this Falling" is her second published book of poetry; she has also authored two books for young adults. Read about her new book here. Congratulations, Betsy, on your new publication!
October 11, 2012: At the CSB/SJU Study Abroad Fair in the Haehn Campus Center, Jessica Harkins (Assistant Professor of English) speaks to interested students about her enticing May Term 2013 in Venice, Italy: The allure of Venice. Click here to read more.
October 2012: Kudos to Cindy Malone (Professor of English) for her critical essay, "Writers and Critics at the Dinner Table: Tristram Shandy as Conversation Model," in Issue 23 of the journal Post Poad. Click here to read the witty piece: "It's time for dinner."
July 2012: Jessica Harkins (Assistant Professor of English) has published three lyric poems ("I dream to find you," "Sisters," and "Noctourne") in the July 2012 issue of Lingerpost. Read her poems here.
