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“In the long run, a people is known, not by its statements or its statistics, but by the stories it tells.” –Flannery O’Connor

Discover the power of English to expand your horizons.

Digital Humanities Minor

As of Autumn 2015, the English Department houses a new minor for all undergraduate students to ride the digital wave in humanities research and study.

Explore the Digital Humanities Minor!

Current or prospective student in English?

The English department offers a Ph.D. in English, a B.A. in English, a minor in English, and a minor in Creative Writing.

Visit the Degree Programs page to learn about each program and get all of your questions answered.

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My first impression on visiting Stanford was that the professors, students and supporting staff were genuinely friendly, supportive, compassionate, and that this was a non-competitive community which also happened to do some of the most cutting edge work in the discipline. This department cares about its students and their lives, and yet still demands the best work of them without spoon-feeding. And the sun shines! I wouldn't go anywhere else.

— Jodie Archer, PhD 2014, Apple Inc.

Recent News

Jul 17 2018

Shelley Fisher Fishkin featured on BBC Podcast about Mark Twain

Jul 5 2018

What is the purpose of higher education: To prepare for a job, or to cultivate an active lifelong curiosity?

Upcoming Events

Oct

01

First Books Salon ft. MTL & English Ph.D. Alumni

Terrace Room, BLDG 460 (Margaret Jacks)

4:30pm

Nov

05

Gish Jen Reading, part of the Lane Lecture Series

Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall

8:00pm

Nov

06

CBD 2018: The Action Bias and The Human Condition: The role of contemplation

TBD

5:15pm

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Affiliated Programs

Creative Writing Program

Center for the Study of the Novel

Stanford Literary Lab

Hume Center for Writing and Speaking

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities

Department Bookshelf

English remains a top-ranked department nationally because of the strength and variety of our faculty publications, both in scholarly research and creative writing. Browse the Bookshelf to explore our many interests.

Out of Context: The Uses of Modernist Fiction

In Search of the Lost History of Chinese Migrants and the Transcontinental Railroads

Scholarly Adventures in Digital Humanities

Milton in the Long Restoration