English

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he St. Mary’s English Department believes that a student benefits most from the integration of literature and creative writing. Thus, as English majors, students will read a broad historical and cultural range of literatures and develop a variety of writing skills.

Brian O'Sullivan
- Associate Professor of English
(240) 895-4242
Montgomery Hall
Professor of English Karen Leona Anderson Published, Invited Reader
May 1, 2023
Karen Leona Anderson portrait
Professor of English Karen Leona Anderson wrote a short essay about her previously published poem, “Rat” that was published recently in Poetry Daily’s “What Sparks Poetry: Ecopoetry Now.” Additionally, on May 4, Anderson is an invited reader at the “The Materials Issue” poetry reading, a… Find Out More
Professor of English Beth Charlebois Has Chapter Published
March 29, 2023
Beth Charlebois portrait
Professor of English Beth Charlebois was recently published in "Shakespeare and Cultural Appropriation" (Routledge, 2023), edited by Vanessa I. Corredera, L. Monique Pittman, Geoffrey Way. Her chapter, titled "Prospero in Prison: Adaptation and Appropriation in Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed" analyzes… Find Out More
Professor Wooley Begins Term as President of Association of Departments of English
January 31, 2023
Christine Wooley
Christine Wooley, professor of English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, recently began a year-long term as president of the Association of Departments of English (ADE) after being named to the position last spring. The ADE supports academic departments focused on studying literature, writing and… Find Out More
Jennifer Cognard-Black Named a 2022 Independent Artist Award Recipient by Maryland State Arts Council
February 23, 2022
Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English
Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English and 2020 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, is a 2022 recipient of an Independent Artist Award presented by the Maryland State Arts Council. Cognard-Black will receive a $2,000 regional grant to recognize promise in fiction… Find Out More
Professor of English Jeffrey Coleman Published in Poetry Anthology on Black Resilience
February 18, 2022
Front cover of “Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience” (Cherry Castle Publishing, 2022)
Jeffrey Lamar Coleman, professor of English, has three poems included in the poetry anthology “Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience” (Cherry Castle Publishing, 2022).
Co-edited by Melanie Henderson, Enzo Silon Surin, and Truth Thomas, the multigenerational book consists of 86 poems by 30 poets… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Presents Annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond
January 19, 2022
Portrait of Jeffrey Hammond, professor of English and George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts
The annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond, professor of English and George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts, will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. The event is free of charge… Find Out More
Professors Adler and Patterson to Participate in TEDxGreatMills Free Virtual Event September 18, 2021 with Professor Emeritus Glaser and Alumna Moore ’19
August 17, 2021
Professors Adler, Patterson, Professor Emeritus Glaser and Alumna Moore ’19 pictured
Professors of Physics Charles Adler and Professor of Art Carrie Patterson will present individually during the TEDxGreatMills free virtual event entitled EMERGE! on September 18, 2021, along with Professor Emeritus of English Michael Glaser and SMCM Alumna Rie Moore ’19. Nine speakers will present… Find Out More
Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black Short Story Published in Story Magazine
June 4, 2021
Jennifer Cognard-Black
Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black had a short story published in April’s edition of Story magazine, titled “Daughter Mother Daughter” under her pen name of J. Annie MacLeod.

Story magazine has published such writers as Sherwood Anderson, John Cheever, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer,… Find Out More
New Audible.com Release for Jennifer Cognard-Black
June 1, 2021
Audible book cover for Books That Cook
Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English and 2020 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, has a new release on Audible.com. Her lecture series, "Books That Cook: Food and Fiction," is an Audible Original, produced by The Great Courses, with whom Cognard-Black has… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College's Anthropology Department at Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology
March 22, 2021
Bill Roberts pictured
This year, the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) is hosting a virtual annual conference and St. Mary’s College is participating at many levels.  Professor of Anthropology Bill Roberts serves on the 2021 Program Committee and took the lead on organizing three sessions involving SMCM faculty,… Find Out More
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