Contact Information
Department of English
417 Barnard Hall
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel. 212-854-2116
Fax. 212-854-9498
Email: english (at) barnard (dot) edu
Department Chair: Prof. Peter Platt (on leave for 2011-12)
Acting Department Chair: Achsah Guibbory
STAFF:
Lucy Coolidge, Administrator
Sarah Pasadino, Administrative Assistant
Help with Writing while at Barnard
- For individual help writing papers, visit Barnard's Writing Center.
- For on-line advice and orientation about writing at Barnard in general, consult the User's Guide to Resources for Writing at Barnard College.
Barnard English Department In the News:
- Ellen McLaughlin's play, Septimus & Clarissa, got a rave review in the New York Times and has been extended.
- Joseph Berger observed in his article in The New York Times (September 19, 2007) that "Barnard has helped an exceptionally large group of women become distinguished contemporary writers."
- The Columbia Daily Spectator announced English as the most currently popular major at Barnard and commends the department for offering the most concerned and helpful advising program. Of their 11 "Great Courses," three are offered by the Barnard English Department: Jennie Kassanoff’s American Fiction, Bashir Abu-Manneh’s Cultures of Colonialism, and Mary Gordon’s writing classes.
- Prof. William Sharpe's new book, New York Nocturne: The City after Dark in Literature, Painting, and Photography, 1850-1950, was deemed a "gorgeous, erudite book" by Barbara Spindel in her review for Barnes and Noble.
- Prof. Monica Miller's new book, Slaves To Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, was recently reviewed by Rorotoko.com.
Selected reviews of books by Prof. Mary Gordon:
- Reading Jesus, was reviewed by the New York Times.
- The Love of My Youth, was reviewed by Liesl Schillingerin the New York Times Sunday Book Review.
The Barnard English Department Book Swap.
Clearing out shelves? Looking for something to read? Take a book/leave a book in the bookcase at the southern end of the main corridor on the fourth floor of Barnard hall. Come browse or unload your old books.
page last updated 1/20/12
