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Help with Writing in General while at Barnard

Barnard English Department In the News:

  • 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.
  • Prof. Mary Gordon's new book,Reading Jesus, was recently reviewed by the New York Times.

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 4/29/11