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Spring 2027 English Course Descriptions (see all)

Legal Rhetorics and Literacies

ENC 4930.001 | Korankye

Who makes the rules—and who gets written out? Decode the fine print, question the power behind it, and redesign legal documents to put justice within reach.

Contemporary Drama

LIT 4094.001 | Ulin

Make a scene. Raise the stakes. Bring the page to life. Explore haunted worlds and family feuds, perform with classmates, and discover what it takes to turn a script into a show.

Folklore: Tricksters, Spirits, & Myth-Making in the Americas

LIT 4001.002 | Lettman

Meet tricksters who break the rules and spirits who refuse to disappear. Explore stories across the Americas that carry cultural memory, challenge power, and keep finding new lives.

Milton

ENL 4341.001 | Chenovick

Would you root for Satan? Enter a world of seductive rebels, forbidden knowledge, and cosmic stakes—and meet the radical poet whose visions of freedom still spark arguments.

Intro to Old English

ENL 4930.001 | Thomas

English has a weird origin story. Learn its earliest form, crack the code of medieval poetry, and find out how our language got so wonderfully strange. Zero essays. Serious bragging rights.

Creative Writing: Nonfiction

CRW 4211.001 | Anderson

Your story. Your voice. Endless possibilities. Turn lived experiences and unexpected discoveries into essays and memoirs that make readers laugh, question, and keep turning pages.

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Book Talk & Signing by Dr. Andrew Furman, October 21 3pm–4:30pm
Join Dr. Andrew Furman for an engaging conversation about Florida’s natural landscapes and the connections between nature, conservation, and literature.
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Becka McKay Publishes Seven Poems in Four Literary Journals
Professor Becka McKay’s recent poetry appears in Prairie Schooner, Harpur Palate, Puerto del Sol, and The Cincinnati Review, with seven poems published across the four journals.
Florida Book Awards
Andy Furman's Of Slash Pines and Manatees, Honorable Mention in 2025 Florida Book Awards
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Off the Page Sanders Writer-in-Residence, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Feb. 5
Author Diana Khoi Nguyen, 2026 Lawrence A. Sanders Writer in Residence, will read from her work on Thursday February 5th at 7pm at FAU Boca.
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Prof. Carissa Ma Presents "On the Mend: Disability and the Biopolitics of Care in Hon Lai-chu's Mending Bodies"
On Thursday February 5th, Professor Carissa Ma will deliver a talk, "On the Mend: Disability and the Biopolitics of Care in Hon Lai-chu's Mending Bodies," in AH 105.
 
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ENGLISH ALUMNI
Ashley George
Ashley George
Ashley George earned a bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in Writing and Rhetoric in Spring 2017. She received departmental honors for completing the thesis program and college honors for her GPA. She was recently...
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Danielle Powell
Danielle Powell
Danielle Powell graduated magna cum laude from Florida Atlantic University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. While an undergrad, she was a member of the English Honors program, was on the Dean's Honors List, and...
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Shauna Mogan
Shauna Mogan
Shauna Mogan earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in Renaissance Literature from FAU in 2014. She currently works as a teacher at Cooper City High School where she instructs 10th Grade English/English...
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