The Mercy English Program Blog
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Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet: Performance and Interactive Event
As a part of the Mercy College English Program’s annual Christie Day Shakespeare celebration, Red Bull Theater’s virtual production of Romeo and Juliet will take place on Thursday, May 6th from 12-1:25pm. They will start with a 10-minute warm-up at 12pm, and the livestream will go from 12:10-1:10pm. They’ll finish up with a talkback from 1:10-1:25pm. If you want… Read more
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Fall 2021 English Major Course Offerings
Registration for summer and fall 2021 begins on Monday 3/22. In addition to the English 200 Poetics and English 400 Seminar in Literary Research & Writing courses that we run for our majors, as well as our many creative writing and short story offerings, we will be running ten different major-level English offerings. Click here… Read more
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English Lit Course Descriptions Spring 2021
Click here to open a PDF containing course descriptions for many of the Spring 2021 English literature offerings. Not included in the PDF are descriptions for ENGL 200 Poetics and ENGL 400 Seminar in Literary Research & Writing; nor descriptions for our many creative writing and short story offerings. For information about those, consult the… Read more
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Spring 2021 Courses and Faculty Advising
English majors and minors (and those interested in an English major or minor) take note: registration for spring 2021 will be starting soon, most likely in early November. Students will find a wide variety of literature and creative-writing options on the schedule, and as a result of the College’s ongoing response to the COVID pandemic… Read more
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Upcoming Courses Fall 2020
The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt regular college scheduling, but we at least know that Mercy English will be offering a robust selection of courses this fall either wholly online, in the form of an online/on-campus hybrid, or, if a breakthrough occurs over the summer, in the normal manner where some courses run online while… Read more
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Have questions about your English coursework and the COVID-19 coronavirus situation? Ask us.
It’s a strange time at Mercy College and throughout the world right now as we all try to adjust to the pandemic, and take steps to prevent the COVID-19 coronavirus’ spread. Mercy College has moved all classes online for the week of 3/16 – 3/20, and there is a good chance that the College will… Read more
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Red Hyacinth Call for Creative Submissions
The Red Hyacinth literary journal, run by English faculty and students, is accepting until November 15th submissions of creative writing, art, and other print-media for the 2019-20 edition. Mercy College students and alumni of any major field are welcome and encouraged to send a submission for publication consideration. Refer to the Red Hyacinth page for… Read more
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Spring 2020 English Course Offerings
For Spring 2020 the English program is running a variety of major-level courses ranging from traditional offerings in the field, to brand-new and eclectic courses. The spring schedule includes numerous Creative Writing Poetry (ENGL 217), Fiction (ENGL 218), and Non-Fiction (ENGL 219) courses; and many Short Story (ENGL 220) courses too. Refer to the poster… Read more
