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Research Overview

Dive Deep. From Shakespeare to soul, from early-modern British to modern Vietnamese literature and vernacular English in post-liberalization India, from Christian mystical theology to contemporary theories, from ethical questions raised by genomics to cinema in the Anthropocene and ranchers in the dry American west, the Department of English dives deep into a dizzying array of research topics.

Research Resources and Locations

The Department of English maintains a number of relationships that support unparalleled research opportunities for our faculty and graduate students. Undergraduate research opportunities are available through Vanderbilt’s unique Immersion program.

For Faculty

For Graduate Students