Graduate Student Life

Student Groups

Reading Groups

18/19ÌýReading Group

The 18th- and 19th-century Graduate Student Reading Group (‘18/19’) was founded to serve as a forum for ºÚÁϳԹÏ’s growing community of scholars working across (trans)national traditions in the periods traditionally defined as spanning the Restoration through the Victorian Era (approximately 1660 to 1900) and that others call the Baroque to modern periods. Modeled on successful eighteenth-century groups at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago, the 18/19 will host seminar-style discussions of selected readings, works-in-progress, faculty lectures, and visiting scholar talks. We intend for this group to be a space where graduate students and faculty can share their research interests, exhibit findings, and generate new ideas.

Contact: Hannah BlanningÌý& Jessica Tebo

Environmental Literary Studies Reading Group (ELSRG)

The Environmental Literary Studies Reading Group is a collective of graduate students and faculty from across (and even outside) CU that are interested in the Environmental Humanities, broadly conceived. Since 2015 we have met to discuss works of criticism, theory, fiction, and non-fiction that bear on the relationship between literature and the environment. The group meets on a monthly basis, and readings are determined by discussion and consensus.

Contact: Jason Gladstone

20th/Contemporary Reading Group

The 20th-Century and Contemporary Reading Group invites graduate students and faculty to read and discuss prose, poetry, and criticismÌýwritten from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Our goal is to stay informed of the current trajectories of literature. Texts are selected to introduce the group to a wide swathÌýof modern and contemporary authors whose work—which spans decades, identities, geographies, and genres—we discuss through the lens of key literary movements, historical turns and critical concepts which have bounded and continue to shape our current era.ÌýÌýThere is no need to be a specialist in the field. Medievalists, Romanticists and comic book aficionados are encouraged to join so that we expand our knowledge—and the conversation—in a casual setting. The group meets on intervals ranging from 4-6 weeks.

Contact: Pilar Munoz & Morgan Llewellyn

StudentÌýCreative Writing AssociationÌý(sCWA)

Our mission is to create, support, and fund new programming as well as sustain current projects aligned with literary innovation, cultural diversity and educational encounters with focus on creative writing. sCWA is the official MFA student group which receives University funding for sponsoring and co-sponsoring guest speaker events, including the CU-Boulder Creative Writing Reading Series; Reading in the Raw Series;Ìý; 2-part Professional panel – academic & commercial jobs; among other endeavors.

TIMBER Jounral contact: Anna Sheffer

Static Parade contact: Isabel Beeman

Lead Graduate Teachers & CTL Leads

Each year, several graduate students (one or two in Literature and one in Creative Writing) serve as Lead Graduate Teachers for the department. Along with acting as the liaisons between the department and the campus’s Center for Teaching & Learning, the Lead Graduate Teachers conduct pedagogy workshops - one for new teachers in the MA-Literature and PhD program, and one for new teachers in the MFA-Creative Writing program. The Lead Graduate Teachers are available to consult with all graduate students on ways to improve their teaching.

English Graduate Student Council

The English Graduate Student Council (EGSC) exists to serve as the representative body for ºÚÁϳԹÏ’s English PhD and MA students. We are committed to improving work and study conditions by maintaining open communications, encouraging professional development, advocating on behalf of the graduate students, and promoting a supportive department culture.

2024-2025ÌýGraduate Board of Representatives