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The English Department at the Hebrew University offers a prestigious programme for the study of literature in English. Our focus is on the British and American traditions supplemented by insights into South African, Canadian and Irish literatures. We pride ourselves on the high level of our Seminars and on the international reputation of our researchers.

Class discussions foster an enriching intellectual experience conducive to high-quality writing. We approach literary texts from a wide variety of perspectives: formal, thematic, historical.

Admission

The minimal requirement for admission to the English Department programme is a full exemption from the English section of the Psychometric Exam or the equivalent grade in the Amiram Exam.

Becoming Shakespeare: Micha Lazarus on the First Folio

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Call for Applications for a Tenure-Track Position in English Literature

The Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University invites outstanding applicants for a tenure-track position (open rank) in English Literature.

Call for applications

The position is open to all candidates who have attained a PhD degree and to advanced doctoral students who expect to be granted their PhD no later than June 30, 2022.

Job requirements:

Successful candidates will be expected to conduct independent and original research at the highest academic level, demonstrate academic leadership, compete for Israeli and international research grants, supervise doctoral dissertations, and contribute innovative seminars to the undergraduate and graduate programs of study.

Qualified candidates will be invited for a campus visit, which will include a job talk, an interview and meetings with department members. Applications must be addressed to Professor Michael Segal, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, and submitted online by August 31st 2021.

For full details, visit https://hum.huji.ac.il/applications-tenure-track-0 or contact the Head of the Department, Prof. Galia Benziman, at galia.benziman@mail.huji.ac.il

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Community

At the English Department we recognize that the value of an academic experience cannot be reduced to study programmes and credit points. The extra-curricular frameworks attached to our Department provide opportunities for students to participate in campus life outside the classroom. Students are strongly encouraged to show initiative--for instance, to organize reading groups that reflect their love for a particular author, or to join existing groups.

We have a Film club, and on occasion we also organize informal public lectures (in the past we have had public lectures on Wuthering Heights, Romeo and Juliet, Alice in Wonderland, and the Harry Potter books).

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Our Finnegans Wake Facebook Group

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Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction and Personal Narrative

A Creative Writing Workshop led by Joelle Milman, open to all English Department students (BA and MA). The workshop, called Fiction and Personal Narrative, takes a craft-based approach to prose writing, working with Alice LaPlante’s The Making of A Story, Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, and other guides. But the main priority is the students’ texts. The workshop meets on a fortnightly basis, every other Wednesday, on Mt Scopus.

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Digital Open Day: International MA Programme

The English Department at the Hebrew University invites applicants to its international MA programme to a virtual open day. Join staff members and graduate students for a zoom meeting on May 15th, 18:00 to 19:00. Book your place here

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MA - Open Day

Interested in pursuing graduate studies in English literature? Join us for a meeting with teachers and students of the English Department.

On Monday, 24 May 2021, 18:00 -19:00, we will welcome you with information about our MA tracks and PhD program, our admission requirements, the courses we will offer next year, our research interests, and everything else you wish to know. the Department Chair, Graduate Advisor, and student representatives will introduce the program and answer questions.

The session will be hybrid: you are invited to join us on zoom or meet us face to face in the Library Media Department, Mt. Scopus, Room 32.

Please register here: https://masterzoom.huji.ac.il/home?tab-active=3 or contact the Department Chair (galia.benziman@mail.huji.ac.il) for details.

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Open Day - 2022

Interested in studying English literature? Join us on the 2022 Open Day, Friday, 11 March!
Members of the English Department’s academic staff and student representatives will welcome you with information about our program, short demo lectures, and everything you wish to know about the department.
You are invited to join us between 9:00 and 13:00 on Mt. Scopus. The demo lecture will be offered at 10:30 and again at 11:30.

Open Day 2021: Meet our Students

Interested in studying English literature? Following the 2021 Open Day we held on 24 February, you are invited to meet the English Department students on Friday morning, 5 March 2021, on zoom.

Orientation Day 2021

We are delighted to invite our new students to meet with us on campus on Wednesday, 6 October. The English Department will hold two sessions: please join us at 14:00-14:40 or 14:50-15:30, in Room 2720. The meeting -- part of the Mount Scopus Orientation Day (9:30-16:00) -- will be an opportunity to hear about our program, ask questions, and get to know one another.

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Wednesday, 6 October
Session 1: 14:00-14:40 / Session 2: 14:50-15:30
Venue: Room 2720

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Programmes

The English Department at the Hebrew University offers a prestigious international programme for the study of literature in English. Our focus is on the British and American traditions supplemented by insights into South African, Canadian and Irish literatures. We pride ourselves on the high level of our Seminars and on the international reputation of our researchers.

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