Faculty and Staff

English Literature Faculty

Rachel Buurma

Associate Professor

Department Chair, English Literature

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8666
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 302
  3. Office Hours: Office hours M 1pm-3 pm, Th, 3pm-6pm. Students with questions for the department chair should come to office hours or email englishchair@swarthmore.edu.

Links

  1. Profile
  2. rachelsagnerbuurma.org
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Betsy Bolton

Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8153
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 205

Links

  1. Profile
  2. Profile
Elizabeth Bolton

Lara Cohen

Professor

On Leave - Fall

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6843
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 305

Links

  1. Profile
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Natalie Mera Ford

Assistant Professor and Multilingual Writing Specialist

Writing Associates

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-5540
  2. Old Science Hall 104

Links

  1. Profile
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Anthony Foy

Associate Professor

Department Chair, Black Studies

English Literature

Black Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6867
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 207
  3. Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday , 11:00-12:30 and by appointment

Links

  1. Profile
Foy 2015

Alba Newmann Holmes

Assistant Professor

Director, Writing Associate Program

Program Coordinator, Writing Program

Writing Associates

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6110
  2. Old Science Hall 103
  3. Old Science Hall 120

Links

  1. Profile
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Nora Johnson

Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8188
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 303
  3. Office Hours: Tue 4-5, Fri 11 - 12:30 and by appointment

Links

  1. Profile
Nora Johnson

Chris Cañete Rodriguez Kelly

(they-them-he-him)

Assistant Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8554
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 305
  3. Office Hours: M, 12pm-3pm ; W, 12pm-2pm

Links

  1. Profile
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Chinelo Okparanta

Associate Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8142
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 208
  3. Office Hours: Office Hours: By Appointment (Please email for an Appointment)

Links

  1. Profile
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Morgan Parker

(she-her-hers-herself)

Assistant Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Lang Performing Arts Center 306
  2. Office Hours: By appointment

Links

  1. Profile
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Sangina Patnaik

(she-her-hers-herself)

Associate Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8150
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 304
  3. Office Hours: Wednesdays , 10:30-12:30 by appointment  

Links

  1. Profile
  2. Schedule Appointment
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Katie Price

Director, Community Engaged Learning & Special Projects

Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7780
  2. Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility 201
  3. Office Hours: Schedule a virtual appointment with Dr. Price.

Links

  1. Profile
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Moriel Rothman-Zecher

Visiting Assistant Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8144
  2. Office Hours: Tuesdays, 11:30am - 12:30pm and by appointment 

Links

  1. Profile
Moriel Rothman-Zecher

Peter Schmidt

William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor

English Literature

Environmental Studies

Black Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8156
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 206
  3. Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 11:30-noon, and other times by appointment.  To make an appointment, email me. Can meet in person or on Zoom.
     

Links

  1. Profile
  2. Website
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Valerie Smith

President

President's Office

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8314
  2. Parrish Hall E236S

Links

  1. Website
Valerie Smith

Eric Song

Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6223
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 204
  3. Office Hours: Mon, 11:30 - 12:30 , Tuesday/Thursday,  1:00 - 2:00

Links

  1. Profile
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Craig Williamson

Alfred H. and Peggi Bloom Professor

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8154
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 203
  3. Office Hours: Mon/Wed 12:30 -1:30 by appointment 

Links

  1. Profile
Craig Williamson

English Literature Staff

Patti Coney

Administrative Assistant II

English Literature

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-3728
  2. Lang Performing Arts Center 202

English Faculty Emeriti

Nat Anderson

Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor Emerita of English

Emeritus English Literature

Contact

Links

  1. Profile
Nathalie Anderson