MA in English - Gender and Literature in Orono United States | University of Maine

The University of Maine's Master of Arts in English program cultivates scholars, educators, and creative writers who recognize that personal achievement flourishes within a community emphasizing mutual respect and robust peer-mentor relationships. Our program's specializations—including poetics, writing studies, literature, and creative writing—all emphasize open discourse, innovative exploration, and cooperative learning. We thoughtfully question established disciplinary norms while embracing fresh perspectives and sophisticated historical awareness. The program concludes with a professional portfolio that graduates utilize to pursue doctoral studies, teaching positions, public/private sector careers, or personal enrichment. Learners desiring an academic setting that both nurtures and pushes them to expand their understanding, investigate novel concepts, and develop skills in literary criticism, research, composition, and pedagogy will thrive here. Our greatest asset lies in our methodological variety and experiential breadth. Graduate students often discover surprising avenues of intellectual growth as they engage with diverse aspects of English studies. While broadening their literary expertise, our candidates frequently find themselves crafting technical manuals, refining fiction manuscripts, designing inventive curricula or funding proposals, and grappling with poetic theory, writing research methodologies, and critical theories.

The Gender & Literature specialization enables concentrated examination of gender dynamics in textual production and interpretation. Students may explore women's literary traditions, feminist and queer theoretical frameworks, historical constructions of femininity/masculinity across literary movements, or fundamental inquiries into linguistic gender dimensions.