University of San Francisco - USF English Department

University of San Francisco - USF English Department A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one. -Baltasar Gracián We are located in Kalmanovitz Hall 487.

This is the Official page for the English Department at the University of San Francisco.

11/03/2025

JOIN US for GROUP ADVISING TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 4th from 11:45-12:25pm in KA 363! Mandatory for all first-years and necessary to lift any advising holds!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the long-awaited Spring return of Wordnight!Join us on March 19th and April 30th ...
03/03/2025

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the long-awaited Spring return of Wordnight!
Join us on March 19th and April 30th at Booksmith on Haight for a night of inspiration and community!

For those unfamiliar with Wordnight: it’s a reading series created for USF’s MFA students and undergraduates to share their poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and everything in between. Our goal is to foster connections within our campus community and beyond through art, writing, and shared experiences.

If you’ve never had the chance to read your work publicly, this is the perfect moment to step into the spotlight! Each reader will have up to five minutes to share their piece, so be sure to sign up quickly before all the slots fill up!

You can reserve your seat as an audience member & sign up using the links on our Instagram! 📗📚

We are forever grateful to Booksmith for keeping their doors open for us on these nights, reflecting their commitment to literary exploration and community. Please consider supporting them by browsing their selection and purchasing any books you can, as this helps ensure their continued support for our events in the future!! 📚❤️💕

HEY STUDENTS! Interested in studying English? If you already took your core English, you are only 4 classes away from an...
10/17/2024

HEY STUDENTS! Interested in studying English? If you already took your core English, you are only 4 classes away from an English minor! Talk to us about it at the Major/Minor Fair!

Word Night is TOMORROW 10/9! Join us at Booksmith on Haight at 7 PM. WORD NIGHT: Where words come to LIFE! ❀. ⋆˚✿˖°.
10/08/2024

Word Night is TOMORROW 10/9! Join us at Booksmith on Haight at 7 PM. WORD NIGHT: Where words come to LIFE! ❀. ⋆˚✿˖°.

⭐️ join us for 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 on October 9th (this Wednesday) at 7 PM! come to on 𝙃𝘼𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏!WORD NIGHT: where words come to 𝙇𝙄...
10/07/2024

⭐️ join us for 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 on October 9th (this Wednesday) at 7 PM! come to on 𝙃𝘼𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏!
WORD NIGHT: where words come to 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀!

Our department is excited to be sponsoring this Critical Diversity Studies department event alongside Chicanx/Latinx Stu...
10/12/2023

Our department is excited to be sponsoring this Critical Diversity Studies department event alongside Chicanx/Latinx Studies in the continuation of our celebration of Latine Heritage.

On Thurs. Oct. 19, 12:45-2:30pm in ED 110, we will be joined by Fernando Martí, a writer, printmaker, community architect and housing activist. He has been deeply involved in San Francisco’s struggles for affordable housing, ecological justice and the reclamation of the commons since the mid-90s. His illustrations, prints, and constructions reflect his formal training in urbanism, his roots in rural Ecuador, and his current residence in the heart of Empire. He currently teaches a seminar on San Francisco Housing Politics in USF's Masters of Urban and Public Affairs program.

"Arte y Futurismo in the Dark Times" will engage students on methods of politically engaged art in collaboration with grassroots community and worker organizations, developing artworks that both reclaim ancestral knowledge and re-imagine a collective liberatory future.

You can explore some of Martí’s fantastic artwork at: https://justseeds.org/artist/fernandomarti/

Join us this October 23rd as we are joined by Adam Piron (Kiowa/Mohawk), the current director of Sundance Institute's In...
10/11/2023

Join us this October 23rd as we are joined by Adam Piron (Kiowa/Mohawk), the current director of Sundance Institute's Indigenous Program. Adam Piron will be presenting a live reading and visual essay of Hitchcock's Vertigo and its representation of the Missions and California history. All students, faculty and staff are welcome. We are delighted to co-sponsor this event and hope you will consider attending.

Our annual Halloween Bash will be on Tuesday, October 31 from 12-3pm in McLaren 250 🎃 You can get your face immortalized...
10/09/2023

Our annual Halloween Bash will be on Tuesday, October 31 from 12-3pm in McLaren 250 🎃 You can get your face immortalized by a caricature artist and your fortune told by a real fortune teller! Win a prize for best costume! Eat nachos, wings, egg rolls, hot dogs, black bean burgers, and get trick or treat bags filled with goodies. 👻

ALSO join us for our Halloween Movie Night also on Tuesday, October 31 from 6-9PM! We will be showing classic scary films (The Exorcist and Halloween) with popcorn, pizza, and pop. You must RSVP to attend--and bring a friend--if you dare!

Dons, check your email for your invitation to our Halloween events which includes the RSVP link!

The English Department and MFA would like to thank everyone who attended our first Wordnight of the semester last Wednes...
10/02/2023

The English Department and MFA would like to thank everyone who attended our first Wordnight of the semester last Wednesday at The Booksmith! We hope to see you next time on October 25!
🖋️ Wordnight is an opportunity for writing students at USF to share their original fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The link to RSVP and sign up to read is available through the link in our bio.

Seniors, please see the attached flyer for information on an upcoming mandatory meeting regarding your senior thesis pro...
09/27/2023

Seniors, please see the attached flyer for information on an upcoming mandatory meeting regarding your senior thesis projects. Since the Senior Seminar is only offered in the Spring, Juniors graduating in December 2024 should also take the course this year and attend this meeting.

Applications for the Black Community Activist Research Fellowship are due September 29th! Only a few spots left!This is ...
09/20/2023

Applications for the Black Community Activist Research Fellowship are due September 29th! Only a few spots left!

This is a paid fellowship where Black San Franciscans are trained to become Black Community Activist Researchers. Contact Dr. Colette Cann at [email protected] with questions!

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2130 Fulton Street KA 487
San Francisco, CA
94117

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm

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+14154226426

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