University of Delaware

[Christian O.]

I haven't seen much talk about this program on these boards. I recently accepted an offer to go there (funded MA) and am really looking forward to working with Julian Yates or Kristen Poole. While I am an Early Modernist, I am also very into textual studies/material culture and it looks like a great place for that type of research. Other interesting faculty are Ed Larkin and Jean Pfaelzer (whose edition of feminist utopia, Mizora, by Lane I just read for my undergrad senior seminar).

Anyway, I didn't get a chance to go to the recruitment weekend, as I was accepted last minute, so I was looking for others who attend/will be attending or who know anything interesting about the program.

[growing19]

I haven't seen much talk about this program on these boards. I recently accepted an offer to go there (funded MA) and am really looking forward to working with Julian Yates or Kristen Poole. While I am an Early Modernist, I am also very into textual studies/material culture and it looks like a great place for that type of research. Other interesting faculty are Ed Larkin and Jean Pfaelzer (whose edition of feminist utopia, Mizora, by Lane I just read for my undergrad senior seminar).

Anyway, I didn't get a chance to go to the recruitment weekend, as I was accepted last minute, so I was looking for others who attend/will be attending or who know anything interesting about the program.

Congratulations! Delaware has a fantastic program - I visited during the recruitment weekend and was very impressed by how warm and open the faculty are. I have been told by my professors, and sensed myself, that they do a great job of treating grad students as peers and cultivating community. I met Professor Larkin, of course, and Julian Yates. Both do very interesting research, I think, and both are teaching neat classes this fall (ask for the course list, if you haven't received it yet). The material culture program is very strong, so you're heading to the right place. Definitely check out the Lasner Collection - it's mostly Pre-Raphaelite, incredible stuff.

The current students are really helpful with advice about the program and recommendations on where to live, etc., so be sure to connect with them before the fall. The campus is quite pretty, too. That's about all I can think of right now. I won't be attending, but I think the program is great and wish you the best of luck!

Edited April 14, 2010 by growing19