Dr. Robert Barrett

Associate Professor

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Biography

Robert W. Barrett, Jr. is an Associate Professor and Associate Head of Curriculum Administration in the Department of English at Illinois University. He specializes in a variety of research areas including Drama and Performance Studies, Early Modern Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities, and Medieval literature. His work particularly focuses on English drama from 1642, critical plant studies, Medieval British Irish literature, and concepts of locality in literature with a special emphasis on Cheshire and Chester. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, completed in 2001, and an M.A. from the same institution in 1996. He also earned a B.A. from Trinity University in 1991. In addition to his responsibilities in the Department of English, Barrett is affiliated with the Department of Theatre and the Program in Medieval Studies at Illinois University. He has received the LAS Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2016 and teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses that span topics in Medieval and British literature as well as literary theory.

Research Interests

Drama Ecocriticism Environmental Humanities Medieval Literature

Courses

ENGL 109, Introduction Fiction-ACP ENGL 119, Literature Fantasy ENGL 121, Introduction Comics ENGL 202, Medieval Literature Culture ENGL 209, Early British Literature Culture ENGL 216, Legends King Arthur ENGL 350, Writing Literature, Text, Culture ENGL 396, English Honors Seminar ENGL 411, Chaucer ENGL 412, Topics Medieval British Irish Literature ENGL 514, Seminar Medieval Literature ENGL 581, Seminar Theory ENGL 593, Professional Seminar MDVL 500, Seminar Medieval Studies

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

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