English | PhD
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Application Deadline: February 1
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Length: 4 years
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Entry Terms: Fall
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Pathways: Thesis
Fees presented are for Ontario domestic residents. For Out-of-Province and International Tuition, please consult the Fee Estimator.
Note: Total tuition may vary depending on the total number of terms or courses taken. Tuition is also subject to annual change.
Carleton’s PhD program in English studies the production, circulation, and reception of texts through analyzing their institutional, technological, and discursive contexts. It is unique in Canada in its commitment to fusing empirical inquiry into book history with theoretical questions about subjectivity, gender, race, and class. It assumes that “literature” is not a given, stable term, but a relational field, which produces culture in terms of identity formation and ideology and is produced by culture in terms of material conditions.
Doctoral students have the opportunity to work with faculty members who conduct award-winning research on topics related to diverse aspects of the production of literature. For details, explore our Faculty Bookshelf and Faculty Research Profiles.
A collaborative Specialization in African Studies is available.
English PhD Program Guidebook
Capital Advantage
Our students benefit both research-wise and career-wise from the wealth of institutions that are located in Canada’s capital city. Ottawa is home to government departments, foreign embassies, many non-governmental associations, research institutes, and arts organizations.