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Honours Info Session

Wed. Jan. 31, 2018 12:30 PM - Wed. Jan. 31, 2018 1:20 PM

Strange Bedfellows: Courting the Political Muse

Tue. Oct. 24, 2017 10:00 AM - Tue. Oct. 24, 2017 11:15 AM

juice Journal - 2017 Issue Launch

Sat. Oct. 21, 2017 7:00 PM - Sat. Oct. 21, 2017 10:00 PM
Join the University of Winnipeg’s literary journal, juice, in the launch of its 17th edition! The event will feature readings from the... Read More

MA Application Workshop

Wed. Oct. 4, 2017 12:30 PM - Wed. Oct. 4, 2017 1:20 PM

Creating Comics / Creating Change

Thu. Sep. 28, 2017 1:00 PM - Thu. Sep. 28, 2017 2:15 PM
David Alexander Robertson, of Irish, Scottish, English, and Cree heritage, is an award-winning writer who advocates for educating youth on... Read More

Candida Rifkind Discussing “Comics in Academia” at Prairie Comics Fest

Sat. May. 6, 2017 12:30 PM - Sat. May. 6, 2017 1:15 PM
Candida Rifkind will be on a panel at the Priaire Comics Fest titled “Comics in Academia” to be held at the Millennium Library... Read More

The Maurice Sendak Exhibition

Wed. Mar. 22, 2017 9:00 PM - Mon. Apr. 10, 2017 5:00 PM

Exploring the Archives

Wed. Mar. 15, 2017 9:00 AM - Tue. Mar. 28, 2017 6:00 PM

Grown-Up Story Time

Tue. Mar. 21, 2017 3:00 PM - Tue. Mar. 21, 2017 4:00 PM

Honours English Program Info Session

Wed. Mar. 15, 2017 12:30 PM - Wed. Mar. 15, 2017 1:20 PM

Dr. Kathleen Venema: “‘I am not the woman I used to be’: Narrating the Dis/connections of Alzheimer’s Disease”

Wed. Nov. 30, 2016 12:30 PM - Wed. Nov. 30, 2016 1:30 PM
English Dept. Faculty Lecture Series This paper examines what it means to be a self dis/connected, fractured, transformed, and metamorphosed by... Read More

Jessica Jacobson-Konefall Giving Talk at MAWA

Fri. Nov. 4, 2016 4:12 PM - Fri. Nov. 4, 2016 6:01 PM
Dr. Jessica Jacobson-Konefall will be giving a public lecture at MAWA (Mentoring Art for Women Artists) related to her current research topic. How... Read More

English Dept. Faculty Lecture Series—Dr. Carla Manfredi: "Robert Louis Stevenson's Pacific Imprints"

Wed. Oct. 19, 2016 12:30 PM - Wed. Oct. 19, 2016 1:30 PM
This presentation traces R. L. Stevenson and his family's photographic activities in the Pacific Island region at the turn of the nineteenth... Read More

Grad School Application Workshop

Fri. Oct. 7, 2016 12:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 7, 2016 1:20 PM
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Marker Workshop

Wed. Sep. 28, 2016 12:30 PM - Wed. Sep. 28, 2016 1:20 PM

Jonathan Ball at Thin Air

Sun. Sep. 25, 2016 9:00 PM - Sun. Sep. 25, 2016 11:00 PM
They say that Dalnavert Museum—the rambling historic house near leafy Assiniboine Avenue—is haunted. What better place to... Read More

Paul Dutton reads and performs work from his latest book, Sonosyntactics.

Fri. Sep. 23, 2016 3:00 PM - Fri. Sep. 23, 2016 4:00 PM

Launch of Canadian Graphic Collection Featuring Three English Faculty

Wed. Sep. 14, 2016 7:30 PM - Wed. Sep. 14, 2016 10:30 PM
Everyone is invited to attend the launch of the new essay collection, Canadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narratives, at McNally Robinson on... Read More

May 2nd Deadline for Creative Writing

Mon. May. 2, 2016 8:00 AM - Mon. May. 2, 2016 4:00 PM
The following two Creative Writing Awards are available to UW students. Both awards have deadlines of May 2nd Creative Writing Award Shakespeare Award Read More

Andrew Burke at Winnipeg Architecture + Design Film Fest

Fri. Apr. 15, 2016 7:00 PM - Fri. Apr. 15, 2016 8:30 PM
Andrew Burke will introduce the film Barbicania at the Winnipeg Architecture + Design Film Festival at the Cinematheque on April 15th at 7pm. Full... Read More

Rick Chafe to Deliver Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence Distinguished Lecture

Mon. Mar. 21, 2016 7:00 PM - Mon. Mar. 21, 2016 9:00 PM
Rick Chafe will deliver the Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence Distinguished Lecture at 7:00 p.m., Monday March 21st, at The University of... Read More

Di Brandt & poetry panel

Fri. Mar. 18, 2016 2:30 PM - Fri. Mar. 18, 2016 4:00 PM
Recently Turnstone Press reprinted Di Brandt’s 1987 poetry collection in a new edition with an introduction by critic and poet Tanis... Read More

Honours English Info Session

Fri. Mar. 11, 2016 12:30 PM - Fri. Mar. 11, 2016 1:20 PM
All current and prospective Honours English students are invited to attend this session for information about the Honours program and the 2016-17... Read More

Brandon Christopher Moderating MTC Talkback

Tue. Mar. 8, 2016 9:30 PM - Tue. Mar. 8, 2016 10:00 PM
Brandon Christopher will be moderating a question and answer session with the cast of Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's current play, Chimerica,... Read More

The Digital Blackfoot Storytelling Project: Methodological Approaches to Child-Centred, Community-Driven Research

Thu. Feb. 11, 2016 2:30 PM - Thu. Feb. 11, 2016 3:30 PM
CRYTC is pleased to host "The Digital Blackfoot Storytelling Project: Methodological Approaches to Child-Centred, Community-Driven... Read More

Hope Nicholson Public Talk on the Canadian Comics Archive

Wed. Feb. 10, 2016 12:30 PM - Wed. Feb. 10, 2016 1:20 PM
Acclaimed comics researcher, editor, and publisher Hope Nicholson will deliver a public talk, “Disposable Nonsense or Cultural Artifacts?... Read More

"THIS IS NOT A BOOK LAUNCH"

Wed. Jan. 20, 2016 12:30 PM - Wed. Jan. 20, 2016 2:00 PM
Please join us for "Ceci n’est pas un book launch/This is not a book launch," a talk (in English) by Dr. Bruno Cornellier,... Read More

MA in Cultural Studies Information Session

Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 12:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 1:30 PM
The MA in Cultural Studies Program will be holding an information session for potential students on Friday, November 27th from 12:30-1:30 in 2C06.... Read More

Public Lecture by Dr. Daniel McNeil (Carlton)

Fri. Nov. 20, 2015 12:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 20, 2015 2:00 PM
“An American film critic, a British intellectual and a Peruvian bear walk into a bar… : Civility and conviviality in the... Read More

Career Options for BA Graduates

Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 5:00 PM - Thu. Nov. 19, 2015 6:30 PM
A workshop co-sponsored by the Departments of English and HistoryAll students are welcome to come and hear from BA graduates working in a variety... Read More

Mediating Bodies: Representing Femininity in Contemporary Young People’s Fairy-Tale Adaptations

Wed. Nov. 18, 2015 12:30 PM - Wed. Nov. 18, 2015 1:20 PM
CRYTC is pleased to host "Mediating Bodies: Representing Femininity in Contemporary Young People’s Fairy-Tale Adaptations" a... Read More

Poetry Symposium

Fri. Nov. 13, 2015 2:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 13, 2015 7:00 PM
Poetry Symposium (part of "A Putting Down of Roots: 40 Years of CV2")Please feel free to come and go at this eventFree and open to the... Read More

Public Lecture with Children’s Literature Scholar Dr. Perry Nodelman

Thu. Nov. 12, 2015 7:00 PM - Thu. Nov. 12, 2015 9:00 PM
“Before and Beyond Words About Pictures: Picture Books and Picture Book Studies, Then and Now”Dr. Nodelman is winner of The... Read More

Public Lecture with Fairy Tale Scholar Jack Zipes

Wed. Oct. 28, 2015 2:30 PM - Wed. Oct. 28, 2015 4:30 PM
Please join us for a public lecture with renowned fairy-tale scholar Dr. Jack Zipes, as he screens some films and speaks to one of his current... Read More

Catherine Hunter Launches New Novel, Afterlight

Fri. Oct. 23, 2015 7:00 PM - Fri. Oct. 23, 2015 9:00 PM
Professor Catherine Hunter is launching a new novel this Fall. After Light is the tale of four generations of the Garrison family. The story begins... Read More

Poetry Reading with Hannah Green and Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai

Wed. Oct. 21, 2015 12:30 PM - Wed. Oct. 21, 2015 1:30 PM
Poetry Reading with Hannah Green and Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai(part of "A Putting Down of Roots: 40 Years of CV2")Free and open to the public. Read More

Workshop for Students Applying to MA Programs

Fri. Oct. 16, 2015 12:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 16, 2015 1:20 PM
Workshop for Students Applying to MA ProgramsAll students welcome. Please RSVP by October 12th to: c.rifkind@uwinnipeg.ca Read More

Launch of Juice 15

Tue. Oct. 13, 2015 6:00 PM - Tue. Oct. 13, 2015 8:00 PM
The editors are proud to announce the launch of the 15th issue of juice, the UW's journal of creative writing. Please join us for a... Read More

Andrew Burke curates “Secret Cinema” evening for the Winnipeg Film Group

Fri. Oct. 2, 2015 7:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 2, 2015 10:00 PM
Admission by donation Link: https://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/event/secret-cinema-with-andrew-burke/ Read More

How to Survive First Year English

Wed. Sep. 30, 2015 12:30 PM - Wed. Sep. 30, 2015 1:20 PM

Student Markers Workshop

Fri. Sep. 25, 2015 12:30 PM - Fri. Sep. 25, 2015 1:20 PM

Juice Journal open mic

Thu. Sep. 24, 2015 6:00 PM - Thu. Sep. 24, 2015 10:00 PM
The first Juice Journal open mic of the year will be held in Room 2M70 on Thursday September 24th at 6:00 pm. No pressure to read if you don't... Read More

Catherine Hunter at Thin Air

Mon. Sep. 21, 2015 7:30 PM - Mon. Sep. 21, 2015 10:00 PM
Admission: $12, $10 student/senior (at the door only) Link: http://thinairwinnipeg.ca/ Read More