February

Katherena Vermette is the 2017 Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence

Mon. Feb. 27, 2017 8:30 AM
The English Department is very happy to host Katherena Vermette as the 2017 Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence for the month of March. A... Read More

WRITING THE LINE A Conference for Writers at The University of Winnipeg

Wed. Feb. 15, 2017 2:00 PM
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April

Professor Venema’s ENGL 3180 Organizes “Community Conversation for Peace”

Thu. Apr. 27, 2017 8:30 AM
ENGL-3180 "Making Peace and War in Literature," includes the traditional study of literary and cultural texts; a practicum component... Read More

Heather Milne and Angela Failler (WGS) Receive $22,000 for Museum Queeries Workshop

Thu. Apr. 20, 2017 11:30 AM
Dr. Heather Milne (English) and Dr. Angela Failler (Women’s and Gender Studies) have been awarded over $22,000 to support the... Read More

May

Student Editors of juice Magazine Had an Extraordinary Year

Wed. May. 31, 2017 2:00 PM
English students Hannah Green, Rachel Narvey, and Joel Ferguson comprise the editorial team for juice 17, a literary journal put... Read More

Doris Wolf Researching Memoirs of German Immigrants to North America

Mon. May. 1, 2017 2:30 PM
Doris Wolf is currently on a research leave to research memoirs of German immigrants to North America, so we asked her to tell us more about this... Read More

August

Fall/Winter English Courses With No Wait Lists

Thu. Aug. 24, 2017 10:00 AM
The following English Department courses have open spaces as of August 24, 2017. Students who do not have the requisites to enroll should contact... Read More

September

Méira Cook will be our Carol Shields Writer in Residence for 2018

Tue. Sep. 26, 2017 3:00 PM
Méira Cook was born in Johannesburg and worked as a journalist in South Africa. Since coming to Canada, she has published five books of... Read More

Get to Know the English Department Contract Faculty!

Fri. Sep. 1, 2017 9:30 AM
The English Department is pleased to profile a number of the contract faculty who are teaching courses in the Fall/Winter 2017-18 academic year. We... Read More

October

English Literature Students’ Association (ELSA) Gearing Up for a Busy Year

Mon. Oct. 30, 2017 12:00 AM
In 2016-17, after a hiatus of a couple of years, the English Literature Students’ Association (ELSA) was brought back to life by... Read More

Jenny Heijun Wills Wins Grant to Support Critical Race Network

Wed. Oct. 25, 2017 1:00 PM
Dr. Jenny Heijun Wills is one of the first three inaugural grant recipients of the UW Knowledge Mobilization Community Impact Program. This awards... Read More

November

Joshua Whitehead Publishes First Book

Mon. Nov. 6, 2017 1:00 PM
English Honours and MA in Cultural Studies alumn Joshua Whitehead is an Oji-Cree/nehiyaw, Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer from Peguis First Nation in... Read More