UBC Department of English Language & Literatures

Department of English Language & Literatures

Welcome
Welcome to the Department of English Language & Literatures at the University of British Columbia, a top-ranked academic program and scholarly community that conducts dynamic research in both English language and literature.
English Alumni Career Advice
Share the story of your career path and offer advice to students and new graduates. [...]
Archival Research
Faculty and students have access to materials that are housed at UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections. PhD Candidate Justin O’Hearn and the Department of English recently managed to procure two rare books that share a connection with Oscar Wilde, making an important contribution to this archive.
Medieval Studies
The department is home to a robust network of scholars working on medieval texts. Faculty members and students are affiliated with UBC’s interdisciplinary Medieval Studies program, as well as Oecologies, a research group that applies ecological approaches to medieval and early modern texts.
Canadian Literature
Associate Professor Laura Moss is the editor of Canadian Literature, a leading peer-reviewed journal that has been housed at UBC since its founding in 1959. Canadian Literature also produces CanLit Guides, an online open-access teaching resource that offers a wide array of material for bringing Canadian literature into the classroom.
Student Involvement
Undergraduate and graduate students are deeply involved in department life, organizing events such as Endnotes, the yearly graduate conference, a yearly undergraduate colloquium, and publishing The Garden Statuary, an undergraduate literary journal.
Beyond the Book
Faculty and graduate student research in English language and literature goes “beyond the book” to include a vast range of multimedia and digital humanities projects. With projects that focus on graphic novels, collaborative writing technologies, and science and technology studies, department members are engaged in re-imagining and revealing new forms of textuality and communication.
Research in Poetics
The department has a vibrant tradition of work on poetry and poetics, ranging from contemporary and site-specific projects based in Vancouver to archival and historical work. In previous years, students and faculty have organized a series of poetry readings featuring artists from across Canada.

Studying Here

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Daniel Justice: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Professor Daniel Justice on being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. This honour recognizes Justice's leadership in and significant contributions to the field of contemporary Indigenous Studies. [...]

Canadian Art Writing Prize

Congratulations to PHANUEL ANTWI who was a runner-up in the 2018 Canadian Art Writing Prize! [...]

Remembering Kate McInturff, who wielded love of big data for gender equality

We honour the recently deceased researcher, policy analyst and UBC alumna Kate McInturff with words from Sneja Gunew.

Job Postings – Several Positions Available

We have posted several faculty positions available in our department: tenure-track Assistant Professor in media studies, tenure-track Assistant Professor in contemporary and historical English linguistics, and one or more Sessional Lecturers. To learn more, click here.

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About the Department of English

Consistently ranked among the top English departments in the world, ours is one of the largest, most diverse, and most vibrant departments at the University of British Columbia.
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