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.
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.
Award-winning Faculty
Our faculty are consistently recognized for excellence in research and teaching. They have been awarded honours including the Killam Teaching Prize, the Dean of Arts Award, and the Killam Research Prize. Faculty members also hold prestigious memberships in the Royal Society of Canada as well as the Order of Canada.

Studying Here

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Congratulations to Professor Linc Kesler on being one of the five recipients of UBC's inaugural President’s Medal of Excellence. [...]

Sounding Promise in the Present Tense: Improvising Through Turbulent Times

The 10th annual colloquium for the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (ICSI), Sounding Promise in the Present Tense: Improvising Through Troubled Times will be held at UBC Robson Campus. Friday, Saturday And Sunday—June 22-24, 2018, 10am – 4pm, Free and Open To The Public

Sessional Teaching 2018-2019

The Department of English Language & Literatures invites applications for a Sessional Lecturer for Term 2 of the academic year 2018-2019 to teach one 3-credit section of ENGL 344 “Medieval Studies,” a variable-content course focused on literature of the Medieval period. [...]

Killam Teaching Prize Winner

The Department of English is delighted to announce that Suzy Anger has won the Killam Teaching Prize for 2017-2018. [...]

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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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