UBC Department of English Language & Literatures

Department of English Language & Literatures

Career Skills Boot Camp 2019
Graduating soon and want to get a leg up? Register for the ‘Career Skills Bootcamp for Arts Students’ to learn how to translate your academic and student experiences into dynamic careers. Read More
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. Read More
Canadian Literature
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More

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Career Skills Boot Camp 2019

Graduating soon and want to get a leg up? Register for the ‘Career Skills Bootcamp for Arts Students’ to learn how to translate your academic and student experiences into dynamic careers.

Rebecca Sheppard receives Killam Teaching Assistant Award

Congratulations to Rebecca Sheppard, PhD candidate in English Language & Literatures on winning the Killam Graduate Teaching Award!

2019 UBC Honourary Degree Recipient

Congratulations to William H. New, OC who will be conferred a UBC Honourary Degree at this year's Spring Graduation Ceremony!

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Endnotes Conference 2019
30 May 2019 , 9:00:am Green College

Endnotes 2019 is pleased to announce this year’s conference theme: “Disruption, Resistance & Resilience.” Endnotes is a student-run graduate conference of the UBC Department of English Language & Literatures. This year's conference will take place May 30-31 in Green College. See Endnotes 2019 [...]

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UBC Department of English, 1915-2000