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Media and Misinformation: A Conversation with Paris Marx

The Media and Misinformation Lecture Series is a project of the UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Network Cultures. This event is cosponsored by UBC English Language & Literatures, School of Information, and Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Speaker Biography PARIS MARX is a Canadian tech critic whose work offers a counterbalance to mainstream […]

Imagining Capital: Debt, Trade, and the Fantasy of ‘Infinite’ Resources

On October 3, 2023 at 3:30 pm, please join UBC English Language & Literatures for a talk by Dr. Markley (University of Illinois), entitled “Imagining Capital: Debt, Trade, and the Fantasy of ‘Infinite’ Resources.” This event is hosted by UBC English Language & Literatures and sponsored by the UBC Public Humanities Hub and the American […]

Manufacturing Consent in Indian Media: A Conversation with Yusra Hasan

The Media and Misinformation Lecture Series is a project of the UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Network Cultures. This event is cosponsored by UBC English Language & Literatures, School of Information, and Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Please register to receive a zoom link to partake in this online event with Yusra Hasan. […]

Transness at the Intersection of Materialism, Race, and Class | Drs. Kadji Amin and Jules Gill-Peterson

This event is hosted by the UBC Department of English Language & Literatures and sponsored by the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice. Buchanan Tower is wheelchair accessible. Room 323 has doors 36 inches wide. In consideration of COVID safety, the speakers have requested for in-person attendees to wear a mask. Talk Abstract […]

Critical Conversations | The Histories of Animals and Plants

Critical Conversations is the in-house faculty research series organized by the UBC Department of English Language and Literatures and the UBC English Graduate Student Caucus. The series aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue across fields and periodization between students, faculty, and the larger UBC community. These events feature brief talks by speakers about their wide-ranging research […]

A Reading and Talk by American Poet Harmony Holiday

The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and Improvising Futures at UBC are pleased to invite you to a reading and a talk by American poet Harmony Holiday. Join us on Friday, November 10, 2023, at 2:00 pm PT in Buchanan Tower room 323. About Harmony Holiday Born in Waterloo, Iowa, poet and choreographer […]

Winter 2023 Quiet Study Hours

To help alleviate the stress of the exam season, the Department of English Language & Literatures will be offering open quiet study space in Buchanan Tower 323 for undergraduate students in our Major, Minor, and Honours programs during the times below: Tuesday, December 12th: 11am to 3pm Thursday, December 14th: 11am to 3pm Monday, December […]

Critical Conversations: Lineages of Speculative Fiction

Critical Conversations is a faculty research series organized by both the UBC Department of English Language and Literatures and the UBC English Graduate Student Caucus. The events aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue across fields and periodization between students, faculty, and the larger university community. These events, which occur a handful of times over the course […]