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From this Land: Literary Arts Scholars Indigenous to BC

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. These events aim to foster interdisciplinary dialogue across fields and periodization between students, faculty, and the larger university community. Occurring a handful of times over the course of the academic year, they […]

Book Talk | Tracking Giants with Amanda Lewis

The UBC Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to welcome you to a special alumna book talk featuring author Amanda Lewis. Amanda is a graduate of the EL&L Honours Program. Current EL&L students with an interest in writing and publishing are especially invited to attend this in-person event. Join us in Buchanan Tower […]

2024 Garnett Sedgewick Lecture | “From Yuquot to Leicester Square” with Dr. Robbie Richardson

The Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to invite you to the 2024 Garnett Sedgewick Lecture, featuring Professor Robbie Richardson (Department of English and Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative, Princeton University). Dr. Richardson, who is a member of the Pabineau First Nation (Mi’kmaw), will present a talk entitled “From Yuquot to Leicester […]

2024 EL&L Honours Orientation

The Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to welcome new and returning Honours students to our annual orientation and thesis-writing workshop. The event will begin with a discussion on the program requirements for the English Honours program, which will be followed by a refresher on the graduating essay, ENGL 499, and a Q&A […]

Translation, Multilingualism, Poetics: Language Work in Muslim and Jewish Diasporas

At a moment when ethnonationalist and heteropatriarchal narratives erase the intertwined histories of global Jewish and Muslim communities and portray us as inherently antagonistic, diasporic scholars and artists connect through resonant forms and questions to find pleasure in differences. On September 19, 2024 at 3:30 pm PT, please join the Department of English Language & […]

Critical Conversations: Researching Pedagogy

The UBC English Graduate Student Caucus, with the support of the Department of English Language & Literatures, is pleased to invite you to the first Critical Conversations event of the 2024/2025 academic year. On Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024, join us for a critical conversation on research and pedagogy. Critical Conversations is a faculty research series meant […]