Event Category Archives: Featured Undergraduate

Critical Conversations: Area, Region, Place

We are delighted to welcome you to the third and final instalment this year of Critical Conversations on 29th March 2023. Critical Conversations is a faculty research series supported by the UBC Department of English Language and Literatures and the UBC English Graduate Student Caucus to foster conversations across fields and periodization between students, faculty, and the UBC community. […]

Honours Information Panel

Are you ready to challenge yourself with an Honours thesis project, but still have questions about the English Honours program? This discussion panel aims to answer all of your pressing questions about the English Honours program. We will be addressing the advantages of choosing the English Honours program, what makes it different from the English […]

2023 Garnett Sedgewick Lecture | “Metaphor and Illness” with Dr. Elena Semino

The Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to invite you to the 2023 Garnett Sedgewick Lecture, featuring Professor Elena Semino (Department of Linguistics and English Language, ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, Lancaster University). Prof. Semino will present a talk entitled “Metaphor and Illness.” Happening on April 17, 2023 at 3:30 […]

Honours Students Thesis-writing Workshop

The Department of English Language & Literatures is holding an orientation and thesis-writing workshop for new and returning Honours students. This event will happen in-person on Wednesday, October 11th, 3:00-5:00PM, in Buchanan Tower 323. This event is intended for new and returning Honours students. It will provide guidance on how to navigate the thesis process […]

Undergraduate Quiet Study Space

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 […]