How does the human poet, himself a denizen of the sublunary realm, wield language to encompass celestial bodies (and their order)? And, might such a rhetorical move foster a “cosmocritical” consciousness that complicates seeming binaries of a Christian heaven and earth in favour of a dark pantheism?
To mark the beginning of another academic year, the Department of English Language & Literatures is hosting a welcome back event for undergraduate students. Whether you are currently a Major, Minor, or Honours student in our programs, or are thinking of becoming one, you are invited to join us for a chance to connect with […]
In this talk, Dr. Iyko Day (Mount Holyoke College) delves into the intimacies between the Congo, the Northwest Territories, and Japan, and examines how power relations between colonizer and colonized were reframed and reproduced in the post-World War II era as relations between the nuclear and non-nuclear. This event is part of the Literature & Legacies of Race Lecture Series.
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 Monday, October 24th, 4:00-5:00PM, in BuTo 323. It will be led by Dr. Laurie McNeill (Associate Head, Undergraduate), Dr. Greg Mackie (Honours Coordinator), and Dr. Judith Paltin. The first […]
On January 18th at 4 pm, join us in Buchanan Tower 323 for an in-person career workshop specifically designed for EL&L majors, minors, and honours students.
We are delighted to welcome you to the second instalment of Critical Conversations on 1st February 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. The events are open […]
The Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to invite you to the Literature & Legacies of Race lecture series, organized by Dr. Dennis Austin Britton. In this three-part series, leading scholars will help us consider how histories of racism, colonialism, and slavery have shaped cultural imaginations at different historical moments. All lectures in […]
On February 15th, join Dr. Nathalie Cooke (McGill University) for a riveting public lecture on Agony Columns, an early form of mass media that brought great entertainment to the general public in the Victorian era. Event Description Desperate parents, forlorn lovers, and cunning criminals. All of these found a voice in the Agony columns of […]
The Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to invite you to the third event of the Literature & Legacies of Race lecture series, organized by Dr. Dennis Austin Britton. In this series, leading scholars will help us consider how histories of racism, colonialism, and slavery have shaped cultural imaginations at different historical moments. […]
On March 23 at 3:30 pm PT, join us for a talk by Dr. Yvonne Ivory (Associate Professor of German and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina) entitled “Pictures of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde in Weimar Germany.” This event is hosted by the Department of English Language & Literatures and sponsored by Central, Eastern and […]