Dr. Kimberly Bain Awarded 2025/2026 Eccles Institute Visiting Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Bain on being awarded the 2025/2026 Eccles Institute Visiting Fellowship to support her research on colonial geological imaginaries and colonial interventions in the Caribbean.
Interview with Killam Award Winners Dr. Danielle Wong and Robyn Peers
Congratulations to the six Arts faculty members who have received the 2024-25 Killam Teaching Prize and the three Arts Graduate Teaching Assistants recognized with the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Get to know the recipients and discover what these prestigious awards mean to them.
Dr. Moberley Luger Awarded 2025 Dean of Arts Educational Leadership and Innovation Award
Congratulations to Dr. Moberley Luger for being awarded the 2025 Dean of Arts Educational Leadership and Innovation Award! The award offers Educational Leadership faculty time to develop innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
Dr. Danielle Wong Awarded 2024/2025 Killam Faculty Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Wong on being awarded a 2024/25 Killam Faculty Teaching Prize! The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty members who are nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of their excellence in teaching.
Drs. Alice Te Punga Somerville and Stefan Dollinger Awarded 2025/2026 Research Excellence Cluster Funding
Congratulations to EL&L faculty members Alice Te Punga Somerville and Stefan Dollinger on their recently funded 2025/2026 research clusters! Each cluster brings together specialists in many different disciplines and institutions. Together, these two clusters speak to the sheer range of interests and strengths represented in our department.
Dr. Vin Nardizzi Awarded 2024/2025 Killam Faculty Research Prize
Congratulations to Vin Nardizzi on being awarded a 2024 Killam Research Prize in recognition of his outstanding research and scholarly contributions. Dr. Nardizzi specializes in English Renaissance literature and Shakespeare. His additional research interests include ecotheory, plant studies, queer studies, and disability studies.
On the Genealogy of Black Breathlessness: an interview with Dr. Kimberly Bain
Dr. Kimberly Bain discusses her book project, On Black Breath, the genealogy of Black breathlessness in the United States from the 18th century to the contemporary moment, and how breath is foundational to the operations of anti-Blackness.
Professor Emeritus Paul Stanwood, 1933 – November 14 2024
EL&L is saddened by the passing of Professor Emeritus Paul Stanwood. His funeral is to be held at St. James’ Anglican Church in Vancouver at 11:00 am on November 30th, students and colleagues are welcome. Read his obituary, via the Vancouver Sun.
Know Your Profs with Dr. Gisèle Baxter
In this Know Your Profs Q&A, Gothic Studies scholar and EL&L long-time lecturer Dr. Gisèle Baxter shares with us her recommendations for spooky literature and film, just in time for Halloween.
Know Your Profs with Dr. Tolu Akinwole
EL&L’s newest faculty member, Dr. Tolu Akinwole (he/him), shares with us why he is keen to embrace the awkwardness of new beginnings in his classrooms, and how literature can be a prism through which to see the underlying patterns that shape our understanding of the world. Read the full Q&A here.