UBC English Language & Literatures Welcomes New Department Head Dr. Alice Te Punga Somerville
The UBC Department of English Language & Literatures is pleased to welcome Dr. Alice Te Punga Somerville (Māori – Te Āti Awa, Taranaki) as our new Department Head as of July 1, 2024. Read this announcement to learn about her leadership approach and aspirations.
Know Your Profs with Dr. James Stratton
In this instalment of EL&L Know Your Profs, Dr. James Stratton shares with us why there are so many silent letters in English, and why there is no one “right” way of speaking English.
2023/2024 English Language & Literatures Courses to Expand Your World
English Language & Literatures courses at UBC equip students with novel approaches to navigating an increasingly complex world while teaching them to advocate for themselves clearly and creatively within it. Check out a highlight of the inspiring courses offered by UBC EL&L faculty in 2023/2024.
Moberley Luger Wins 2023 Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Moberley Luger, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of English Language & Literatures and Chair of the Coordinated Arts Program, on winning a 2023 Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of excellence in teaching. Read the interview to learn more about her approach to pedagogy.
Know Your Profs with Dr. Adam Frank
Meet Dr. Adam Frank, who loves television, criticism, and the unpredictability of the present moment, though not necessarily in that order. How does one go about carving out a career watching and writing about TV, anyway? Read on to find out.
Dr. Alice Te Punga Somerville Shortlisted for Top New Zealand Book Award
Congratulations to Dr. Te Punga Somerville (Māori – Te Āti Awa, Taranaki), whose brilliant first poetry collection, Always Italicise: how to write while colonised, has been shortlisted for the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry as part of the prestigious Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!
From the Centre in Widening Circles: Alice Te Punga Somerville on Poetry, Humour, and Not Being All the Things
To mark the publication of her first book of poetry, Always Italicise: How To Write While Colonized, Dr. Alice Te Punga Somerville reflects on poetry, relationality, and building networks beyond academia to help one overcome the incapacitating fear of individual failure.
Gage Karahkwí:io Diabo: I Think about Residential Schools Every Day
Gage Karahkwí:io Diabo is a Mohawk Ph.D. candidate from Kahnawake. They generously share their reflections on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and what it means to them to be Indigenous in academia.
Know Your Profs with Dr. Dallas Hunt
In this instalment of Know Your Profs, Dr. Dallas Hunt shares with us how sometimes, the most beautiful moments in a class can come out of the cacophony of conversations yet to be had.
Know Your Profs with Dr. Ian Hill
Dr. Ian Hill specializes in rhetoric, and teaches a range of courses that uses rhetoric as a lens through which to study different kinds of human activity, from propaganda to memes.