English Faculty member publishes article in The Walrus
Dr. Sarah Olutola publishes an article in The Walrus in timely fashion to celebrate Black History Month.
Be sure to read the article in The Walrus.
Dr. Batia Stolar's interview about Vampires
Tony Ryma of CTV news/Northern Ontario chats with Dr. Batia Stolar about the history of vampires.
Find the full interview: https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2308568
Dr. Monica Flegel's interview about Werewolves
Tony Ryma of CTV news/Northern Ontario chats with Dr. Monica Flegel about the history of Halloween and wearwolves.
Find the full interview: https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2308568
The Artery W2021 edition just released.
The Winter 2021 edition of The Artery is now available for download via the following webpage
https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/departments/english/english-student-association/the-artery
Two versions are available in .pdf format for download; the fancy "book" version or the "black & white" version best for printing.
If you wish to submit works for the 2022 edition, please check out their website.
English Student Conference - CFP deadline extended.
We invite all undergraduate and graduate students of English on both campuses to participate in the English Student Conference, held on April 16th 2021. All papers will be presented online via Zoom. Students will present 15 minute (7–8 page) papers focused on all aspects of English studies, including:
Please send a) the title of your proposed paper, plus b) an abstract describing the proposed paper (max 300 words) to rwarburt@lakeheadu.ca by Friday April 2, 2021.
Please note: resubmissions from last year’s conference, cancelled due to COVID, are welcome!
The conference will be held via Zoom (details to follow).
Lunch and refreshments will be imaginary.
New Graduate Specialization program now available
The Department of English announces the COLLABORATIVE GRADUATE PROGRAM WITH SPECIALIZATION IN SOCIAL JUSTICE STUDIES
All students in the specialization will be required to complete English 5770 (Advanced Scholarly Methods) and Social Justice 5030 (Theories of Social Justice) and select one of the following streams:
Coursework; Research Project; or Creative Project
2021 Spring/Summer online courses
Considering taking spring or summer courses? Registration is now open.
Check out our webpage for English course offerings
Former English student publishes Anime series
New HBA English transfer program from Confederation College
The Department of English is happy to announce our new transfer program. Those who have completed the Confederation College Film Production Diploma, and have an overall average of 70% or higher, can be considered for admission to the HBA English program and could complete their HBA English in two years.