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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Addressing Systemic Racism at Carleton

The Department of English Language and Literature endorses the statement, “Addressing Systemic Racism at Carleton,” with its concrete and material demands to help redress the legacies of systemic anti-Black racism in our community. Aware of the role that educational institutions have played in perpetuating racism in all its forms, we affirm... More

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Spotlight on Research — The Presence of Rome in Medieval and Early Modern Britain: Texts, Artefacts and Beliefs

Prof. Andrew Wallace has a new book forthcoming with Cambridge University Press. The Presence of Rome in Medieval and Early Modern Britain: Texts, Artefacts and Beliefs explores the cultural and intellectual stakes of medieval and Renaissance Britain’s sense of itself as living in the shadow of Rome, a city whose name could designate the... More

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Congratulations Class of 2020

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Professor Mayurika Chakravorty: Why our focus shouldn’t be on removing Carleton’s Gandhi statue

Professor Mayurika Chakravorty writes an opinion piece to The Ottawa Citizen about Gandhi’s change of heart on racism and subsequent long-standing relationship with African-American leaders and activists in the United... More

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Contract Instructor Opportunity Fall 2020

Carleton University, Department of English Language & Literature Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Department of English Language & Literature course during the Fall Term 2020: ENGL... More

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Contract Instructor Opportunities Fall 2020

Carleton University, Department of English Language & Literature Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Department of English Language & Literature course during the Fall Term 2020: ENGL... More

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Manahil Bandukwala wins FASS Summer Research Internship Award!

Members of Carleton's Department of English Language and Literature extend their heartfelt congratulations to Manahil Bandukwala for having been awarded one of the highly competitive FASS Summer Research Internship awards. Manahil is an English major in her final year of study and will be spending her summer working on a project... More

Friday, May 1, 2020

Spotlight on Research: Leslie Savath

Doctoral candidate Leslie Savath has an article entitled “La Corriveau d’Anne Hébert : Traverser d’un côté à l’autre des barreaux” forthcoming in a special issue of the Canadian Review of Comparative Literature in honour of the life and work of E.D. Blodgett. Savath’s article examines the representation of the Québécois legend... More

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Contract Instructor Opportunities Fall/Winter 2020-21

Carleton University, Department of English Language & Literature Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Department of English Language & Literature course during the 2020 Winter Term:... More

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Spotlight on Research: “COVID-19: Crisis, Critique, and the Limits of What We Can Hear” with Professor Stuart J. Murray

Professor Stuart J. Murray has just published “COVID-19: Crisis, Critique, and the Limits of What We Can Hear.” Appearing in an online collection alongside other Canadian scholars working in the field of biopolitics, it is a rapid-response essay written at beginning of the pandemic. The purpose of this collection was to offer critical... More

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Winners of the 2020 Annual Poetry Competitions

The Department of English would like to congratulate the winners of the 2020 Annual Poetry Competitions! Lilian I. Found Award for Poetry Winner: Lana Crossman George Johnston Poetry Award 1st Prize Winner: Miriam Tepper George Johnston Poetry Award 2ndt Prize Winner: Damon Woznica George Johnston Poetry Award 3rd Prize Winner: McKenzie McDonald... More

Monday, March 16, 2020

Prof. Julie Murray receives Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award (2019-2020)!

The Department of English would like to congratulate Prof. Julie Murray on receiving a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award (2019-2020). Sponsored by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International), these awards recognize faculty who render exceptional service to graduate students as... More

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