Articles from:April 2024

  • Applications to English Awards Due Monday, May 6, 2024

    Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | By

    Do you have an English essay that deserves a place in the sun? Are you a creative writer looking for a place to submit your work? Or, are you an upper year English major who has contributed to extracurricular activities? The Department of English is accepting applications until Monday, May 6, 2024, for the following Prizes:

    • The Helen S. Bremner and the Bremner Family Memorial Scholarship in English
    • The First-year English Essay Prize
    • The Michael Hornyansky Prize
    • The Carole LaMothe English Essay Prize

    Please submit your works to Liz Keenan ([email protected]) or directly to Professor Gregory Betts ([email protected]). Good luck!

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  • English Graduate Student Colloquium Showcases Student Research

    Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | By

    The 2024 English Graduate Student Colloquium was held on Tuesday, April 23 in Sankey Chamber. The student-organized poster session was well attended by faculty and students from past and present. Congratulations to Maddie, Olivia, Jaime, Zoe, Claire, and Jessie on your amazing presentations!

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  • Professor’s SSHRC Funded Research with Canadian Author in the BrockNews

    Friday, April 19, 2024 | By

    A group of people sit around tables in a seminar style in Brock’s Rankin Family Pavilion. Students sit on one side of the table, looking at author Ann-Marie MacDonald as she speaks with her hands gesturing in the air. A projector screen appears at the front of the room along with a professor.

    Author, actor, and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald (centre) visits with Professor Aaron Mauro of Digital Humanities (L) and our own Professor Neta Gordon (R). Photo credit: the Brock News.

    Last month’s visit from Ann-Marie MacDonald was featured in this week’s Brock News. Professor Neta Gordon, along with Professor Aaron Mauro (Digital Humanities), Professor Ebru Ustundag (Geography and Tourism Studies), and Tim Ribaric (Library), have been awarded SSHRC funding to bring in MacDonald as a research collaborator on their project, “Mapping Ann-Marie MacDonald.” Congratulations to all!

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