Events

  • Year 1 Student Resources

    Monday, June 09, 2025 | By

    Attention Year 1 Students, below you will find resources for course registration!

    How to Register for Courses online tutorials available Mondays at 6 p.m. and Thursdays at 9 a.m. throughout the month of June. These sessions walk students through the process step-by-step and have time for live Q&A after the presentation.

    Students are encouraged to register here: https://discover.brocku.ca/campus-events/.

    In addition, our Course Registration FAQ (https://discover.brocku.ca/apply/registration/faqs/) has been updated based on training with Departmental Advisors and campus partners.  This page will also have a recording of the How to Register for Courses presentation noted above for students who can’t attend/need a refresher.

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  • AI & Ethics Symposium!

    Thursday, February 20, 2025 | By

    Join us on Wednesday, February 26 at 12:30 pm at TH257 at The Marilyn Rose Lecture: AI and Ethics panel!

    Panel “AI and Ethics”: Chaired by Sarah Stang (Digital Humanities) 12:30-1:30

    David Hutchison (Brock DH): Ethical Issues Arising from Incorporating AI into the Academic Publishing Process
    Jessie Hendriks (Queen’s EDUC): Which Way is Up? Charting a Course in a Moment of Uncertainty
    Maya Karanouh (Brock HUMA): Decoding Authorship: Generative AI’s Ethical Battle over Copyright

    Lecture 1:45-400pm
    Giacomo Miceli: “Art and AI: creative emancipation and loss of meaning”

    Description: Generative AI presents new opportunities and threats. While it’s clear that anyone can now make music without an instrument or paintings without a brush, not enough attention is dedicated to the looming crisis of meaning. In capitalist terms: too much product, too few buyers.

    Bio: Giacomo Miceli is an artist, computer scientist, and entrepreneur. As a digital artist, his pursuits focus on the intersection between technology, creativity, and the human experience via global cultures and languages. His thought-provoking works, marked by themes of journey and transformation, have gained worldwide recognition and often expose the compelling, but insidious nature of technology.

    Lai-Tze Fan: “Facial Recognition AI and Ethics: Responsible Approaches to Data Collection”

    Description: This talk will focus on my work at the University of Waterloo as Director of The U&AI Lab, which uses research-creation methods for enhanced EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion) outcomes in AI design. In particular, my talk will center on a case study related to facial recognition AI and my Lab’s efforts to develop ethical methods for enhancing the racial diversity of datasets available to product designers working in this space.

    Bio: Lai-Tze Fan is the Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change, and an Associate Professor of Sociology & Legal Studies and English Literature at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is Associate Professor II at the Center for Digital Narrative in the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Director of The U&AI Lab at Waterloo. She is on the Board of Directors of Waterloo’s TRuST scholarly network, targeting misinformation and public trust in AI. She was a 2024 Delegate of the Science Meets Parliament program, through which she works with Canadian politicians and policy makers on AI regulation.

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  • The ESA Undergraduate Academic Conference!

    Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | By

    The English Students’ Association invite you to submit to the 2nd round of our CALL FOR PAPERS, for the upcoming Undergraduate Academic Conference on April 5, 2025.

    Selected students will read their papers in a Conference setting, followed by a Q-&-A session. This Call is open to all students, from any year and department; it can be one from this year or any other year.  If you are thinking about pursuing Graduate Studies, this is definitely something you should consider– “Conference Presentation” and “Published Academic Work” are great ways to make that CV stand out!

    Criteria:
     1) *must pertain to English literature, rhetoric, and/or theory (but may be from any department/course)
     2) *must be 6-9 pages (or you can read it in 10-15 mins)

    Email submissions or questions to [email protected]. Deadline is Saturday, March 8.

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  • ESA Social Night!

    Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | By

    Students are invited to attend The English Students’ Association Social Night on Thursday, January 23rd @ 5pm!

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  • Creative Writing Pizza Party and Poetry Reading!

    Friday, November 22, 2024 | By

    Are you interested in Creative Writing? You are invited to a year-end party and poetry reading featuring students from this year’s Honours Poetry Seminar (ENCW 4P07).
    Come and hear your colleagues read their work. Find out more about creative writing at Brock.
    All interested students and faculty are invited. Food, including pizza, and other refreshments will be available. Current and prospective ENCW students are especially encouraged to attend.
    Date: Wednesday, November 27
    Time: 13:00 to 15:00
    Location: GLA 201 (second floor “fish bowl”)
    For more information, contact Prof. Dickinson at [email protected]
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  • English MA Information Session!

    Friday, November 01, 2024 | By

    If you are interested in pursuing you MA in English, join us on Thursday, November 7th to learn more about our program!

    English Language and Literature – 

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  • English MA Information Session- November 7th

    Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | By

    We are hosting a virtual MA information session for 3rd and 4th-year students who are interest in pursuing their MA in English!

    We will discuss topics such as requirements, advice on applications, funding, and workload both in our MA program and the English MA level in general.

    To RSVP, e-mail [email protected]

    English Language and Literature – 1re 

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  • Brock Talks Public Lecture Series to Discuss the Anthropocene

    Thursday, March 21, 2024 | By

    Anthropocene on famous las Vegas sign

    Join our own Professor Adam Dickinson along with Christine Daigle (Philosophy) and Francine McCarthy (Earth Sciences), on Wednesday, March 27, at the St. Catharines Public Library for a public lecture, “The Anthropocene as Scientific and Cultural Concept (for our Times)” 

    For more information, see the event posting on ExperienceBU, as well as the recent Brock News article. Hope to see you there!

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  • English Students’ Association Membership Meeting

    Thursday, March 14, 2024 | By

    Want to join the ESA? Come to the meeting on March 25, 3-4 pm, MCD 301!

    The details below are from the ExperienceBU listing:

    “With the end of the term fast approaching, the English Students’ Association is looking for passionate students in English and all related departments to participate in a meeting to plan for the next school year and what we want it to look like.

    Two of our executives will be graduating this spring, so if you’ve ever wanted to shape the future for English students or you’ve ever thought, “I wish there was an event like X,” this is the perfect opportunity for you!

    We will be accepting members for several roles, including President, Vice President, Social Media Coordinator, Event Planning, running Essay Workshops and more. These roles are open to any undergraduate student affiliated with the English department (this can include double majors, concurrent education, etc.). If you’re interested in any role and cannot attend, please contact us via email ([email protected]) or through our Instagram page (brock_esa), and we will ensure your voice is heard. If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!”

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  • Fall Preview Day

    Thursday, November 09, 2023 | By

    Many thanks to all who helped out with Fall Preview Day 2023! A special shoutout goes to the student volunteers, Francesca Mangiapane, Amanda Andrews, and Grace Paiva, for helping to promote our Department.

    Student volunteers (L-R): Francesca Mangiapane, Amanda Andrews, and Grace Paiva

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