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 –
English MA Information Session!
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English MA Information Session- November 7th
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 mvanatte@brocku.ca
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Elizabeth Sauer Recognized with Distinguished Professor Designation
Our own Elizabeth Sauer is one of 10 Brock professors who have been awarded the honorary title of Distinguished Professor, awarded by the Office of the President at this year’s Spring Convocation.
Congratulations, Distinguished Professor Sauer!
Please see the Brock News for more about the distinction and the full list of recipients.
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Claire Thyne is Awarded the Janet Sackfie Book Prize
GPD Professor Carole Stewart and MA Candidate Claire Thyne… with Cows. Photo courtesy of Carole Stewart.
The Janet Sackfie Book Prize is open to MA students in English and is awarded annually to the best essay submitted as part of the regular coursework in fall and winter semesters.
This prize was established to recognize the contributions of Janet Sackfie to the Department of English Language and Literature, where she served as Administrative Assistant for over a decade during her 25 years at Brock.
The graduate committee members acknowledged that “all the papers submitted were impressive; indeed, they all had such different strengths and merits that the decision was not easy. In the end, Claire Thyne’s “R is for Resting” stood out for its creativity in combining genres and its innovation to a theoretically significant topic.”
Congratulations, Claire!
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Prizes Announced
The Undergraduate Program Committee is delighted to announce the winners and runners-up for our 2023-2024 Departmental Prizes. Congratulations to all!
The First-Year English Essay Prize
Audrey Gignac, “The Inevitability of Aging: Enjambment in “Sending My Mother Home After My Surgery”’
Cora Holt, ENGL 1P94, “The Diseased Population”
Helen S. Bremner and Family Memorial Scholarship
Gabe Piessens
The Michael Hornyasnky Prize Michael for Creative Writing
Jade Morningstar, “Exercising my Prerogative”
(Runner-Up) Lily Young, “Go Away, Anna”
The Carole LaMothe English Essay Prize
Mia Smith, ENGL 4P45, “I wish somebody would write me a loveletter”: An Analysis of Translation and Language’s Function and Significance in James Joyce’s Ulysses
Rose Divecha, PCUL 2P93, “Micronarratives and Social Media: Was Rear Window the Precursor to Scrolling?”
CFUW Lily Bell Award
Lily Young
Niagara Regional English Award
Dana Alrifai
Mikayla Keniry
English Students Association Book Prize
Colin Clifford Spencer
Clara Hollosi Prize
Victoria Augustine
Eleanor Abram Prize for Fiction
Miriam Dieckmann
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New Book is a Team Effort
Congratulations to Professors Ann Howey and Martin Danahay on their new publication!
“Neo-Victorianism and Medievalism: Re-appropriating the Victorian and Medieval Pasts” came out on May 2, 2024 from Brill.com.
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Applications to English Awards Due Monday, May 6, 2024
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 (lkeenan@brocku.ca) or directly to Professor Gregory Betts (gbetts@brocku.ca). Good luck!
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English Graduate Student Colloquium Showcases Student Research
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
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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Professor Knight to curate exhibition at Eclipse on the Escarpment
Professor Knight (third from right) shares her eclipse exhibition materials with her class.
Professor Leah Knight will be a part of the Eclipse on the Escarpment event on April 8th, hosted by the Faculty of Mathematics and Science (registration on ExperienceBU). Her exhibit, “ ‘Dark shall by thy sun’: Imagining eclipses in early modern England,” will be on display in the Ian Beddis Gymnasium from 12-4pm.
Read all about it in the Brock News!
