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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

ENGL 4135: Sleuthing in the Special Book Collections of Carleton’s Library

By Hugh Reid, Adjunct Research Professor “Studies in Publishing” is a course without a prescribed reading list, without distinct seminar topics to discuss, with many problems and mysteries to solve without any guarantee that the problems and mysteries will be solved or resolved.  And it spends most of its time in a restricted, specialized... More

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

How Was Your Holiday?

By Jan Schroeder, Associate Professor   During the holidays I was asked more than once by friends and relatives to speak about the Lindsay Shepherd case at Wilfrid Laurier last fall. It was clear that my loved ones expected me to denounce Laurier, defend Shepherd, and bemoan threats to free speech in post-secondary education.... More

Friday, January 12, 2018

Bringing a Medieval Scriptorium to Life

By Danielle Taylor, Ph.D. Candidate   From the process of creating vellum and parchment, to the pronunciation of the words written upon those materials, professors and students of the Carleton English Department brought medieval manuscripts to life for primary and secondary school students this summer. Professors Siobhain Bly Calkin and Robin... More

Monday, December 4, 2017

Congratulations to recent PhD graduate Alex Grammatikos!

Huge congratulations to recent PhD graduate Alex Grammatikos whose book, British Romantic Literature and the Emerging Modern Greek Nation, is forthcoming with... More

Friday, November 3, 2017

Contract Instructor Opportunities Summer 2018

*We are no longer accepting applications for contract instructor positions for summer 2018*   Contract Instructor Opportunities Summer 2018 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... More

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Last day to submit your entry to our Fall Showcase of Literary & Dramatic Arts

All students currently registered in a creative writing workshop are invited to submit an entry. Submissions should be no longer than 3 pages (5-6 minutes when read aloud) and should be sent to susan.birkwood@carleton.ca. Include a cover letter with your contact information; no identifying marks should appear on the submission itself. Deadline:... More

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

New post from ‘Life in English’ blogger Amanda Seed

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Friday, October 13, 2017

Grad Research: Storytelling and Video Games

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Contract Instructor Opportunity Winter 2018

*We are no longer accepting applications for this position* The Department of English Language and Literature invites applications from qualified candidates for the following contract instructor opportunity: ENGL 4605 (0.5 credit): Theatre Production... More

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Donor Spotlight: Professor Don Beecher discusses the delightful game of giving

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Monday, September 25, 2017

Professor Pius Adesanmi receives prestigious CBIE Board of Directors Leadership Award

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Monday, September 18, 2017

Nadia Bozak & Faizal Deen named as Ottawa Book Awards finalists!

Professor Nadia Bozak and PhD candidate Faizal Deen have been named as 2017 Ottawa Book Awards finalists. These awards recognize the top English and French books published in the previous year. Awards will be presented to the winning authors on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 7 p.m. at Ottawa City Hall, Jean-Pigott Place, 110 Laurier Avenue W.... More

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