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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Winner of the first annual Drama Studies Competition

The winner of our First Annual Drama Studies Competition is Jennifer Goodman, with her one-act play, First Date: The Musical. This quirky, fun romp reminds us that there's more than one way to interpret what counts as a good first... More

Friday, April 8, 2022

If you missed this year’s Munro Beattie event, you’re in luck! You can still watch the recording of it.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Book Arts Lab Introduction

The Book Arts Lab, located in Carleton’s MacOdrum Library, opened in 2020. It is the centre of books arts practice on campus, featuring vintage printing presses and type, traditional bookbinding equipment, tools for calligraphy and relief block cutting, paper decorating facilities, and workshop space. The Department of English offers courses at... More

Friday, April 1, 2022

Congratulations to English alumni Sanita Fejzić & Sarah Waisvisz

The Department of English Language and Literature wishes to congratulate its award-winning graduates, Sanita Fejzić (BA '15, MA '18) and Dr. Sarah Waisvisz (PhD ‘14), for the debut of their plays during the 2021-2022 season at the GCTC (Great Canadian Theatre Company). Sanita Fejzić talks about the sold-out performance of her play, Blissful... More

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Noah’s Blog – “Shocks in a Clown-Shaped Box”

The Department of English’s student blogger for 2021-22, Noah Bendzsa, has just published a new post, “Shocks In a Clown-Shaped Box.” Noah’s latest post ponders the qualities of Stephen King’s novel It. What makes the novel worth reading, in Noah’s estimation, might surprise you. You can read the post... More

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Spotlight on Research – Professors Donald Beecher and Grant Williams

Professors Donald Beecher and Grant Williams have recently published an edition of two literary pamphlets written by the little-known Elizabethan printer Henry Chettle. (A pamphlet was a popular and cheap print form that could span anywhere from several pages to the length of a short book.) The first text, Kind-Heart’s Dream, is a parodic... More

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Congratulations to Professor Janne Cleveland (Department of English Language and Literature) for winning a Professional Achievement Award!

The Professional Achievement Awards recognize outstanding professional achievements at Carleton University for professional librarians and instructors. As a member of the Carleton University community for the past twenty years, Professor Janne Cleveland continues to work toward inspiring students as the Co-ordinator of Drama Studies in the... More

Friday, March 18, 2022

In Class with Jivesh Parasram

By Mikayla Rudolf Canadian playwright Jivesh Parasram attended Dr. Bridgette Brown’s fourth-year Studies in Canadian Literature class via Zoom on March 7 to discuss his Governor General Award-nominated play Take D Milk, Nah? Jiv spoke to students and answered questions about the creation process, content, and reception of Take D Milk, Nah?--the... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Spotlight on Research – Professor Sarah Brouillette and PhD candidate Dessa Bayrock: “Who Wins? The Politics of Prize Culture in Canada’s CODE Burt Awards”

Professor Sarah Brouillette and PhD candidate Dessa Bayrock, both from the Department of English, recently co-authored an essay published in the British literary journal Wasafiri. “Who Wins? The Politics of Prize Culture in Canada’s CODE Burt Awards” discusses a book prize administered by the Canadian Organization for Development through... More

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Two Carleton English Graduates Top the 2022 Winter Season at the Great Canadian Theatre Company

Two Carleton English Graduates Top the 2022 Winter Season at the Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC)! Playwrights Sanita Fejzić (English BAH and MA) and Dr. Sarah Waisvisz (English PhD) both have shows on at the GCTC now through April. Tickets are selling fast! Find out more at https://www.gctc.ca/2122-season. Congratulations Sanita and Sarah!... More

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Noah’s Blog – “Fifteen-Minute Intermission”

In their latest post, Department of English student blogger Noah Bendzsa takes inspiration from Wes Anderson’s latest film The French Dispatch and poses two challenges to readers. Check out “Fifteen-Minute Intermission” on the FASS... More

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Spotlight on Research – Dr. Christopher Doody: “I Want To Tell You Love”

Dr. Christopher Doody, who graduated with a Ph.D. in English from Carleton in 2016, is the co-editor (along with Eric Schmaltz) of I Want To Tell You Love, a critical edition of the poetry of bill bissett and Milton Acorn. Published in late 2021 by the University of Calgary Press, the edition features the... More

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