Archives: Research

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Research Talks

That Gurnah, not Ngũgĩ, Won the Nobel Prize: On Taste and Distaste for Africanity Dr. Bryan Mukandi November 3, 2022 16:00 - 18:00 2017 Dunton Tower Abstract In an introduction to a recent Paris Review interview, Namwali Serpell suggests that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o hasn’t got a Nobel Prize because he’s a radical or a... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Research Talks

As the pun indicates, “Research Talks” is a series of lectures on the work that English Faculty and Graduate Students are doing and an opportunity for the department’s research to speak and to be heard in the community. “Talks” also registers the informality of the occasion, where speakers can test mock presentations and entertain... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Conferences

2023 English Graduate Student Society (EGSS) Conference Community/Solitude: The Poetics and Praxis of Life in Transition May 5th, 2023, at 9:00 am to 7:00 pm May 6th, 2023, at 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Click here for the conference program. 2021 English Graduate Student Society (EGSS) Conference Recuperating Joy: Symbiotic Connections, Optimisms, and... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

MA Colloquium

Each year, our Master’s Students share their research with fellow students and faculty at the annual MA Colloquium. This engaging student-organized event is a capstone to the MA program, a forum for showcasing papers presented at conferences throughout the year, and a place to preview ongoing Master’s research.   MA Colloquium 2023... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

PhD Colloquium

  This event provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to share research, glean feedback, and gain experience presenting a paper in front of a large audience, the annual PhD Colloquium has proven itself invaluable as test-run for work in progress before it is presented at professional conferences and job talks. 2018 Dessa Bayrock:... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

PhD Speaker Series

Our PhD Program's dedicated speaker series brings internationally recognized scholars to the department to address major issues and new directions in the field of the Production of Literature. In addition to the formal public lecture, invited speakers share their work in progress with grad students in an intimate workshop setting. Claire... More

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Medieval and Renaissance Society

The Carleton-Ottawa University Medieval and Renaissance Society is a collection of scholars, both graduate students and faculty, who live and work in the Ottawa-Kingston area. We gather on average twice a year for events that have in the past included colloquia, work-in-progress presentations, discussions of recent major publications in the field,... More

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

BABEL: Graduate Student Reading Group

Organized by a professor from the English department, the graduate student reading group is a great way to explore literary and cultural theory at both beginner and advanced levels. This longstanding group is known for its relaxed atmosphere and for bringing grad students and profs together to expand their theoretical knowledge in directions not... More

Monday, February 13, 2017

Congratulations! Associate Professor Siobhain Bly Calkin was named Medievalist of the Month by the Canadian Society of Medievalists.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The Surprising History of Katherine Parr’s Prayer for Henry VIII

by Jon Brownlee, Combined Honours in Humanities and English 2016 Professor Micheline White of Carleton’s English Department and the College of the Humanities was working on a research project when she made an important discovery about Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Professor White was researching Elizabeth Tyrwhit, one of... More

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