Past Features
2024
february
Professor Kathryn Ready Discusses her New Edited Collection Romantic Women’s Writing and Sexual Transgression
Thu. Feb. 29, 2024 12:00 AM
February sees the publication of Romantic Women’s Writing and Sexual Transgression, a new collection edited by University of...
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Department of English Careers Workshop
Thu. Feb. 29, 2024 12:00 AM
The Department of English is hosting a Careers Workshop on Friday, March 15th from 12.30pm-2.00pm on Zoom.
The workshop will feature former...
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2023
September
Jake MacDonald Writer-in-Residence Program
Thu. Feb. 29, 2024 12:00 AM
Omar El Akkad Named as 2023 Jake MacDonald Writer in Residence
The University of Winnipeg English department is thrilled to announce that Omar El...
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A Publishing Speakers’ Series Returns in Winter 2024
Thu. Feb. 29, 2024 12:00 AM
A Publishing Speakers’ Series returns in Winter 2024 with three events that feature authors and industry professionals passing on their...
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February
The Publishing Speakers Series Continues
Thu. Feb. 16, 2023 10:00 AM
The 2022-23 Publishing Speakers Series continues in March with three further events.
March 3: Cody CaetanoFirst up, on Friday, March 3rd at 12:30pm...
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Transracial Adoption and Memoir Reading and Panel
Thu. Feb. 2, 2023 12:00 PM
University of Winnipeg; Transracial Adoption & Memoir – reading and panel. Free and open to the public. Feb. 6, 2023, 19:00,...
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2022
September
Zoom Q&A with Carly Watters (Senior Literary Agent, P.S. Literary)
Tue. Sep. 13, 2022 12:00 AM
In 2022-23, the Department of English is hosting a Publishing Speaker Series that will feature exciting industry professionals and authors who will...
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2021
2020
September
Black Writing in Canada
Wed. Sep. 23, 2020 12:00 PM
The Department of English is pleased to present a 2020-21 virtual speakers series featuring Black Writing in Canada. All Zoom public presentations...
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June
Peter Melville on Teaching Poetry Online
Thu. Jun. 25, 2020 12:00 PM
What is it like to take English courses online? We asked Professor Peter Melville to comment on his experience teaching this spring, when COVID...
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Graduating Class 2020
Mon. Jun. 22, 2020 12:00 PM
The Department of English is excited to announce three gold medalists, 2020. The gold medals are awarded to students with the highest...
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Department of English Statement against Police Brutality and Anti-Black Racism
Mon. Jun. 22, 2020 12:00 PM
Members of the Department of English are in solidarity with Black faculty, students, and staff at the University of Winnipeg and in the community...
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April
Launch of the 2020-21 Honours Seminar Schedule
Fri. Apr. 3, 2020 11:00 AM
With campus closed, this year’s Honours Information Session moved online, taking place on March 25th on the Department of...
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March
GMB Chomichuk's Pop-Up Comics Workshop
Fri. Apr. 3, 2020 11:00 AM
On March 2nd and March 3rd, UWinnipeg's 2020 Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence, GMB Chomichuk, ran "Pictures Are Words," a pop-up...
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2019
November
The Editorial Team for juice 20
Thu. Nov. 21, 2019 12:00 AM
We are happy to introduce our editorial team for juice 20. Anne Caprice B. Claros is in her final year here at the University of Winnipeg. She is...
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Hinterland Remixed: Media, Memory, and the Canadian 1970s. Read about Andrew Burke's brilliant new book
Thu. Nov. 21, 2019 12:00 AM
Analogue Memories
English Department Chair Brandon Christopher interviews faculty member Andrew Burke about his book Hinterland Remixed: Media,...
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September
UW Professor Jenny Heijun Wills launches her memoir, Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related (Penguin Randomhouse Canada) on Tuesday October 8th, 7:00 pm, at McNally Robinson Grant Park.
Tue. Sep. 3, 2019 10:40 AM
Q: How would you describe this book? Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related is a memoir in three parts. It takes as its starting off point Korean...
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Catherine Hunter launches a powerful new collection of poetry
Tue. Sep. 3, 2019 9:00 AM
On April 11, 2019, U of W English Professor Catherine Hunter launched her fourth book of poetry, St. Boniface Elegies (Signature Editions), to a...
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“African Literature in the World: Travel, Writing, and Other Love Stories”
Tue. Sep. 3, 2019 9:00 AM
A Joint Book Reading and Conversation Featuring Award-winning Writers Ayọ̀bámi...
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August
Jonathan Ball launches a new collection of poetry, The National Gallery (Coach House Books, 2019), on Sept. 17th at McNally Robinson, Grant Park.
Thu. Aug. 29, 2019 12:00 AM
Jonathan Ball holds a Ph.D. in English and teaches literature, film, and writing at the University of Winnipeg. He has written for television and...
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February
Paul DePasquale’s Course on “Indigenous Representations of Land and Water”
Mon. Feb. 25, 2019 10:30 AM
Group photo credit: Adam Collicutt
In Fall 2018, Professor Paul DePasquale offered a new iteration of the seminar course English 4717, Topics in...
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English Department Welcomes New Faculty Member Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba
Tue. Feb. 19, 2019 11:00 AM
The Department of English is very pleased to welcome new faculty member Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba. We asked Professor Anyaduba a few questions about...
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2018
December
Carla Manfredi Publishes Robert Louis Stevenson’s Pacific Impressions
Fri. Dec. 14, 2018 4:00 PM
Dr. Carla Manfredi recently published a scholarly monograph, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Pacific Impressions: Photography and Travel...
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Meet the Editorial Team for Juice 19
Fri. Dec. 14, 2018 2:00 PM
In the photo: Anne Claros, Ryan Haughey, Jase Falk, Hayden Maines, and Rachel Beazley.
(photo credit: Charlemagne...
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November
Di Brandt Launches New Poetry Collection
Fri. Dec. 14, 2018 2:00 PM
Di Brandt launches her new collection of poetry, Glitter & fall: Laozi's Dao De Jing, Transinhalations (Turnstone Press...
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September
BA in Creative Writing Students Pursue Graduate Studies Across Canada
Wed. Sep. 26, 2018 11:30 PM
Every year, some of our Creative Writing graduates go on to pursue graduate studies across the country.
Molly Cross-Blanchard, who graduated with...
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Maria Campbell Awarded Honorary Degree
Fri. Sep. 21, 2018 10:15 AM
From July 22 to 25, 2018, a group of about twenty from the University of Winnipeg travelled to Gabriel’s Crossing,...
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June
Kathleen Venema Publishes Memoir
Tue. Jun. 5, 2018 12:00 PM
Professor Kathleen Venema has published a memoir, Bird-Bent Grass: A Memoir, in Pieces as part of the Life Writing series...
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April
Heather Milne Publishes New Book Poetry Matters
Thu. Apr. 26, 2018 2:30 PM
Professor Heather Milne has published the scholarly book Poetry Matters: Neoliberalism, Affect, and the Posthuman in Twenty-First Century...
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March
A Conversation with Métis Poet Marilyn Dumont,
Mon. Mar. 26, 2018 1:00 PM
A Conversation with Métis Poet Marilyn Dumont,
During Winnipeg's World Poetry Week, March 2018
by Di Brandt...
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February
My Secret Mentor Workshop
Tue. Feb. 13, 2018 12:15 PM
Invitation to Attend by Méira Cook, UW Writer-in-Residence 2018
The idea for “My Secret Mentor” began (as most things...
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English Department Winter Lecture Series
Tue. Feb. 13, 2018 10:30 AM
Everyone is welcome to attend these research presentations by faculty members in the Department of English.
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NEW HONOURS ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
Thu. Feb. 1, 2018 10:45 AM
In Fall 2018, the English department is introducing a simplified set of requirements for the Honours Degree.
The changes to the program are as...
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January
Upcoming Events with Méira Cook, Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence
Thu. Jan. 18, 2018 12:30 PM
Méira Cook is the author of five books of poetry, two collections of essays, and three novels. She holds a PhD in Canadian literature from...
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2017
November
Joshua Whitehead Publishes First Book
Mon. Nov. 6, 2017 1:00 PM
English Honours and MA in Cultural Studies alumn Joshua Whitehead is an Oji-Cree/nehiyaw, Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer from Peguis First Nation in...
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October
English Literature Students’ Association (ELSA) Gearing Up for a Busy Year
Mon. Oct. 30, 2017 12:00 AM
In 2016-17, after a hiatus of a couple of years, the English Literature Students’ Association (ELSA) was brought back to life by...
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Jenny Heijun Wills Wins Grant to Support Critical Race Network
Wed. Oct. 25, 2017 1:00 PM
Dr. Jenny Heijun Wills is one of the first three inaugural grant recipients of the UW Knowledge Mobilization Community Impact Program. This awards...
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September
Méira Cook will be our Carol Shields Writer in Residence for 2018
Tue. Sep. 26, 2017 3:00 PM
Méira Cook was born in Johannesburg and worked as a journalist in South Africa. Since coming to Canada, she has published five books of...
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Get to Know the English Department Contract Faculty!
Fri. Sep. 1, 2017 9:30 AM
The English Department is pleased to profile a number of the contract faculty who are teaching courses in the Fall/Winter 2017-18 academic year. We...
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August
Fall/Winter English Courses With No Wait Lists
Thu. Aug. 24, 2017 10:00 AM
The following English Department courses have open spaces as of August 24, 2017. Students who do not have the requisites to enroll should contact...
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May
Student Editors of juice Magazine Had an Extraordinary Year
Wed. May. 31, 2017 2:00 PM
English students Hannah Green, Rachel Narvey, and Joel Ferguson comprise the editorial team for juice 17, a literary journal put...
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Doris Wolf Researching Memoirs of German Immigrants to North America
Mon. May. 1, 2017 2:30 PM
Doris Wolf is currently on a research leave to research memoirs of German immigrants to North America, so we asked her to tell us more about this...
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April
Professor Venema’s ENGL 3180 Organizes “Community Conversation for Peace”
Thu. Apr. 27, 2017 8:30 AM
ENGL-3180 "Making Peace and War in Literature," includes the traditional study of literary and cultural texts; a practicum component...
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Heather Milne and Angela Failler (WGS) Receive $22,000 for Museum Queeries Workshop
Thu. Apr. 20, 2017 11:30 AM
Dr. Heather Milne (English) and Dr. Angela Failler (Women’s and Gender Studies) have been awarded over $22,000 to support the...
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February
Katherena Vermette is the 2017 Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence
Mon. Feb. 27, 2017 8:30 AM
The English Department is very happy to host Katherena Vermette as the 2017 Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence for the month of March. A...
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WRITING THE LINE A Conference for Writers at The University of Winnipeg
Wed. Feb. 15, 2017 2:00 PM
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2016
October
Dr. Murray Evans Retires
Thu. Oct. 6, 2016 11:00 AM
Department of English faculty member, Dr. Murray Evans, retired earlier this year after more than three decades at the University of Winnipeg....
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Candida Rifkind Co-Edits Canadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narrative
Thu. Oct. 6, 2016 11:00 AM
Candida Rifkind Co-Edits Canadian Graphic: Picturing Life NarrativeCanadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narratives. Edited by Candida Rifkind and Linda...
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Jessica Jacobson-Konefall’s Research on Contemporary Art in Canada
Thu. Oct. 6, 2016 9:00 AM
A Q&A with Dr. Jessica Jacobson-Konefall, UW Alumnus and English Department Contract Faculty
Dr. Jessica Jacobson-Konefall has been both a...
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May
Kathleen Venema Teaching Course at Headingley Women’s Correction Centre
Mon. May. 9, 2016 12:30 PM
Professor Kathleen Venema is teaching a Walls to Bridges version of English 3717: Indigenous Literatures and Cultures at the Women’s...
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February
Naomi Hamer’s Research on Children’s Museums
Wed. Feb. 24, 2016 1:30 PM
Dr. Naomi Hamer is Assistant Professor of English and an affiliate of the Centre for Research in Young People’s Texts and Cultures...
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New 4 Year BA Specialization in Screen and Cultural Studies
Fri. Feb. 12, 2016 11:00 AM
The English Department is pleased to announce the launch of a new 4 Year BA Specialization in Screen and Cultural Studies. This replaces the 4 Year...
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Creative Writing Grad Publishes First Book
Fri. Feb. 12, 2016 10:15 AM
Matthew Tétreault is a graduate of the UW’s BA stream in Creative Writing. He is currently a graduate student in English and...
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2015
December
Introducing the Editorial Team for juice 16
Fri. Dec. 11, 2015 10:00 AM
juice is a literary journal put together, edited, and created by students from the University of Winnipeg. The goal of the journal is to offer...
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English Alumns Pursuing Grad Degrees
Fri. Dec. 11, 2015 10:00 AM
Graduates of the University of Winnipeg’s English programs go on to do exciting research in various graduate programs at both the M.A....
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Candida Rifkind Launches Project GraphicBio
Fri. Dec. 11, 2015 10:00 AM
Dr. Candida Rifkind has received a three-year SSHRC Insight Grant to launch a major project on graphic biography.
This project focuses on...
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September
CRYTC Welcomes Visiting Australian Researcher
Fri. Sep. 18, 2015 10:00 AM
The Centre for Research in Young People's Texts and Cultures (CRYTC) welcomes Emma Whatman, who will be a Visiting Researcher from September...
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Andrew Burke’s “Abandoned Targets of Canada” Receives National Media Attention
Thu. Sep. 17, 2015 10:00 AM
Andrew Burke’s online crowdsourced photography project, “Abandoned Targets of Canada” (ATOC), has been drawing...
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