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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March
Launch of Catherine Hunter's New Book
Fri. Mar. 15, 2019 10:00 AM
Cover art by Cliff Eyland. Design by Melody Morrissette
Catherine Hunter's new collection of poems, St. Boniface...
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Andrew Burke publishes on Winnipeg in The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Cinema
Tue. Mar. 12, 2019 10:30 AM
Andrew Burke's chapter, "Stand Tall: Winnipeg Cinema and the Civic Imaginary," has been published...
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World Poetry Day: Poetry in Many Languages
Tue. Mar. 12, 2019 10:00 AM
Di Brandt, Winnipeg's inaugural Poet Laureate and a professor in Canadian Literature and Creative Writing in the Department of English at the...
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Talk by Dr. Jen Reid - Patrick and Social Identity at the End of Roman Britain
Sun. Mar. 10, 2019 11:00 AM
Next week, on Wednesday, March 13, at 12:30, in Room 2M73, Dr. Jennifer Reid will present "Patrick and Social Identity at the End of...
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April
Kathleen Venema's Bird-Bent Grass shortlisted for the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-fiction
Thu. Apr. 25, 2019 12:00 AM
Manitoba Book Awards 2019
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Candida Rifkind Interviewed About Project GraphicBio
Mon. Apr. 1, 2019 10:00 AM
Professor Candida Rifkind was interviewed by Emily Lauer for the website Women Write About Comics about her...
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May
Kathleen Venema Publishes Essay in The Globe and Mail
Tue. May. 14, 2019 12:00 AM
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-my-mother-couldnt-choose-her-storys-end-this-needs-to-change/
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Nora Decter's How Far We Go and How Fast Shortlisted for Rakunen Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Thu. May. 2, 2019 10:00 AM
How Far We Go and How Fast, the debut novel by UWinnipeg English Instructor Nora Decter, has been nominated for the $10,000 Rakunen Kobo Emerging...
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BIPoC Student Symposium
Wed. May. 1, 2019 12:00 PM
https://uwinnipeg.ca/bipoc-student-symposium
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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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Candida Rifkind Works with UW Students to publish Indigenous Comics Annotated Bibliography
Wed. Aug. 28, 2019 12:00 AM
Candida Rifkind worked with University of Manitoba Librarian Camille Callison (Tahltan) and two UW students, Taylor Daigneault (Metis, BEd) and Amy...
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Patricia Robertson co-edits a special issue of Canadian Notes & Queries
Wed. Aug. 28, 2019 12:00 AM
Patricia Robertson has co-edited a special issue of CNQ entitled "Writing and Literature in an Age of Unravelling" with her...
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September
Grad School Information Sessions
Thu. Sep. 26, 2019 1:30 PM
Thinking of Applying to Grad School?Friday, October 4th12:30pm - 1:20pm3M60
what to expect in an MA program
weighing the options
applying to...
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Launch of juice 19
Fri. Sep. 6, 2019 1:00 PM
Join us for the launch of juice 19, the UW journal of creativity. Monday, October 7, at 7:00 pm, McNally Robinson Grant Park. Everyone is...
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Help Wanted | juice
Tue. Sep. 3, 2019 2:15 PM
juice, the journal of Creative Writing by and for University of Winnipeg students, needs one Student Editor, one Assistant Student Editor, and one...
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Martha Baillie reading from Sister Language at Thin Air International Writers Festival
Tue. Sep. 3, 2019 1:55 PM
Martha Baillie (Toronto) is reading from Sister Language, a profoundly moving collaboration with her sister Christine, who suffered from...
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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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October
One Book UW Writer-in-Residence Jennifer Storm
Tue. Oct. 8, 2019 10:00 AM
Jennifer Storm is an Ojibwe writer from the Couchiching First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. She has authored a YA novel and a graphic novel and...
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November
Hinterland Remixed: Media, Memory, and the Canadian 1970s. Read about Andrew Burke's brilliant new book
Tue. Oct. 8, 2019 10:00 AM
Analogue Memories
English Department Chair Brandon Christopher interviews faculty member Andrew Burke about his book Hinterland Remixed: Media,...
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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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