English Language and Literature
HH building
Tel 519 888-4567 x46803
Fax 519 746-5788
Monday, October 3, 2022 — 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Come to a reading and Q&A to celebrate the release of renowned Canadian-Caribbean poet Pamela Mordecai's collected poems, A Fierce Green Place, published by New Directions in 2022!
Friday, April 29, 2022 — 3:00 PM EDT
Speaker: Aleksander Franiczek
Respondent: Alex Fleck
Friday, March 11, 2022 — 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST
Join us for this term’s Careers for English Majors event, virtual edition!
Hear English alumni working in a variety of sectors talk about their jobs and offer career planning advice. Learn about exciting opportunities for English grads in marketing and communications, technical writing, administration, higher education, and more.
Friday, November 25, 2022 — 11:00 AM EST
Abstract
Friday, October 21, 2022 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Speaker: Dakota Pinheiro
Respondent: sarah currie
Monday, October 3, 2022 — 11:45 AM EDT to Monday, November 28, 2022 — 11:45 AM EST
The Institute for Black Arts, Culture, and Literature is hosting a series of online events throughout October and November that will also be of interest to people in the English department. The series includes twenty-minute talks, readings, or performances followed by a twenty-minute Q&A. For more information on the events, see the links below. Contact Dr. Vershawn Young for Zoom links to the events.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 — 1:00 PM EDT
The UWaterloo English Teaching Orientation for incoming and continuing graduate students happens on Wednesday, Aug. 31. All orientation workshops will be held online.
Incoming Students
Incoming students (anyone entering the first year of their program at UWaterloo English, whether in an MA or PhD program, except for PhD students who did their MA at UWaterloo) have a series of required workshops: