Events

“Ill Schooled in Bolted Language”: Shakespeare’s Tragic Flaw

Houman Mehrabian

Textbooks of rhetoric emphasize the significance of taking into account the values and interests of the particular audience when designing and delivering a speech. And the breach of this requirement is grouped among the greatest “vices” of the art of rhetoric.

Online Teaching and Learning

Instructor: James Skidmore, University of Waterloo
Taught in English

The following course is being offered in Fall 2020. 

This graduate seminar will explore the theory and practice of online teaching and its impact on student learning. Students will assess the efficacy of different approaches, analyze online courses currently on offer in higher education, learn about the role of technology in content delivery and community building, and develop their own approaches by designing their own online course in their discipline.

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) is pleased to announce that the University of Waterloo is one of 90+ institutions across Canada and the United States taking part in National Postdoc Appreciation Week from September 20 to September 24, 2021. This is our sixth annual event! 

To show appreciation for University of Waterloo postdocs, GSPA is: 

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:

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.

Abstract

For many people in North America—and indeed, across the world—the idea of living without smartphones is almost unthinkable. Since their arrival on the market in 2007, these convenient, pocket-sized devices have become a crucial tool for making our way in, and making sense of, our world. This is especially true for Millennials (Gen Y) and Zoomers (Gen Z), in which a staggering 93% and 98% of individuals, respectively, own smartphones.

Come and hang out with the SAGE execs and learn more about the Student Association for Grad Students in English! English faculty are also invited and encouraged to attend. Food and drinks will be provided.

Careers with Impact: Using an Arts Degree to Create Change

With a degree in Arts, you can become a force for change. Come join our Alumni in the Hub event to speak to alumni who have made helping humanity a passion and their career. From bringing awareness to mental health, to assisting in encouraging equity and diversity—these alumni have earned their bachelor’s degree and are using it to be the difference they would like to see in the world, each in unique ways you may not have thought of.

When: March 16th at 3pm-4:30pm