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Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Hannah Watts! Hannah's dissertation is titled "Cognitive Constellations: Neurodivergent Aesthetics in 20th Century Experimental Poetries". Her supervisor was Jay Dolmage and readers were Kevin McGuirk and Aimée Morrison. The external examiner was Michael Davidson and the internal/external examiner was Michael Boehringer. Her defense was chaired by Leonardo Simon.

We're proud to announce the names of the English Language and Literature students who received their degrees at the fall 2023 convocation this past weekend. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. Samuel Rowland! On September 22nd, successfully defended his dissertation, “Sounds of the Land of Promise: Listening to Ralph Ellison’s Metaphors of Memory in Invisible Man” The supervisor was Dr. Kevin McGuik with committee members Dr. Ken Hirschkop (UWaterloo English) and Dr. Victoria Lamont (UWaterloo English). The internal/external was Dr. Andrew Hunt, and the external was Dr. Thomas Carmichael, University of Western Ontario. 

Congratulations to our newest PhD graduate, Dr. Maša Torbica! Maša's dissertation is titled "Idle No More: A Rhetorical Analysis of a Movement"; her supervisor was Heather Smyth and readers were Frankie Condon and Linda Warley. The external examiner was Pauline Wakeham and the internal/external examiner was Kelsey Leonard. Her defense was chaired by Colleen Maxwell.

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. Sally Beresford - Sheridan! On September 15, Sally successfully defended her dissertation, “Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. Detecting Community in their Public, Private, and Fictional Lives” The supervisor was Dr. Carol Acton, with committee members Dr. Kate Lawson (UWaterloo English), Dr. Victoria Lamont (UWaterloo English). The internal/external was Dr. Jane Nicolas (St. Jerome's History) and the external was Dr. Ann C. Martin, of the University of Saskatchewan.

We're proud to announce the names of the English Language and Literature students who are graduating this spring. Congratulations to all!

Graduate Students

PhD

Elizabeth Brey
Monique Kampherm
Thomas Mayberry
Robert Travis Morton
Zachary Pearl

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. sarah currie! On April 26, sarah successfully defended her dissertation, “The Mad Manifesto.” The supervisor was Dr. Jay Dolmage, with committee members Dr. Heather Love (UWaterloo English) and Dr. Madelaine Hron (Wilfrid Laurier University). The internal/external was Dr. Kim Nguyen, and the external was Dr. Fady Shanouda, of Carleton University. 

Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Dr. Betsy Brey! On April 14, Betsy successfully defended her dissertation, “Digital Dialogism: Space, Time, and Queerness in Video Games.” She was co-supervised by Drs. Neil Randall and Gerald Voorhees, with committee members Drs. Ken Hirschkop and Heather Smyth. The External Examiner was Dr. Cody Mejeur and the Internal/External Examiner was Dr. Luke Potwarka. 

Congratulations to Dr. Zachary Pearl, who on February 21, 2023 successfully defended his dissertation, "Fictocritical Cyberfeminism: A Paralogical Model for Post-Internet Communication" Dr. Pearl's supervisor was Dr. Marcel O'Gorman, the internal members were Dr. Heather Love and Dr. Brianna Wiens, the internal-external member was Dr. Carla Fehr and the external examiner was Dr. Aristea Fotopoulou of the University of Brighton.

Congratulations to Dr. Monique Kampherm, who on Dec. 22 successfully defended her dissertation, “Masks and Caricatures: Prosopopoeia, Ethopoeia, and the Effect of Social Media on Canadian Political Leaders’ Debates."