The study of literature equips students for professional and civic life by fostering both practical communication skills and a sympathetic imagination. By reading literature critically, students gain essential training in how to think clearly and write articulately—skills that are essential to success in many fields, including public relations, business, administration, law, and information technology as well as publishing and teaching. More information »
Information for students
- Undergraduate Brochure 2011-2012
- Graduate Courses – Spring/Summer 2011 to Winter 2012
- Department of English Style Guide
- Experiential Learning Service
Apply your studies to real world situations, in ways that benefit the community. - Faculty of Arts Students – Undergraduate
- Faculty of Arts Students – Graduate
- Do you have questions? Do you need help? The Student Mentoring Centre is here to help students in the Faculty of Arts adjust to university life and succeed in their studies.
Events
- In October 2012, the Department of English will host a Symposium on "Children's Literature and Imaginative Geography Past, Present, and Future." For more information, please see the Call for Papers.
News
- The Department is delighted to announce that doctoral candidate Kja Isaacson has been awarded a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement, and is valued at $50,000 annually for three years. Congratulations!
- Professor David Staines named to Order of Canada
- Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Panek, who was awarded the best essay of 2010 by the editors of English Literary Renaissance for her article "'This Base Stallion Trade': He-whores and Male Sexuality on the Early Modern Stage."
- The Department is pleased to congratulate Amal El-Mohtar (uOttawa B.A. 2005, M.A. 2006) on her nomination for a Nebula Award for her short story "The Green Book" (Apex Magazine, Issue 18, November 2010). Her poem "Song for an Ancient City" won the 2009 Rhysling Award (short).
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Professor David Staines has been appointed to the Order of Ontario. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Professor Irene Makaryk, whose book
Peretvorennia Shekspira, the Ukrainian translation of her 2004 book, Shakespeare in the Undiscovered Bourn, has been awarded Book of the Year in the category of literary criticism. The award is sponsored by the State University of Kyiv Mohyla and the online literary journal litakcent.com.- Please visit the Departmental "Awards and recognition" page for recently archived news.
