Congrats to Professors Sandeep Banerjee and Allan Hepburn on their new publications!
Associate Professor Sandeep Banerjee co-edited聽Partition, Belonging and the Birth of Bangladesh聽(Routledge, 2026) with Subho Basu.
Meet the 成人VR视频 Arts students behind the Montreal International Poetry Prize
Curious about what goes on behind the scenes of an international poetry prize? The Faculty of Arts spoke to MA student Izzi Holmes and U3 Physics and English major Clara Costello about the important work they do for the Montreal International Poetry Prize and the positive impact it has on the 成人VR视频 community, and on poets around the world.
Catherine Bradley in 成人VR视频 News!
Faculty Lecturer and Resident Costume Designer Catherine Bradley spoke with 成人VR视频 News about her two-part聽course, Costuming for the Theatre. Offered in the Department of English's聽Drama & Theatre program, Costuming for the Theatre I and II are聽hands-on courses that give students the opportunity to design and produce a costume from head to toe and learn techniques such as millinery (hat-making) and draping.
Submissions for the 2026 competition are open!
The Montreal International Poetry Prize is committed to encouraging the creation of original works of poetry, to building international readerships, and to exploring the world鈥檚 Englishes.
Professor Alexander Manshel has won the MELUS Book Award
Congratulations to Professor Manshel for winning the MELUS Book Award!Professor Alexander Manshel has won the 2023-2024 MELUS聽Book Award for Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon.聽The awards committee judged it the most outstanding book published between 2023 and 2024 for both its
Professor Erin Hurley receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant
Congratulations to Professor Erin Hurley for receiving a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant!Professor聽Erin Hurley聽will lead a project exploring the rich history and cultural significance of Montreal鈥檚 Centaur Theatre as it approaches its 60th anniversary in 2028.
Carmen Faye Mathes Has Been Awarded the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize
Congratulations to Professor Carmen Faye Mathes!Professor Mathes has been awared聽the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize for her essay聽鈥淎postrophe鈥檚 Occasions: Two Postures of Abolitionist Address.鈥�
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Ricardo Wilson is the 2025-26 Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence
The Department of English is聽delighted to announce Professor Ricardo Wilson聽as the 2025-2026 Mordecai聽Richler Writer-in-Residence.
Camille Owens Receives Honorable Mention for "Like Children"
Congratulations to Professor Camille Owens! Professor Owens received an honorable mention from the聽Modern Language Association of America for her book聽Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America.The committee writes: "Camille Owens鈥檚 Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America is a groundbreaking study of the 鈥淏lack prodigy鈥� and
Prof. Sandeep Banerjee on CBC Ideas
Professor Sandeep Banerjee was a guest in the CBC Ideas episode "How this 19th-century Indian feminist flipped the colonial travelogue on its head." Listen to the episode
Professor Manshel's 'Writing Backwards' was awarded the 2026 Perkins Prize!
The Barbara Perkins and George Perkins Prize is awarded to 'Writing Backwards', Professor Manshel's recent book!Established in 1994, the聽Perkins聽Prize聽honors Barbara聽Perkins聽and George聽Perkins, the founders of both聽The Journal of Narrative Technique聽and the Society itself. The聽prize is awarded to the book making the most significant contribution to the study of narrative in a given year.
Professor Nathalie Cooke appointed to Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to Professor Nathalie Cooke on聽her election as a Fellow to the聽Royal听厂辞肠颈别迟测听辞蹿听Canada!Professor Cooke was elected a Fellow聽to the
Nathalie Cooke's Latest Book: Tastes and Traditions
Tastes and Traditions: A Journey Through Menu History by聽Professor Nathalie Cooke
Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments
Zine-making 101: Feminist pedagogy through creative assessmentsWhen聽Postdoctoral Fellow Amanda Greer developed the syllabus for her course, ENGL391: Girlhood Cinemas, she wanted to ensure that girlhood was taken seriously as an experience directly impacting visual culture. Greer wanted to create an assignment that allowed students to communicate their ideas through girlhood aesthetics.
Professor Manshel's "Writing Backwards" released as an audiobook
Associate Professor Alexander Manshel's publication聽Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon (Columbia University Press, 2023) has been released as an audiobook by聽University Press Audiobooks.