Historical fiction: a guarantee of critical success or a trap?  

Published: 15 May 2023

For 21st century authors, the odds of writing a critical hit are much higher if the novel takes place in the past, not the present or future. Between 2000 and 2020, about three quarters of the...

Book Launch - Mother Muse by Lorna Goodison

Friday, June 10, 2022 16:00to18:00

Join Véhicule Press, the Department of English and the Montreal International Poetry Prize for the launch of Mother Muse, a poetry collection by Lorna Goodison/englishCategory: Faculty of Arts...

Experts: Pride Month | June 2021

Published: 8 June 2021

June is Pride Month in Canada. It is a time when we celebrate diversity and LGBTQ+ communities, acknowledge their history, the hardships they have endured, and the progress that has been made. (CBC...

Experts: Escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians

Published: 13 May 2021

Israel hit three multi-storey towers as it hammered the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, and militants in the territory fired barrages of rockets at Israel, in the most severe outbreak of violence since...

Life after (and during) a PhD – a project designed to change expectations & the culture of the academy

Published: 12 June 2019

For the past four years a cross-Canada project developed by McGill University, TRaCE, has been gathering stories and data about life after (and during) a humanities PhD....

The 2019 John G. Diefenbaker Award

Published: 12 June 2019

The John G. Diefenbaker Award allows a distinguished German scholar in the social sciences or humanities to conduct research in Canada, and spend brief periods gaining further experience at...

Seminar: Caroline Levine

Thursday, March 28, 2019 10:00to12:00

Caroline Levine will conduct a seminar for interested students and faculty on the morning of Thursday, 28 March. All are welcome to attend. /englishCategory: Faculty of Arts Dept. of English Seminars

The Revenger's Tragedy - The first Moyse Hall production of the 2012-13 Season

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 19:30

McGill University Department of English, Drama and Theater Program presents:The Revenger's Tragedy by Thomas MiddletonDirected by Patrick Neilson853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0G5, CA...

Bob Dylan Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Published: 13 October 2016

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". (NobelPrize.org)

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