Where Can English Take You?–To Another Easter, Grading Quizzes, and the End of the Journey

  Taylor Breckles, a UFV English and history student, is studying literature and language in Poland this year. UFV English professor Michelle LaFlamme helped facilitate Breckles’s exchange with the University of Silesia, a UFV partner university in Poland. Student guest post by Taylor Breckles   A couple of noteworthy events have happened since I last … Read more

Every Day English–BC Arts & Culture Week

  Late April in BC does more than simply usher in Spring. Appropriately enough, it also celebrates our province’s creativity with Arts and Culture Week. By Michelle LaFlamme I was born and raised in Coast Salish territory, and I have a love for this province. Photo Credit: Nick Kenrick.. Flickr via Compfight cc When I … Read more

A Bumper Crop: Celebrating Our Honours Students’ Research

  What do road signs, slaves, and magical talismans share in common? They’re all topics that English Honours students researched and wrote about this year. We can hardly recall a more eclectically excellent batch of Honours projects. Huzzah to curious minds! Photo Credit: Jorge Brazil Flickr via Compfight cc To celebrate this bountiful harvest of … Read more

It’s time for the English Department Grad Gala: Celebrate with nibbles, sips, and your professors

  You’ve finished your course work and traded required readings for your Summer Reading List. Forever. Congrats, grads! Photo Credit: Lisa Zins Flickr via Compfight cc Now it’s time to celebrate all that hard work! Come and mingle with the folks who best understand the magnitude of your accomplishments–your professors, friends, and family. Meet us … Read more