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[James Brooke-Smith @JamesBrookeSmi1]

I wrote about Oscar Wilde and professional deformation for @reviewcanada. I hope you like it. Or, perhaps even better, I hope you dislike it in a stimulating and productive way.
https://t.co/4yrA4c7bEU

[UOttawa English Department @EnglishUOttawa]

Coming up this Wednesday 26th March is the EGSA's Book and Bakesale Fundraiser.

Coffee, cakes, and the written word. What's not to like!

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Thanks to everyone who attended last weekend's graduate conference.

So many fascinating papers, so many interesting debates.

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So much great stuff in the English Department today

First day of the EGSA graduate student conference

Michael Harris' lecture, "Total Re-Write: How A.I. Demeans Our Written Culture (DMS 4101) 4.30 - 6pm

EGSA Grad Conference Social Night (Cafe Nostalgica) 6pm - 8pm

Be there

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Coming soon

Michael Harris, "Total Re-Write: How A.I. Demeans Our Written Culture"

A public lecture brought to you by the Department of English in association with the Department of Communication and the Faculty of Arts Research Office.

Friday, March 14, 4-5.30pm, DMS 4101

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Public Lecture Announcement!

Michael Harris, "Total Re-Write: How A.I. Demeans our Written Culture"

Friday, March 14
4 - 5.30pm
DMS 4101

Hosted by the Department of English in collaboration with The Faculty of Arts Research Office and the Department of Communication.

[UOttawa English Department @EnglishUOttawa]

Cosmic Horror Comics Lecture!

Our very own Sean Moreland will be giving a lecture this Saturday on all things cosmic and horrific, from Edgar Allan Poe to Stephen King to Japanese manga (and beyond)

Sat, Mar 1, 2-3pm

Ruth E. Dickinson Branch of the Ottawa Public Library

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Calling all Grad Students!

EGSA Galentine's Day Coffee Hour.

Friday Feb 14, 11.30am - 12.30pm.

Coffee, treats, card making, good times

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This Friday is the first of our new Literary Futures guest lecture series.

Please join us for Adeline Johns-Putra of Queen's University, who will be talking about "Apocalypse Now and Then, Here and Now: Comparative Cultural Histories of Climate."
Friday, Feb 7, 4-5.30pm.
MHN 509

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Thanks to everyone who came out to the UESA's Blue Monday poetry event this week.

IT WAS A BLAST!

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Be ready for Blue Monday!

Jan 27 > Happy Goat Sandy Hill > 6.30pm - 9pm > Hosted by Youssef Wasef and Leah Campbell > first 20 people get a free drink!

Be there!

[UOttawa English Department @EnglishUOttawa]

We are very excited to announce our inaugural speaker for English Department's Literary Futures Guest Lecture Series.

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Don’t just take it from us...listen to former students and see where they ended up!
#NextLevelWritingGrad
👉 Check it out and start enrolling now https://t.co/d6s9WsKf2W
DEADLINE  to enroll Feb. 1, 2025
#englit #englishliterature #writingforwork #ottawacanada #uottawa #artottawa

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We have a course for that!

Here some of our upcoming courses for next year's MA in English Literature

👉 Check it out and start enrolling now https://t.co/d6s9WsKMSu

#ottawacanada #writerslife #fantasyfiction #historicalfantasy #uottawa #artottawa #gradottawa

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What’s next for you? How about an MA in English Literature?

We have 3 MA options to to boost your writing skills and prepare for a career in a variety of exciting fields!

Part-time or full-time options to fit your schedule

Feb 1, 2025 is the deadline to apply for next year!

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UESA's Blue Monday poetry night in the Fulcrum! Thanks to everyone for coming out - and see you there next time around.
https://t.co/OjIkDFeanJ

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Grab your imagination and check out this fun FREE workshop with our Writer-in-Residence, Kate Heartfield!

📷 Registration is required and space is limited
https://t.co/a6t0bzoPnS...
#ottawacanada #writerslife #uottawa #artottawa
@artengine

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Writer-in-Residence, Kate Heartfield, and faculty member, Suyi Davies Okungbawa, featured in two events next Thursday, Oct. 24th at the @OttawaWritersFestival
📷 📷 Get your tix now https://t.co/H0PC61qCWs
#ottawacanada #writerslife #fantasyfiction #historicalfantasy #uottawa

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Prof. James Brooke-Smith's newly published article on cultural nostalgia and Francis Fukuyama's much discussed work of political theory "The End of History and the Last Man."

https://t.co/wZICMhHGdo

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Congratulations to Prof. Geoff Rector on the recent publication of three of his translations in the new Broadview Anthology of Medieval Arthurian Literature!

You can read Ph.D, student Benzir Harald Dmello's interview with Prof. Rector here: https://t.co/lrTJpmY5ks