English Archives - Queen's Journal

English Department releases statement ‘on Palestine and Social Justice’

Written on June 3, 2021. Posted in News.

On Jun. 3, the English Department released a statement addressing the climate at Queen’s surrounding discourse on the crisis in the Middle East. “Members of our intellectual community who have raised their voices in good-faith efforts to end violence against the most vulnerable in this conflict have...

Literary canons are flawed, and our courses should reflect that

Written on October 2, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Introductory English classes, like ENGL100 and 200, are typically composed of texts by white men. While these texts are pulled from the literary canon, and no doubt have merit, they aren’t diverse. And that’s a problem. Queen’s has Indigenous Lit and Women’s Lit courses, but that doesn’t excuse the...

Professor was under investigation for sexual harassment before his death

Written on March 10, 2020. Posted in News, University.

This article was updated with new information on April 30, 2021. Andrew Bretz’s family provided The Journal with new documentation in March 2021. This article discusses sexual harassment and may be triggering for some readers. The Journal uses “survivor” to refer to those who have experienced...

Queen’s community mourns Professor Andrew Bretz

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in News.

After spending only a year at Queen’s, Professor Andrew Bretz passed away on Aug. 21 and left behind a legacy of excellence in research and teaching. He was 42. His death was a sudden tragedy, felt by students and faculty alike. The following week, the English Department published an obituary which...

ArtSci introduces Masters of Philosophy in English Literature program

Written on November 24, 2017. Posted in News.

As of fall 2018, the University will offer a new two-year Masters of Philosophy in English Literature program. It will provide students with guaranteed entry into a PhD in the same field. According to Marketing and Communications Coordinator in the Faculty of Arts and Science Debbie Rogers, the Masters...

Lost in Austen after 200 years

Written on July 31, 2017. Posted in Arts.

On the 200th anniversary of Austen’s death, there is still no sign of her work fading to the background of the literary world. Dr. Robert Morrison, a professor of 19th century literature and culture at Queen’s, has taught Austen to students for the past 25 years. For him, the reason is simple: Jane...

Dream Courses selected for fall semester

Written on June 6, 2016. Posted in News.

In early April, six professors were granted permission and funding to proceed with their carefully crafted “Dream Courses”. After a four month process, and out of 10 applicants, three courses were chosen as the winners for the Principal’s Dream Courses initiative. The Principal’s...

Giller Prize winner speaks at the Agnes

Written on January 22, 2016. Posted in Arts.

The Agnes Etherington Art Centre’s foyer is packed, and there’s a light hum of anticipation as the audience waits for author André Alexis to take his place behind the podium. There’s a table by the door where copies of his book Fifteen Dogs, the winner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize, are distributed...

Sleeping Funny in Stauffer

Written on February 7, 2014. Posted in Arts.

To write effectively, you first have to be bad in order to be good. That was Miranda Hill’s advice to the small gathering at Stauffer Library when she visited Queen’s on Monday as part of the Alumni Review’s “Write Thinking” speaker series. Acclaimed for her spectacular collection of short fiction...

Glorious grammar

Written on October 4, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

It’s time we re-discovered the magic of syntax. Those are words I never thought I’d write, considering most of my text messages are comprised of emoticons. My new passion for sentences came from a strange source — a beginner Latin course this summer. In May, I scoffed when my professor told us that...

Tag: English

English Department releases statement ‘on Palestine and Social Justice’

Literary canons are flawed, and our courses should reflect that

Professor was under investigation for sexual harassment before his death

Queen’s community mourns Professor Andrew Bretz

ArtSci introduces Masters of Philosophy in English Literature program

Lost in Austen after 200 years

Dream Courses selected for fall semester

Giller Prize winner speaks at the Agnes

Sleeping Funny in Stauffer

Glorious grammar

The Journal, Queen's University - Since 1873

Arts

Sports

Lifestyle

News

Features

Other Topics

Special Projects

About

About (cont'd)

Get the App

Get the App