The Department of English is pleased to present a talk by Mehdi Ghasemi (PhD candidate at the University of Turku, Finland) on the work of the playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. It will take place on Monday, Oct. 26 at noon in RB 1021

Thanks to the Interim Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities for his financial support of this event.

Award-winning poet, Gary Geddes, will read from his collection of poems, What Does a House Want? (Red Hen Press, 2014), Thurs. October 8th from 1:00-2:20 in OA 1022.

English Program students are invited to enjoy a free pizza lunch.  A great opportunity to socialize with fellow English program students and faculty in a relaxing atmosphere.

• Wingfield Unbound, a new play by Dan Needles (Contract Lecturer; Creative Writing, Orillia Campus), will appear at the Orillia Opera House on October 17th at 8:00 p.m.

English Majors are invited to enjoy free pizza and other refreshments.  A great opportunity to socialize with fellow English students and faculty.

This is a great opportunity for Department of English Faculty and English Program students to socialize and enjoy a pizza lunch together. 

Dr. Monica Flegel's newly-published Pets and Domesticity in Victorian Literature and Culture examines the role played by the domestic pet in delineating relations for each member of the family home, from the couple at the head of the house, to the children who make up the family's dependents, to the common familial "outcasts" who populate Victorian literature and culture: the orphan, the spinster, and the bachelor. Her talk, "Love me, Love my Dog: The Role of the Pet in Victorian Courtship" will draw on one of the chapters from her book. 

A reception to follow on the Thunder Bay campus in AT5033.  Books will be available for purchase and signing on the Thunder Bay campus

or visit the publisher's website:  http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138832831

The Department of English is proud to present a McLeod Lecture Series:

John Schwetman (University of Minnesota Duluth):

“‘My Punishment Is Greater Than I Can Bear’: Blood, Earth and Territorial Claims in Twentieth-Century U. S. Travel Narrative.”

Everyone welcome.

Light refreshments will be served on Thunder Bay campus.

Join the ESA for the Artery Release Party! We will be launching the newest edition of the Artery, Winter 2015.  $5 at the door gives you entry and a copy of the Artery. There will be open mic, prizes and opportunities to share your written work! Please contact luartery@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

Come out to GenderF*cked, a night of gender-bending, slam poetry and open mic! There will be prizes, a slam competition, a Walk-Off and an opportunity to share your work. The event is held in the Study Coffeehouse from 7-10pm and is co-hosted by the GIC, Pride Central, and WORD writing club.