Graduate English Society at Western

It's that time of year! Celebrate the end of term with us! Be sure to get in your RSVPs via email if you haven't done so already! 🥂🎄

It's that time of year! Fieldnotes: Speaker Series is starting back up again on Friday afternoons! 📚✍️🗣️

For those who may not be familiar, Fieldnotes provides a welcoming space for all. It serves as a canvas for your academic, creative, and abstract musings, allowing you to share your research with our community. We invite you to share excerpts of your dissertation, a paper in the making for an upcoming conference, a captivating term paper, or even an experimental, creative creation. In the spirit of intellectual exchange, we echo the words of Horace, "aut delectare aut prodesse" -- either to please or to educate.

If the idea of becoming a Fieldnotes Speaker intrigues you, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Academic coordinators Fatima and Maya! The presentations should last 20 minutes, followed by a 40-minute discussion window. You also have the option to invite your supervisor, or another professor to respond to your paper at your discretion. This is also a great way to prepare for conferences or to hash out half-baked ideas, and, additionally, it looks great on your CV or Pathfinder.

Don't forget to RSVP by tonight for the annual end of the term party! Take a break from studying, writing papers, and marking with a drink! Check your email for more details 🌷🍻🎉

Our GES board game event hosted by our department's board game specialist Dakota Jabbour-Ormsby will be taking place on Tuesday, March 18 at 6:00pm! Come by to destress, get together with friends, and learn all about the fantastical world of Unmatched! Check your email for more details! 🎲🃏

Come join us for a fun social night on Thursday February 27th! Food and drinks provided courtesy of PSAC 610. Please RSVP through the link in your email by February 24th! 🍻🍕

It's that time of the semester again! Head on over to UC 2410 Monday February 24th - Friday February 28th (the week after Reading Week) for your fill of books and baked goods! Cash and etransfer only 🍪📚✨

Join us on Saturday Feb 8th for an afternoon of unlimited arcade play for an admission of just $7 (cash preferred)! Check your email for further details and don't forget to RSVP by Feb 1st! 🎮🕹️

Our GES academic coordinators are excited to announce that we will be launching the first session of the GES Academic Publishing Workshop Series! The first session will be held in conjunction with Dr. Kate Stanley's class, "Beyond the University" on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, from 11:00am-12:00pm. This GES Publishing Workshop will focus on transforming class papers into potentially publishable material. Dr. Jeremy Colangelo from King's University College will be our first guest speaker. In the first part of the session, Dr. Colangelo will share his career journey as someone who has published extensively; in the second part, we will workshop a paper together and open the floor up for questions and discussion. Don't miss out! RSVP by this Thursday, Jan 16th, via email & check your email for all the details! 📝📚

Start your semester right and join us this upcoming Monday for yoga led by Crystal Mascarenhas! Don't forget to bring your own yoga mat or towel, and check your email for more info! 🧘‍♀️

Don't forget to RSVP that you're coming to the annual GES Holiday Party by December 7th! Check your email for more info. 🎁🎄

Reminder for today's GDP workshop! Check your email for the Zoom link. Our roundtable discussion will address:

- How to find and answer calls for papers with abstracts that get accepted
- How to present papers that speak to multidisciplinary audiences
- How to community-build and network as members of scholarly associations
- How to serve as board members and participate in AGMs
- How to build and contribute to cohesive panels and roundtables
- How to avoid common conferencing pitfalls and navigate common challenges

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