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08/14/2026
Remembering UWaterloo English's Dr. John North, 1939-2026
Dr. John North, 1939-2026 UWaterloo English is saddened to share the passing of Dr. John North. Dr. North joined the department in 1968, influencing generations of students in classes on subjects ranging from Victorian Stud…
07/21/2026
Read for fun while also reading for school... a mystery, a thriller, a super hero origin story, a laugh-out-loud comedy, and one Studio Ghibli-influenced fantasy novel
For fans of Young Adult Literature Interested in Young Adult Literature? This fall’s English 234 might be the course you’ve been waiting for. Find your next favourite novel while considering the following questions: What…
07/14/2026
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Read to find out what they wrote about..
2026 Writing in Colour Colloquium Five insightful Ontario high school students explored the topic of community during the annual UWaterloo English Writing in Colour Colloquium, held on May 25 at the University of Waterloo. The…
06/24/2026
New school, new director!
Dr. Jay Dolmage appointed Director of new school You may have heard that UWaterloo’s Faculty of Arts has undergone a reorganization, and as of as of July 2026 will be divided into multiple schools. UWaterloo English’s Dr. Jay Dolmage …
06/24/2026
An important new book, co-edited by UWaterloo English’s Dr. Winfried Siemerling
Call and Response-ability: Black Canadian Works of Art and the Politics of Relation Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s Dr. Winfried Siemerling, on the publication of his co-edited volume (with Karina Vernon) Call and Response-ability: Black Canadian Works of Art and the …
06/17/2026
What's this visiting scholar up to?
Interview with visiting scholar Nathieli Cipolat Cervo From time-to-time, UWaterloo English is fortunate to host visiting scholars. Currently, Nathieli Cipolat Cervo is one of those scholars, under the supervision of Dr. Ashley Mehlenbacher. Read on to…
06/15/2026
June 26: a virtual Critical Tech Talk
The Last Best Place on the Internet Critical Tech Talk Popup – The Last Best Place on the Internet: Wikipedia’s Role in an AI World Join UWaterloo’s Critical Media Lab on June 26th, 2:30-4:40 in ECH 1205 for this virtual …
06/15/2026
June 18-20
UWaterloo Symposium on Ààyè Ọ̀dọ́ From June 18th-20th UWaterloo English’s Dr. Paul Ugor is hosting a hybrid symposium, Ààyè Ọ̀dọ́: Urban Youth, New Aesthetic Formations and Insurgent Imagination in Nigeria. The symposium is a…
06/15/2026
Award season continues!
Award for Dr. Michael MacDonald Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s Dr. Michael MacDonald, the recipient of an Excellence in Online Teaching Award. As the committee writes: While a well-crafted course design provides the…
05/27/2026
Another new PhD!
Congratulating Dr. Melissa Johnson Congratulations to UWaterloo English’s newest PhD, Melissa Johnson, for successfully defending her dissertation, “A “Chronic Complainer’s” Guide to the Hystericizing of Fibromyalgia.” T…