AUIS English Department

20/10/2023

Come to this event Saturday at Bahar Lounge!

05/05/2023

We saw lots of old friends and made lots of new friends on University Day this year!

Soon we will hold a public event for the launch of our creative writing journal, so if you didn’t make it to campus be sure to catch us later this month in Suli.

09/05/2022

Our 2nd semi-annual translation competition! Submit your translation here https://forms.gle/oeEPSwo63GkTxdkUA

Submit to our translation competition by May 16th! Link to the form here https://forms.gle/oeEPSwo63GkTxdkUA

18/04/2022

The English Department is hosting the Major/ Minor Event today at 5:30 pm - 7 pm in the Kashkul building!

If you are interested in studying Literature, Journalism, Gender or Translation as a major or minor, come by for a visit for information and refreshments for Iftar!

Message us if you have any additional questions. We look forward to seeing you today!

27/04/2021

Picnic this Saturday! 👇

21/04/2021

One of our journalism majors, Zubaida "Sipa" Nihad, reports on the Center of Gender and Development Studies’ discussion panel. The panel focused on social norms that undermine equality and equity in our communities and around the world. Read Sipa's blog post about it!

By: Zubaida "Sipa" Nihad Every March, the Center of Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) celebrates women’s history month, during which a number of events are organized to highlight the history of women around the world, including their struggles a...

21/04/2021

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MISSING

MY PEOPLE
YOU KEEP SAYING
YOU SEE THEM, UNDER
YOUR BULLET
YOUR KNEE
YOUR FAKE DECLARATIONS
OF SU***DE + DIRT
I DO NOT SEE THEM THERE
BUT ON CLOUDS
I JUST CAN’T TELL IF
GODS OR GHOSTS
THEIR BODIES JUST KEEP
BEING
TAKEN
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MISSING by Anis Mojgani
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12/04/2021

AUIS English majors: making logical sense of metaphors.

10/04/2021

In ENG 350 we read and talk about these small moments in poems.
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Do you ever see yourself materialize in the words of a friend? How far does your imagination take you?
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Justin Rigamonti’s poem Wound explores what pain can give you.

31/10/2016

Companies Scoop Up English Majors
Studying English Literature is not only great fun and good education, it actually pays too!

Heads up, business majors: Employers are newly hot on the trail of hires with liberal arts and humanities degrees. Class of 2015 graduates from those disciplines are employed at higher rates than their cohorts in the class of 2014, and starting salaries rose significantly, according to the National

20/09/2016

Vahni Capildeo wins UK's most coveted poetry prize.

University of Glasgow professor takes £15,000 prize for Measures of Expatriation – the third Caribbean poet in a row to win the award