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Memorial University offers many opportunities for students of English. At the undergraduate level, we offer Major, Minor and Honours programs. Students can opt for a specialization in Theatre and Drama, or a Language Specialization. We also offer Diplomas in Performance and Communications Media, Creative Writing and Professional Writing. At the graduate level, we offer MA and PhD programs. Please browse our site, and feel free to contact us with any comments or questions.
The Gregory J. Power Poetry Competition
(Left to right) Aley Waterman, "While You Were Sleeping" (Hon. Mention); Iain McCurdy, "Mist" (2nd place); Mark Butt, "Resettlement" (1st place) and Hon. Mention, "Love is, Life is"; and Michelle Rowsell, "The Last Boat of 20 Union street" (Jereboam Poetry Award) Missing from the picture: Eva Crocker, "The Tail End of Something" (3rd place); Scott Heffernan- Vickers: "Emma" (Hon. Mention) and Gary Newhook, "Widow" (Hon. Mention)
Click here for more information on the Gregory J. Power Poetry Competition.
Public Lecture
Renowned scholar Dr. Patrick Brantlinger, James Rudy Professor of English (Emeritus) at Indiana University, will give a public lecture titled "Inventing Victorian Race?" in the Suncor Energy Hall, School of Music, at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 19.
Dr. Brantlinger is the author of Rule of Darkness: British Liteature and Imperialism, 1830-1900; Dark Vanishings: Discourse on the Extinction of Primitive Races; and Taming Cannibals: Race and the Victorians. His States of Emergency: Essays in Culture and Politics, which examines contemporary American and global issues, is forthcoming in August.
For further information please contact Fiona Polack (fpolack@mun.ca).
Four Month Contract Position - Fall 2013
Per-Course positions - Fall 2013
Per-Course Application Form - Fall 2013
Sparks Literary Festival 2013
Click here for Sparks Literary Festival 2013.
Spring 2013 Course Offerings
Click here for a list of courses that will be offered in Spring 2013.
