Department of English
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Welcome
At uOttawa you will learn from nationally and internationally recognized experts in a wide variety of fields. Core courses cover Canadian, American, British, Indigenous, and African and Asian diasporic literatures. The curriculum also covers the full range of historical periods and a wide variety of thematic approaches, such as environmental literatures, new media studies, decolonization and globalization studies. Programs in Creative and Professional Writing enable you to hone your writer’s craft and imaginative faculties, as well as your critical thinking and research methods.
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Undergraduate studies
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Graduate studies
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Why study English?
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Success during and after graduation
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Pathways to careers
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Writer in Residence
News
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A list of all upcoming fourth-year seminars for 2024-25. Scheduling tbd. Texts and assignments may vary
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English Department 2024-25 Graduate Seminars
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English Department welcomes first Indigenous Writer-in-Residence
Contact us
Department of English
Hamelin Hall, room 338
70 Laurier Avenue E.
Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
Map
Tel.: 613-562-5764
Fax: 613-562-5990
[email protected]
Office hours
Monday to Friday
From 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
From 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(June to August: closed at 4 p.m.)