Department of English

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

About the Department of English

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Reflecting the exciting expansion of Literary and Cultural Studies in recent years, the Dalhousie English Department offers courses devoted to a wide range of topics, from Jane Austen to Paul Auster, Dylan Thomas to Bob Dylan, King Lear to King Kong. Learn more about the department.

Faculty & Research

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Our faculty are outstanding teachers and active researchers.  Learn with them as they engage in research spanning medieval manuscripts to narrative in video games. Search our faculty by name or research topic.

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Important Departmental Dates:

 For more details on important dates at Dalhousie, please visit:

https://www.dal.ca/study/plan-your-degree/important-dates.html

 

SEPTEMBER

IMPORTANT DATES

  • 1 SEPT - SUMMER TERM GRADE DEADLINE
  • 7 SEPT - UNIVERSITY CLOSED - LABOUR DAY
  • 8 SEPT - GRAD ORIENTATION: FUDNING & SCHOLARSHIPS ONLINE SESSION WITH FGS
  • 8 SEPT - DEPT. OF ENGLISH TA WORKSHOP
  • 10 SEPT - DEPT. OF ENGLISH PD SEMINAR, 1130AM MCCAIN 1102
  • 11 SEPT - DEPT. OF ENGLISH MEET & GREET 330PM MCCAIN 1186
  • 15 SEPT - FASS FACLUTY MEETING 1130AM
  • 18 SEPT - SPEAKER SERIES 330PM MCCAIN 1198
  • 22 SEPT - LAST DAY TO REGISTER OR ADD CLASSES
  • 24 SEPT - PD SEMINAR 1130AM MCCAIN 1130
  • 24 SEPT - R.A.G.T.A.G. 600PM MCCAIN 1186
  • 25 SEPT - SPEAKER SERIES 330PM MCCAIN 1198
  • 29 SEPT - SIGHT READINGS 6PM MCCAIN 1186
  • 30 SEPT - UNIVERSITY CLOSED - NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND  RECONCILLIATION.

 

OCTOBER

IMPORTANT DATES

  • 1 OCT - GRAD & PROFESSIONAL FAIR SUB, MCINESS ROOM 
  • 1 OCT - BOOK LAUNCH - LOVING JOHN DONNE
  • 2 OCT - SPEAKER SERIES WITH ASHA JEFFERS, MCCAIN 1198
  • 5 OCT - SSHRC PHD APPLICATION DEADLINE, 459PM
  • 8 OCT - PD SEMINAR: MCCAIN 1130
  • 12 OCT - THANKSGIVING, UNIVERSITY CLOSED
  • 13 OCT - FASS FACULTY MEETING
  • 15 OCT - VARMA COMPETITION SUBMISSION DEADLINE
  • 16 OCT - SPEAKER SERIES: LAUNCH "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR"
  • 20 OCT - ENGL DEPT MEETING, COMPUTER SCIENCE BLDG, 143
  • 20 OCT - FALL CONVOCATION CERMONIES
  • 21 OCT - FALL CONVOCATION CERMONIES
  • 23 OCT - SPEAKER SERIES WITH STEPHEN SCHRYER (UNB)
  • 24 OCT - GUEST SPEAKER NOVOTNY LAWRENCE (INDIANA)
  • 30 OCT - VARMANIA - DETAILS TBA

 

 

Join us October 1st, 2026 for the launch of Inglis Professor Ronald Huebert's novel "Loving John Donne!"

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