Upcoming Events
matriarch rising with Tenille Campbell
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 4:30 pm
Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre
Free and open to the public
Tenille Campbell (Dene/Métis) will read from and discuss the collection of poetry she is preparing for her creative PhD thesis in the Department of English. Her poems touch on themes of Indigenous feminism, aunthood, transitional roles of women, and self-love. The event will also provide an opportunity to present Tenille with her 2024 Alumni of Influence Award from the College of Arts and Science.
Literature Matters: Literature in the Community is a lecture series sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan's Department of English.
Info: 306-966-1268 | english.department@usask.ca
Literature Matters Line-up for 2024-2025
Sept. 25: “ ‘Holy Mackerel! What a Show!’: Spectacle and Spectatorship in Giant Monster Films,” with faculty member Brad Congdon
Oct. 23: “Why Writing is Like Death (in Early Medieval England),” with faculty member Yin Liu
Nov. 20: “matriarch rising,” poetry reading and discussion by graduate student Tenille Campbell (NOTE: held in Gordon Oakes Red Bear Centre at 4:30 pm)
Jan. 22: “Sustainably Don(n)e: Taking Care of Digital Literary Resources,” with faculty member Brent Nelson
Feb. 26: “Listening to the Voices of Children in William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience,” with Professor Emerita Lisa Vargo
March 19: “The Greatest Australian Poet Who Never Was,” with faculty member Peter Robinson
April 30: Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan 2025 Season, panel led by faculty member and SOTS board member Jessica McDonald
About
Reading, studying, and talking about literary works helps us to make sense of the world around us. Since 2012, the Department of English has sponsored its literature in the community series, Literature Matters, featuring talks about our research for the Saskatoon community. Presenters are members of the department, including professors, sessional lecturers, and graduate students. All events are held on Wednesdays between September and May at 7:30 p.m. in the social hall of Grace-Westminster United Church, 505-10th Street East, Saskatoon. Everyone is welcome.
For our upcoming lectures, please watch for our Facebook and front page event postings for more detailed day/time information or contact english.department@usask.ca.