Upcoming Events
Literature Matters October 28, 2026
Literature Matters: Literature in the Community Series
The Resilience Awards: Making Meaning of Living with Bipolar Disorder
A Public Talk by Department of English Sessional Instructor Glorie Tebbutt
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
7:30 pm
Social Hall, Grace-Westminster United Church
505 10th St E, Saskatoon
In 2018, Glorie Tebbutt, a long-time sessional instructor for the Department of English, established two undergraduate awards for students living with mental illness – a Resilience Scholarship and a Resilience Bursary - each worth $1000. In her talk, she will articulate her “why,” why these awards, why this cohort of students, and why describe such students in terms of resilience.
Glorie knows what it means to be both debilitated by mood instability and highly functional while living with bipolar disorder. She also knows what it means to live with the long shadow of stigma. She will talk candidly about living with a mental illness and why she made the decision years ago to be honest with her students about her mental health diagnosis.
Content Warning:This talk will make reference to symptoms of severe depression and suicide.
Free and open to the public
Sponsored by the Department of English
306-966-1268 | english.department@usask.ca
Our 2026-2027 Literature Matters events
Here's our line-up of 2026-27 speakers - stay tuned for upcoming lecture announcements.
October 7 ~ Jerry White. "The Irish Language Today: A Really, Really Brief Introduction."
October 28 ~ Megan Solberg. "Shame, Sex, and Work in Jean Rhys's Interwar Novels."
November 25 ~ Glorie Tebbutt. "The Resilience Awards: Making Meaning of Living with Bipolar Disorder."
January 27 ~ Jenna Hunnef and Emberlee Daniels. "The Storied Space of Native Friendship Centres in Contemporary Indigenous Literatures."
February 24 ~ Hamid Yari. "An Unseen Iran: A Journey Through its Cinema."
March 24 ~ Sheri Benning. TBA
April (date TBA) ~ Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Panel, chaired by Peter Robinson.
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.