department of english theatre film and media News Archive

March 5, 2021 — 
Are you a current Arts student or thinking about becoming one? Are you still deciding what to choose as your major? Or, are you already wondering what to do after graduation? If any of this sounds like you, you’ll want to attend the Discover Your Future in Arts series to see how earning a Bachelor of Arts degree can lead to an exciting career.

January 22, 2021 — 
Katherena Vermette is the newest Writer-In-Residence at The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC)

January 18, 2021 — 
Alumnus and UM instructor's novel about a Marvel supervillain has received a lot of attention around the globe for its focus on a character that may soon burst onto the silver screen

December 9, 2020 — 
You could just read about English coffeehouses that began opening up in the 1600s. But wouldn’t it be more enriching to live it?

November 6, 2020 — 
Owen’s 'Dulce et Decorum Est' has an unambiguous anti-war message, and it works skillfully to immerse the reader in a subsuming, visceral representation of the lived experience of the frontline soldier

September 16, 2020 — 
Lindsay Wong is the newest Writer-In-Residence at The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC) at the University of Manitoba. Wong will work with students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public from September to December 2020.

March 23, 2020 — 
Jim Agapito of the Department of English, Theatre, Film & media shares a personal story of coping during the coronavirus outbreak.

March 5, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba Theatre Program is gearing up to present their third and final mainstage show of the 2019-2020 season – Capture Me by Canadian playwright Judith Thompson.

January 16, 2020 — 
The University of Manitoba Theatre Program is gearing up to present their second mainstage show of the 2019-2020 season – Macbeth - by the most celebrated playwright of all time, William Shakespeare.

January 13, 2020 — 
The 43rd annual Sidney Warhaft Memorial Lecture will be given by Dr. Laurie Shannon, Franklyn Bliss Snyder Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Northwestern University.