Western University has launched a new minor in Black Studies through the department of gender, sexuality and women’s studies. W.G. Pearson, chair of the department of gender, sexuality and …
English and Writing Studies
Lost in ‘Transition’: Poetry finds humour in ‘bitter, ugly things’
Sonia Halpern’s poems have been compared to those of Dorothy Parker. She likes that comparison. And who wouldn’t? If you pick up a copy of Halpern’s new poetry collection, a revised edition of The Life and Times of Transition Girl, you’ll see why. There’s a similarity...
She is The Walrus. No, really.
As executive director of the Walrus Foundation and co-publisher of The Walrus magazine, Shelley Ambrose, BA’83 (English), brings Walrus Talks to Western with The Walrus Talks Creativity event on March 12, in part to promote The Alice Munro Chair in Creativity.
Alumni-helmed ‘Life’ picks up international distributor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RBDWwjfIg4 International distribution for the Western alumni-helmed Whispers of Life has been picked up by Contemporary Arts Media-Artfilms, Turbid Lake Pictures recently announced. The film was written and directed by Florian Halbedl,...
In Memoriam – Richard Stingle, 1925-2014
Editor’s Note: Western News publishes submitted In Memoriam pieces on members of the Western community. For information, or to submit and article, contact Jason Winders, Western News editor, at jason.winders@uwo.ca. Richard Macmillan Stingle, a former Western English...
Revival takes students beyond the stage
English and Writing Studies professor Kim Solga, along with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues, has revived the theatre on campus through the launch of Theatre Studies in the faculty.
Why the Victorians may understand us better than anyone in history
This week, Western hosts the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) annual conference, bringing in nearly 350 scholars from around the world together under the theme Victorian Classes and Classifications. Established in 2002, NAVSA provides a continental...
First edition of festival getting the Words out
The tapestry of London’s loosely knit creative communities is about to get tighter, thanks to Words, a new literary and creative arts festival. Set to take place this weekend in the Forest City, the festival aims to use the written and spoken word as a hub for...
Kidnie wins OCUFA Teaching Award
English and Writing Studies professor M.J. Kidnie has been named one of only six winners of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching and Academic Librarianship Award. Since 1973, these awards have recognized exceptional...
Cook: Rereading rekindles past for alumnus
It was the best grade I ever received on a university essay – 92 on a research paper about Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in American Literature class. I was impressed when I got it during the third year of my BA in English Language and Literature at Western; I guess I...
All her world’s a stage, as alumna has played many parts
Offstage since day one, Anita Gaffney has played a role at the Stratford Festival for more than two decades. The Western grad and Stratford native started out selling ice cream to theatre-goers as a summer job. She’s also worked as a bookstore clerk, a waitress and...
Bruhm’s ‘Counterfeit Child’ takes Priestley Prize
Department of English and Writing Studies professor Steven Bruhm was recently awarded the F.E.L. Priestley Prize, which recognizes the best essay published in the journal English Studies in Canada, for his essay The Counterfeit Child, which appeared in the special...
Western Film Festival ready to roll
Lights, camera, Western. The stage is set for the 2014 Western Film Festival scheduled for 5-9 p.m. Friday, March 28, at the Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library, 251 Dundas St.