Department colleagues gathered on April 10, 2024 to congratulate and celebrate Professor Robin Waugh on his retirement. For over two decades, Professor Robin Waugh has been a vital member of the Department of English and Film Studies. Since joining us in 2000, he has been a popular teacher of Medieval and Old English literature for graduate and undergraduate students, an important scholar and researcher who has published on Patience literature, Icelandic sagas, women in Medieval romances, etc. He has also served on various departmental committees, including our Curriculum Committee, our Liais ..read more

Organized by Professors Markus Poetzsch, Jenny Kerber, and Russell Kilbourn, this year’s symposium featured excellent presentations by English and Film Studies students. Students, their friends, and their families came out to listen to undergraduate research papers and creative work. Dr. Sofie Lachapelle, Dean of Arts, opened the Symposium and talked about Undergraduate conferences that become key moments of nostalgia for the future. “Gender, Sexuality, and the Art Film Director” (Chair: R. Kilbourn) Margaux Kline, “Performing in the French New Wave: Breathless, Cleo From 5 to ..read more

On Wednesday January 17, 2024, the launch was held at the Robert Langen Gallery, in the WLU Library, for Feminist Posthumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction Film and Media: From Annihilation to High Life and Beyond. Co-edited by Julia Empey (a graduate of our program) and Russell Kilbourn, this collection was published by Bloomsbury in fall 2023. A good number of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, friends, and family turned out to enjoy tasty snacks and beverages (we had the best bar on campus), and listen to readings from and discussion of the book,  ..read more

Russ Kilbourn, Chair of English and Film Studies, in conjunction with the English Students and Film Studies Students Associations, organized a book launch and Meet the Profs event held on October 18, 2023. The event was well attended, with convivial intellectual and social exchange. Students introduced faculty members who talked about and read excerpts from their recent books. Makayla Mallet introduced Professor Tamas Dobozy who launched  5 Mishaps (School Gallery, 2021) and Ghost Geographies: Fictions (New Star Books, 2021). Alejandro Mansilla introduced Professor Richa ..read more

Congratulations to all the graduates at Laurier’s Fall convocation. Heather Alanna Olaveson, Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation: “(Re)Mediating History in Canadian Auto/Biographic Long Poems Since 1970” Supervisor: Dr. Tanis MacDonald Master of Arts in English and Film Studies Hallie Madison Elaine Acton Tyra Forde Alexander David Jacobi Bachelor of Arts/ Honours Program Jacob John Bonus, Film Studies MacHenry James Gilmour, Film Studies Evan Charles Hutton, English Alexander Patricia Cecilia Martin, Film Studies Grant Alexander McKenna Meger, English Katey Colleen Valerie O’Connor, Film Stu ..read more

Dr. Sandra Annett, Priscilla Galvez, and Dr. Katherine Spring at the Alumni Awards of Excellence ceremony, Sept. 20, 2023. Film Studies alum Priscilla Galvez (’13) was the celebrated recipient of the prestigious Alumna of the Year Award at Laurier’s 2023 Alumni Awards of Excellence. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a Laurier graduate and was granted to Priscilla at a ceremony that took place on September 20 in the Senate & Board Chambers. Since graduating from Laurier with an exceptionally high GPA in her combined-honours degree of Film Studies and Communication Studies, Pr ..read more

We welcome nine students to our MA in English and Film Studies this school year. Two of them travelled from afar to join us. John Lee Bannister Jacob Bonus Tiffani Crant Brenda Montemayor Hernandez Grant Morrison Amritha Shiji Nair Adam Tavares Jared Wallis John Wrublewskyj Photos courtesy of Katherine Bell. We also welcome two new PhD students. Alexander Jacobi Adrian Virgilio We wish you every success ..read more

Professor Eleanor Ty’s Beyond the Icon: Asian American Graphic Narratives (Ohio State University Press, 2022) won the 2022 Prize for Edited Book Collection from the Comics Studies Society. The prize was presented by the President of the society, Corey Creekmur (University of Iowa) at the annual conference of the Comics Studies Society held at the University of North Texas in July 2023. The volume features work on historical, autobiographical graphic narratives as well as on superheroes. Eleanor Ty was very honoured and pleased to receive this recognition for her work ..read more

Spring Convocation: June 14, 2023 English and Film Studies Profs getting ready! Profs. K. Bell, E. Ty, R. Nemesvari, S. Annett, K. Spring, R. Kilbourn MA Graduating Class of spring 2023 Alexa Dupuis-Bissonnette Melissa Emanoilidis Linda Huemiller Aruba Khurshid Daelyn Newman Tiffany Pellack Oscar Tsilkas Honours BA English Honours BA in Film Studies All good wishes to our graduates! Photos and Story: Eleanor Ty ..read more

The WLU Film Society held its annual Film Symposium on Friday, March 24,2023, in the spacious setting of room 1E1. Over the course of three hours, students presented a variety of works, including academic papers, short films, and other creative presentations, and participated in a Q&A and discussion after each presentation. The event was attended by Film Studies students and professors, all of whom enjoyed a casual but intellectually stimulating environment for discussion.             The event was kicked off by WLU Film ..read more