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Welcome to the Department of English


Graduate course offerings 2010 - 2011

2009 - 2010 Undergraduate Timetable2009 - 2010 Graduate Timetable2009 - 2010 English Special Topics and 4th Year Seminar Courses

Are you interesting in creative writing, publishing, and literary events? Why not become a member of the English Students Association, and get involved with Lakehead's literary magazine.

The Lakehead University literary magazine,The Artery, can be contacted by email at luartery@lakeheadu.ca for more information on publications, submission information, and upcoming events. 

All students, from all disciplines, are welcome to come out and learn more about how they can participate. We have editorial committees, fund-raising and events, and production teams all looking for new faces and fresh ideas.

The Artery is currently inviting all students, faculty and alumni to submit any of their written work - be it poetry, prose, creative, or non-fiction - for publishing consideration in the magazine's upcoming issues. 

Submission Guidelines:
-Prose: 2500 word max.
-Poetry 150 line max.
Submissions may be sent to luartery@lakeheadu.ca or by person to the English Dept Office (RB3029). If you have any questions please contact us at luartery@lakeheadu.ca

 

Why Study English? 

Many of us read books, but why do people take the time in university to study them?  What, in other words, is valuable about thinking, talking, and writing about literature?
 
Literature provides us with a way of thinking about every aspect of human existence.  Sometimes it reflects and reinforces the ideas of the time in which it was produced, and sometimes it challenges those ideas and contributes to changing them. Think about that. How easy is it to change how a society thinks about something?  Ideas are exchanged largely through words; studying literature enhances our understanding of the complex ways in which words produce meaning, and the equally complex ways in which literature produces meaning—and how we also produce meaning when we read. As Robert Waxler says in The Power of Stories,
“Reading is a direct and immediate engagement with language.  Discussing what we read intensifies this engagement, giving us an increased sense of authority and self-confidence. As we build language skills, we build life skills. We learn our place within the world of language. In an important sense, by reading and discussing what we read, we all create our own place in the world. We become productive citizens.”
  

 

The Department of English offers the following programs:

  (click the above link for further program information)

  • BA (English Major)
  • Honours BA (English Major)
  • Honours BA (English and French)
  • Honours BA (English and History)
  • Honours BA (English and Philosophy)
  • Honours BA (English) with Major Concentration in Women's Studies
  • English Minor Program
  • Minor Program in Writing
  • Concurrent Programs with Education
  • Master of Arts Degree in English
 
 
 
 
For more information please contact our Administrative Assistant, Amy Vervoort at 343-8292  or by email amy.vervoort@lakeheadu.ca or  the Chair of our department, Dr. Judith Leggatt 343-8286, judith.leggatt@lakeheadu.ca 

The Ryan Building - English wing