StFX English Dept
@stfxenglish.bsky.social
English Department at @stfx-university.bsky.social
Join the StFX English Society, History Society, and Philosophy Society for an Applying to Grad School Workshop Where: Mulroney Hall 4034 When: TOMORROW 8 October, 6-7:30pm www.stfx.ca/events/apply...
The StFX English Society--led by students, for students--is gearing up for another fantastic year!
If you are in Antigonish, drop by the library to view the beautiful work of Manfred Goring. Manfred is this month’s artist/artisan displaying and selling items in the library’s gallery.
Carey Bee's Spelling Challenge! August 26th 7pm at Candid Brewery Teams of 2-4! $10 per person! To register, email: cwb.bray@gmail.com
recently talked with CBC to help bring attention to the problems with AI in the bookselling and publishing world. love to see Nimbus Publishing making their policy with generative AI crystal clear www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a small Canadian publisher is resisting the AI book wave | CBC News
Nimbus Publishing in Halifax hasn't been immune to the many AI controversies impacting the world of books.
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If you missed the collective launch of new books in Canadian literature at Concordia University during the ACUTE annual conference, here's your chance to watch! Featuring MQUP authors Myra Bloom, Sandra Djwa, and Jody Mason. Thanks to @concordiapress.bsky.social for organizing!
New Books in Canadian Literature | A Collective Book Launch
Moderated by Ryan Van Huijstee, join us as Concordia University Press and the Association of Canadian College and University Teachers in English celebrate recent works in the field of Canadian…
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JOB POSTING: Curatorial Intern, StFX Art Gallery $25/hour, 35 hours/week, 30 weeks, starting Sept. 1/26 Applications due June 5, 5 pm AT #Antigonish young-canada-works.canada.ca/Opportunity/...
Join us today at 4pm in the Barrick Auditorium for @stfx-university.bsky.social Léger Lecture and DHSI-East keynote: Dr. Susan Brown @susanbrown.bsky.social (UGuelph): “‘Show Your Work’: Linking, Platforming, and Deplatforming for the Future of Born-Digital Scholarship" www.stfx.ca/events/dhsi-...
DHSI-East 2026 Keynote Lecture: ‘Show Your Work’: Linking, Platforming, and Deplatforming for the Future of Born-Digital Scholarship
This is a free, public lecture. All StFX Faculty, Staff, Students, and the Antigonish community are welcome to attend.
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Congratulations to Abby Ives, who won the @stfx-university.bsky.social Department of English Senior Honours Thesis Prize, the Margaret MacGillivray-MacDougall Prize for English, AND the Rev. R.J. MacSween Prize for English! Pictured here with President Andy Hakin and Chancellor Mila Mulroney
Congratulations to @stfx-university.bsky.social English Professor, Dr. Kailin Wright ( @wrightkailin.bsky.social ), on winning the President's Research Award! Dr. Wright's exceptional research about Canadian theatre is groundbreaking and innovative. Details: www.stfx.ca/alumni/convo...
Faculty Awards and Distinctions
Honouring excellence in teaching, research, and service at StFX Convocation – meet our Professors Emerita/Emeritus, award‑winning scholars, and distinguished faculty.
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Join us for a graduation reception! 2 May 2:00-3:30 in the Schwartz Gallery Congratulations to our soon-to-be-graduates 🎓!
Congratulations, Abby! www.stfx.ca/news/Abby-Ives
StFX English student Abby Ives earns prestigious $30,000 Naylor Fellowship at University of Toronto and $27,000 SSHRC master’s scholarship
Abby Ives still remembers opening The Hate U Give as a teenager and feeling her perspective widen with every page. A few years later, that same young adult novel would lead her to research book censor...
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My copy arrived today! Happy Shakespeare's (probable) birthday to me! #openaccess here: doi.org/10.1017/9781... Or you can get this beautifully printed book Both awesome choices!
Congratulations to our fourth-year English majors! We are so proud to hear about where you're going! Shout-out to those who have received grants, funding, and acceptances for MA and BEd programs!
Congratulations to Abby Ives, who presented her English undergraduate honours thesis this week, "Book Censorship in Atlantic Canadian High Schools" 🎉🎉🎉
Tomorrow 2:30-4:30! StFX Department of English Honours Colloquium With presentations by Tayte McHugh, Amy Lam, Abby Smith, Maya Gibson, and Emily Richard. Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Abby Ives, "Book Censorship in Atlantic Canadian High Schools" All welcome! www.stfx.ca/events/depar...
From @stfx-university.bsky.social : "English Department celebrates five new books" 🎉🥳🎉 www.stfx.ca/news/English...
StFX English Department celebrates five new books
StFX’s English Department celebrated an exceptional achievement on March 12th: the release of five new books. These books included an essay collection on film by Dr. Conall Cash, two essay collections...
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Join us for #CanadaReads2026! 📚️ April 13-16, 2026 One Book to Build Bridges! Read the books, and choose your champion. 📚️ Who do you think will win this year? ...they are all great books, it's so hard to decide. www.parl.ns.ca @cbcbooks @cbc
Come join us for our Honours colloquium! 31 March, 2026 2:30-4:30 3022 MULH @stfx-university.bsky.social All welcome
Congratulations to our English department students who presented at @stfx-university.bsky.social Student Research Night last night! Abby Smith and Maya Gibson presented about their research assistantships (supervised by @wrightkailin.bsky.social ) with ACTS: the Atlantic Canadian Theatre Site +
Ready to read your way across Canada? Pick up a contest map and start collecting stickers as you go! Your map works like a passport — one stamp for each region you complete. www.samepagens.ca
We are so proud of our @stfx-university.bsky.social English undergraduate students, guided by @jkhouryns.bsky.social, who presented at the Annual Atlantic Undergraduate Conference (AAUEC) in at UPEI this weekend! A short thread (images shared with permission) +
Read more about Dr. Wright's new book, No Mother, No Future! @wrightkailin.bsky.social @stfx-university.bsky.social www.stfx.ca/news/Dr-Kail...
Groundbreaking new book by StFX professor Dr. Kailin Wright on reproductive justice, theatre, and media in Canada
StFX English professor Dr. Kailin Wright has published a groundbreaking new book on reproductive justice and theatre in Canada. Her monograph, entitled No Mother, No Future: Performing Motherhood and ...
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It's out! 🎉🎉🎉 "Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography" Open access (just click "save pdf" for a formatted version) It was a joy working with Heidi Craig, Kris May, and Dorothy Todd on this Element www.cambridge.org/core/element... ++
Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography
Cambridge Core - Renaissance and Early Modern Literature - Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography
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Thanks to everyone who came out for our quintuple book launch yesterday! Pictured: Dr. Tokarz, Dean of Arts; Dr. Cash, Dr. @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Dr. @lauraestill.bsky.social , authors; President Hakin; and Dr. Khoury, Chair of English Thanks especially to Crystal and Joseph for organizing
Happening later today! Scholars Walk is on the 2nd floor of Mulroney Hall (by the Art Gallery and Replica Prime Minister's Office)
StFX English Dept@stfxenglish.bsky.social · 7mo agoBook launch! 12 March 4pm, Scholars Walk @stfx-university.bsky.social Feat. books by @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Conall Cash, & @lauraestill.bsky.social 4 collections: on Slings & Arrows, French Cinema, early modern digital humanities, & DH writ large & 1 🌟monograph🌟: on reproductive justice
