{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/master\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:58:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Department of English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpv-view-output\" data-toolset-views-view-editor=\"04edf7ccbb3f7561b1a3248909405ce5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-views-view-editor\">\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-152662\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-152662\" data-viewnumber=\"152662\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;152662&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lapsdev\/toolkit-test\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:1,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/laps\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2?wpv_view_count=152662&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/laps\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2?wpv_view_count=152662\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>From classic texts to graphic novels, through various theoretical approaches, literary genres and national literatures, our department celebrates literary expression in all its forms. York\u2019s English Department equips students with the tools to understand, appreciate and discuss literature across historical and national boundaries, while providing the freedom and encouragement to be creative and pursue independent interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes us unique:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We look at old texts in new ways, from a variety of cutting-edge and politically relevant perspectives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We offer a combined Creative Writing and English major, fusing a critical approach to the literature of prior generations with training in how to create and shape the literature of the next generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our approach to world literature blends postcolonial studies, community engagement and social justice in the study of Indigenous, Black and Middle Eastern literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our faculty have received major international awards for their work and are active in the arts as film writers, poets, creative writers, novelists and documentary filmmakers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose from an undergraduate or graduate English degree, Creative Writing or a combined major.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/advising\/cluster-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Advising<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LA&amp;PS Colleges<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/academic-resources\/peer-support\/\">Peer Support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/faculty-research\/our-faculty\/\">Our Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/writing-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writing Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Read our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/vpepc\/indigenous-initiatives\/land-acknowledgment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Land Acknowledgment<\/a> which recognizes the unique and enduring relationship of Indigenous people and their traditional territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light full-width bg-primary\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#e31837\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container pt-4 mt-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"h4 has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-569db1481d98d7a743bb85d23b67677f\">Discover literary art in all its forms, develop a portfolio of writing, become knowledgeable about the development of literature throughout history and master the ability to write critically and creatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/CWIPSA-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/CWIPSA-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/CWIPSA-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/CWIPSA-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/CWIPSA.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-15961ca6b0deee1826ade15f76b0bca8\">Engage with Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e1bc90a68dfba552a8ba5ff8217bad3\">We host the Canadian Writers in Person Series and the Creative Writing Reader Series where you will be introduced to some of the best contemporary Canadian fiction and poetry. It's a unique opportunity to quiz the authors who pen the very works you're studying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/SpecializeYourInterestsSA-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/SpecializeYourInterestsSA-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/SpecializeYourInterestsSA-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/SpecializeYourInterestsSA-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/SpecializeYourInterestsSA.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-212c237d1ae5302a962421454e34cd10\">Specialize your Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f9dbaaade081391cb5eaf9d8bc026b86\">Our upper year courses offer you an opportunity to specialize your studies in an area which suits your interests and career goals. You can engage in more specialized studies of theories, literary periods, individual authors and genres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/OurAlumniSA-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/OurAlumniSA-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/OurAlumniSA-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/OurAlumniSA-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2020\/11\/OurAlumniSA.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3261d3428e471e1387b3e58814b4bb2f\">Successful Graduates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c112041b2a3e561ed0c4916f154c18ac\">Our alumni have gone on to achieve great things in their careers and have received recognition from the writing industry including being finalists for or the recipients of the Governor General\u2019s Award for Fiction, the Giller Prize, the W.H. Smith\/Books First Novel Award, the Governor General\u2019s Award for Drama and the Chalmer\u2019s Award for Drama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-ct\"><div class=\"tab-bar tab-black\">\n  <button class=\"no-border wp-block-yorku-blocks-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap active\" onclick=\"openTabs('tab1', this)\">\n  <span class=\"wp-block-yorku-blocks-tabbed-content-tab-title\">English News<\/span>\n<\/button>\n\n<button class=\"no-border wp-block-yorku-blocks-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap\" onclick=\"openTabs('tab2', this)\">\n  <span class=\"wp-block-yorku-blocks-tabbed-content-tab-title\">Creative Writing News<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"tab1\" class=\"w3-container tabs\">\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"program-search\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns card-deck aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n          \n<div class=\"wp-block-column card rounded-0 bg-white is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2026\/04\/Agnes-Whitfield-538x303-1-400x225.png\" title='LA&amp;PS professor Agn\u00e8s Whitfield publishes new report in La Maison Suger' alt='%%ALT%%' class=\"wp-image-222\"\/><\/figure><\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card-body\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<p><span class=\"second-tab-date\">April 6, 2026<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/newsroom\/2026\/04\/06\/laps-professor-agnes-whitfield-publishes-new-report-in-la-maison-suger\/\">LA&amp;PS professor Agn\u00e8s Whitfield publishes new report in La Maison Suger<\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                 \n  \n          \n<div class=\"wp-block-column card rounded-0 bg-white is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2026\/03\/Library-research-538x303-1-400x225.png\" title='LA&amp;PS professors receive SSHRC Connection Grants for vital projects' alt='%%ALT%%' class=\"wp-image-222\"\/><\/figure><\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card-body\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<p><span class=\"second-tab-date\">March 13, 2026<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/newsroom\/2026\/03\/13\/laps-professors-receive-sshrc-connection-grants-for-vital-projects\/\">LA&amp;PS professors receive SSHRC Connection Grants for vital projects<\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                 \n  \n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>  \n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"tab2\" class=\"w3-container tabs\" style=\"display:none\">\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"program-search\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns card-deck aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n          \n<div class=\"wp-block-column card rounded-0 bg-white is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/955\/2025\/12\/Woman-writing-538x303-1-400x225.png\" title='Cash Prizes in Creative Writing Contest - 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