Some of the most renowned authors have been horribly problematic people. Salinger was an adulterer and has been accused of pedophilia. Anne Perry murdered her…
Recently I took to re-watching the TV show Mad Men, which takes place primarily in the ‘60’s in Manhattan. One aspect of the show…
As someone who is very interested in Russian History, culture, and literature, I love to explore different Russian texts in translation. One of my current…
As someone who loves to write creatively, I’ve encountered my fair share of writer’s block. And as someone who has had to write countless essays,…
A couple months ago Bob Dylan accepted a Nobel Prize for literature. This might strike some as odd, because of the stigma of grouping lyricism…
As a non-English major, my English courses are often few and far between. This term, I am taking ENGL 227, with the vague course title…
This post is for all you baby undeclared Thunderbirds and baby English majors. 2017 marks my final year at UBC and boy, it’s been a…
If you’re like me and enjoy reading above and beyond the requirements set by class, you have probably already scouted the campus for private and…
Hello, my name is Charmaine Anne Li. That is my full legal name on all my documents, and everyone calls me “Charmaine.” However, I sign…
In case you didn’t know, the Department of English hosted the Brownbag Lunchtime Career Series. You might have been at the popularly-attended first session, where the…
