MLCS is looking for an Assistant Professor specializing in (Non-European) Francophone Literary and Cultural Studies. For the full job description and application details, visit: careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A1…

Join us this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. for the opening reception of 'From Trash to Treasure' at Henderson Hall, Rutherford Library South!

Explore 'From Trash to Treasure' at Rutherford South Foyer until October 31. Amid 2001's Latin American financial crisis, 'cartoneros' transformed cardboard into sustainable books with handcrafted covers. Dive into Canada's 50+ Brazilian 'Cartonera' books collection! #UAlberta

On Nov. 11, we remember those who served and sacrificed for our freedom. Please join the U of A community in acknowledging a minute of silence at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11 in honour of those who fought for Canada, and in respect and support for Canadian troops.

What can literature teach us about the refugee crisis? Join us Tuesday, Dec. 5 for our On the Edge Speaker Series with Ph.D. candidate Shahab Nadimi as we dive into the narratives on this topic: bit.ly/3QR6tww Presented in partnership with the University of Alberta. #YEGLearning

Thursday J18th from 2-5 the IGSA and Indigenous Students' Union (ISU) invite you to join us in supporting Truth&Reconciliation. Sean Carleton will be giving a talk on Identifying and Confronting Residential School Denialism. Thank you to our partners and allies across campus and in University of Alberta Faculty of Arts!

On the occasion of Black History Month, we are organizing a 3-day event, from February 14-16, with various activities detailed in the program in collaboration with artists from the Caribbean diaspora. Visit the website for more information: sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/ao…

Black History Month is a time for us to come together to honour contributions, achievements, and lived experiences of Black Canadians. It is also an opportunity to collectively listen, engage, and learn about Black Canadian histories and the cultures of newcomers, which greatly

CSL has a new episode out now with Dr. Ann De Leon! Tune in to hear how Ann incorporates CSL into her Spanish classes! That sounds like the best of both worlds! Click the link below to listen: buff.ly/3T7hLiV #csl #ualberta #podcast #soundsofcsl #connection #growth

Dr. Iman Mersal's "Traces of Enayat" is one of the six biographies that have been shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prizes. Congratulations Dr. Mersal!

Congratulations to MLCS' Dr. Iman Mersal who has been selected as a 2024-2025 Cullman Center Fellow!

"Asian Heritage Month provides a space to recognize and honour the impact members of Asian communities have made — and continue to make — within the university." – #UAlberta president, Bill Flanagan ualberta.ca/the-quad/2024/…

Congratulations to MLCS' Dr. Iman Mersal who was awarded the James Tait Black biography prize, in conjunction with translator Robin Moger, for Dr. Mersal's Traces of Enayat!

“We must continue to have empathy for each other, to learn from each other and to find ways that together we can imagine a different future.” As communities celebrate National Indigenous History Month and honour the heart work led by Indigenous colleagues, past and present, Dr.

#UAlberta24: Join us in congratulating Laura Velazquez-Velazquez on completing her PhD in UofA MLCS, with a focus on Comparative Literature, and the new position she's accepted with an AI company as a language specialist! Read more about her journey here: bit.ly/3XqyMa3

Congratulations to our MLCS students who participated in the study abroad program in Ireland! ICUF Foundation

As we head into a long weekend, we encourage the U of A community to wear orange shirts on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to honour the experiences of children stolen from their families and placed in residential schools. Learn more about Orange Shirt Day and the events from First

We hope to see you on Monday, November 25 for this panel discussion and Q&A! University of Alberta University of Alberta Faculty of Arts #UAlberta

We're very proud to have Dr. Claire F. Fox as one of our visiting scholars! Learn more about her research and teaching interests here: bit.ly/3OzUral.

This holiday season we want to raise as many funds and food donations for the Campus Food Bank as possible! Please contribute what you can to the Faculty of Arts donation drive between Dec. 2 - 20. See the drop-off locations and make a monetary donation here: