Literary Eclectic XI: Many Voices

On October 21 and 22, the University of Regina English Department will host the 11th Literary Eclectic Graduate Research Conference. The conference gives English students from the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan the opportunity to present their scholarship in a professional setting. Pre-conference activities on Friday, October 21 will begin with a poetry master workshop led by Métis poet Gregory Scofield. The workshop will be followed by a professional development seminar on conference presentations, led by Dr. Susan Johnston of the English Department. An opening reception will be held at the First Nations University of Canada on Friday evening. The reception will feature First Nations artist, critic and professor Warren Cariou, who will deliver a keynote lecture titled “‘You Have to Taste the Land’: Indigenizing the Senses.” Dr. Cariou’s lecture is open to the public. After the reception, interested members of community are invited to join the English Students’ Association for an evening of open mic readings and literary karaoke, hosted by the Stone’s Throw Coffee Collective. On Saturday, October 22, students from both universities will present a carefully refereed selection of papers on topics ranging from modernist literature to The Walking Dead. A closing banquet will be held at the University Club from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., followed by a poetry reading featuring Gregory Scofield, Campion College poet-professor Randy Lundy and MA student Nathan Mader. All are welcome to attend the reading, which will begin at 8:30 p.m. More information: http://www.uregina.ca/arts/english/literary-eclectic.html

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