UBC English Graduate Student Caucus
Department of English Language and Literatures
Registration for Endnotes 2023 is now officially open!
Our 2023 theme is: Occupation(s) and Survival.
In the face of global issues, including pandemic, war, climate change, ongoing settler colonialism, and more, how do we conceive our own and/or other’s occupation(s) and survival?
Venue: UBC Vancouver
Dates: May 26 and 27.
Registration link: Here!
Please address queries and concerns to: endnotesconference@gmail.com
The Grad Caucus Wellness Committee is hosting two yoga classes for graduate students in the Department. Entry is free, but please bring your own mats and props!
Venue: BuTo 323
Dates: 3rd April and 17th April
Time: 3-4PM
The Caucus is coming back with a second round of Blind Date with a Book Sale on Wednesday, March 29th! All sales are cash only.
Venue: AMS Nest
Time: 12-04PM
All graduate students are invited to attend caucus meeting on March 31st at 04:30pm (PST). The meeting will be held at the Graduate Lounge as well as on Zoom. Zoom link and agenda will be distributed via email in the coming week.
All English Grad Students are invited to the Holiday Book Launch afterparty at CRAFT Beer Market on 9th January, including those that haven’t RSVP’d for the Launch! Keep an eye out for an email from the Social Committee for more details.
Catch the next caucus meeting on January 20th at 05:00pm (PST). The meeting will be held at the Graduate Lounge as well as on Zoom. The Zoom link will be distributed via email in the coming week.
Caucus is still looking to recruit for several positions, including Social Committee, Conference Committee and Book Sale Committee representatives. If you’re interested, come to the next meeting to express your interest! If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can email the co-chairs at gradcaucus@gmail.com.
All are welcome to the second installment of Critical Conversations, to be held on 1st February 2023. With the overarching theme of ‘Ecologies’, the event will feature talks by Dr. Kavita Philip, Dr. Robert Rouse, and Dr. Elise Stickles.
Time: 3:00 p.m.-5:00 pm PT
Location: In-Person at BuTo 323, 1873 E Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, OR Online via ZOOM
RSVP here, or through the link in your email!
Come to the first Critical Conversations event this fall 2022!
Critical Conversations is an in-house speaker series initiated by the UBC Department of English Language and Literatures and the UBC English Graduate Student Caucus to foster conversations across fields and periodization between students, faculty, and the UBC community. The events are open to all, and feature brief talks by the invited speakers on a critical topic based on their wide-ranging research expertise and interests.
The prompt for the first event is “Intimacies & Kinship” featuring talks by Dr. Ayasha Guerin, Dr. Daniel Heath Justice, Dr. Ramesh Mallipeddi, and Dr. J. Logan Smilges. The talks will be moderated by Hann Scurlock and Jamie Bick. Register to attend in-person at the Peña Room, Irving K. Barber Library or online via Zoom. Click for event info and RSVP!
All are invited to the first UBC English Graduate Student Caucus meeting for the academic year ’22-’23 at 4 p.m. PT on Friday, 23rd September via Zoom. Join in link and agenda will be delivered to your inbox prior to the meeting. As a graduate student in the Department of English Language and Literatures, you are part of the Caucus and it’s a fantastic way to be involved in community with your peers.
The first meeting will have brief updates and hold elections for new Caucus representatives for ’22-’23. To express interest, come to the meeting or send an advance email to gradcaucus@gmail.com to forward your name for elections. Some of the open positions may include:
—Caucus Chair/Co-Chairs
—Communications Coordinator
—Finance Committee
—Conference Committee
—Social Committee
—Department Representatives (MA and PhD)
—Graduate Student Society (GSS) Representative
—Union Representative
—ACCUTE Representative
—Graduate Wellbeing Committee
—Book Sale Committee
—Reading Room Committee
—Graduate Student Spaces Representative
Come to the Park Session on Saturday, 24th September 2022 organized by the Orientation Committee! Check invite in your inbox and Discord to RSVP.