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!
November is Thrive Month, a time when the UBC community can come together to discuss and support our mental health.
The English Graduate community is invited to attend the screening and peer round table of The Great Disconnect on Monday, November 30.
For more information and to sign up, please check out the GSS event page.
“The Great Disconnect is a timely documentary that invites us to reflect on the relationships we have with those around us and raises the question: is it possible to overcome our modern culture of disconnectedness and rediscover how truly essential we are to one other? As in-person meetings have become difficult under current events, we hope that the screening and peer discussion of this documentary can be inspiring in re-establishing social connections and relationships.”
– Zhishu, Well-being Committee Representative