The final episode of Season of Nietzsche is now available: open.spotify.com/episode/3Cfd...

Join the English society on Nov 24th for a cozy study session.

Are you an MSVU community member and an artist (at any stage in your journey)? The MSVU Art Gallery is now accepting applications for the Annual Mount Community Show: www.msvuart.ca/exhibition/a...

The last episode of Dr. Street's Season of Nietzsche is now available. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/7wcI...

Something wicked comes to the Mount Nov 19. Please join us for a dramatic reading of Macbeth.

The blurbs for my Broadview Anthology of Science Fiction are up! My sincere thanks to colleagues for their detailed & deeply generous comments! Final proofs just arrived from the amazing team @broadviewpress.bsky.social, so it will be in the world soon! You can read the comments at the link. #SFF

To be clear, it seems they are asking for disaggregated, confidential data with a clear intent to attack academic freedom along bigoted, ideological lines. Sign the petition here to demand the Tri-Council refuse to hand over your protected and private data. 2/2 #cdnpse

Join us for The Monster Ball on #Halloween night in #Halifax! Anita LandBack is our host/DJ for the Oct. 31 costume party, 7-10 pm. Our McNally Auditorium will be decked out as the 'Carrie' prom scene, with a SMU Drama Society performance! Tickets/info: www.smu.ca/monsterfest/ #MonsterFest2025

Today's free keynote at SMU #MonsterFest: "Too Ghoul for School: Colonial Gazing and Monstrosity in Rhymes for Young Ghouls," with Dr. Krista Collier-Jarvis of @msvuenglish.bsky.social. All are welcome, 3:30 pm at Halifax Central Library. More info: loom.ly/NDXnXuA @lnuonhorror.bsky.social

I recently had an interview with CBC Radio to discuss the cultural function of zombies. You can check it out here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Episode 10 of Dr. Street's podcast is now available. This is the penultimate episode for this season, and we're going to miss it when it's over. open.spotify.com/episode/639n...

Dr. Collier-Jarvis is giving a keynote next week as part of MonsterFest, called Too Ghoul for School - Colonial Gazing & Monstrosity in Rhymes for Young Ghouls. This is open to the public: halifax.bibliocommons.com/events/68e41...

I'm delighted to announce that I'll be co-editing a special issue of Gothic Studies: Arctic Gothic with Monica Germanà and Sara Wasson. Check out the CFP here: www.globalgoth.org/blog/arctic-...

I stand with MSVU Part-Time Academics @msvuhalifax.bsky.social give them a fair deal now! @cupe3912.bsky.social

Our colleagues at SMU and MSVU are fighting for equitable pay and working conditions. The professorate represented by CUPE 3912 are among the lowest paid precarious academics in Canada. If you're in Halifax, please support our friends! @cupe3912.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social

Yesterday's Two-Eyed Seeing mural unveiling was wonderful. You can read more about it through the Halifax Examiner: www.halifaxexaminer.ca/indigenous-n...

Check out episode 9 of Dr. Street's podcast, Season of Nietzsche: open.spotify.com/episode/00D5...

It was such a delight to welcome Lisa Nasson to campus this past week to hear more about her process in writing, directing, and acting in Mischief. Stay turned to announcements about our next Centring First Voices speaker in November.

Are you curious about what it means to do an honours project? Or are you wondering whether a Master’s in English might be a good choice for you after graduation? Find out at these information sessions! Grad School: Tues Oct 21 4:30 SAC 555 Honours: Thurs Oct 23 4:30 SAC 555

The English Society is getting a little spooky next week

The Shakespeare class is doing a dramatic reading Monday, October 20th from 10:30-11:45am in Seton 513. Come out and support the students!

For the long weekend, here's the latest episode of Dr. Street's podcast, Season of Nietzsche open.spotify.com/episode/2LSw...

The Cambridge Companion to World-Gothic is now available for pre-order. I'm beyond delighted to be a part of this wonderful collection: www.cambridge.org/de/universit...

Please join us for a very special talk with Mi'kmaw actor, director, and storyteller, Lisa Nasson, on Oct 15th. This is a hybrid event open to all. To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/centring-f...

Episode 7: Poly and Mono Theism has just dropped on Season of Nietzsche. What are your thoughts? open.spotify.com/episode/7m9T...

Please join us on October 22 for a very special unveiling of the two-eyed seeing mural

There are several great events happening at Saint Mary's University to celebrate Mi'kmaq History Month, including a keynote and film screening by MSVU's English Professor, @lnuonhorror.bsky.social news.smu.ca/news/2025/10...

The CFP for ACCUTE 2026 is now available. Will you be attending this year? accute.ca/wp-content/u...

Have you registered for Monster Fest 2025 yet? www.smu.ca/monsterfest/...

Episode 6: Shadows of God is now available for a listen. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/1KMC...

Welcome Montague (he/him), our new English tutor. "My favourite thing about working with my writing peers is getting to learn what specifically they're passionate about! I hope to bring a safe, friendly environment to a program that can be very rigorous—I want people to know that they’re supported!"

Students in ENGL 2209 staged some scenes from Elapultiek (shalan joudrey) in class this week. You can read more about it here: msvuenglish.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/s...

It's time for episode 5 of Dr. Street's podcast. Let us know what you think. open.spotify.com/episode/2q15...

@lnuonhorror.bsky.social is giving a keynote at this year's MonsterFest. Her talk as well as a few other events are open to the public. www.smu.ca/monsterfest/...

Did you know that Professor Cloutier has a podcast about sports? Tune into episode 1: talkingisdead.com/defunct-spor...

Episode 4: The Truth of Social Formation from Dr. Street's podcast is now available. You can check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/6doO...

It's been almost four weeks since the @dalhousieu.bsky.social lockout of DFA faculty began. Progress has been made. Now, it's time for President Brooks to step in and get the Board to accept what is a fair and reasonable offer by the DFA. Let's get on with the term. #keepdalstrong

If you didn't get a chance to read Dr. Duperron's "Unexpected swords in the stone" this spring, you can read it here. @msvuhalifax.bsky.social @dalopenthink.bsky.social www.arthuriana.com/tsw/unexpect...

We want to congratulate Dr. Duperron on her new position at UNBC. They are lucky to have you. www.unbc.ca/people/duper...

Episode 3 of Season of Nietzsche by Dr. Street somehow turns into a conversation about Hegel. Listen in to figure out what exactly is going on: open.spotify.com/episode/4dWi...

Did you miss out on Dr. Collier-Jarvis' talk on Little Girl Zombies at Theorizing Zombiism? Not to worry, you can check it out on Youtube: youtu.be/GpGHJ0x_my0?...

Check out episode 2 of Dr. Street's podcast: Season of Nietzsche. This week, we learn about the ways in which evaluating can be an injustice to meaningful engagement. open.spotify.com/episode/4kJZ...

Have you heard about the Two-Eyed Seeing program? @lnuonhorror.bsky.social @tesprogram.bsky.social youtu.be/SUZIdRa2Pdo?...

So-so-so-solidarity at the @dalfaculty.bsky.social rally! End the lockout! Fair bargaining now!

The English Department at Mount Saint Vincent University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Enlightenment-Era Rhetorics and/or Eighteenth-Century Literature at the Assistant Professor level starting 1 July 2026. www.msvu.ca/about-msvu/c...

Dr. Street is back this season with his podcast, Thinking with... Check out the first episode: Becoming Bovine @msvuhalifax.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1toZ...

Faculty are concerned about the impact this lockout @dalhousieu.bsky.social is having on students and the fall term. Admin, let’s get back to bargaining and #keepdalstrong @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Testing, testing…is this thing on? We’re so excited to be joining Bluesky! 🦋 Our program is based in #Halifax #NovaScotia and built on the value of Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing)-- looking at the world through more than one perspective. Learn more about our program here: www.msvu.ca/academics/ba...