| 17th Century Play Comes to LifeAfter five years of research by scholars and students in English, history and drama, an anonymous 17th-century play is being staged at U of C—the first production in nearly 400 years. The Department of Drama’s main stage production of The Humorous Magistrate builds on five years of research by Mary Polito, a professor in the Department of English, a team of faculty, librarians and graduate students from English, history and drama, and scholars from North America and the U.K. Learn more at UToday. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR 1ST YEAR ENGLISH MAJORSIncoming English majors are now required to take English 203 (Introduction to Literary Analysis) and English 205 (Shakespeare) in the first year. There will be eight different sections of English 203, offered in both fall and winter terms. You can take these courses in either term. Each section features its own topic and a small class size (around 20 students). Topics include “Banned Books: An Introduction to Literary Censorship,” “History, Memory, and Literary Representation” and “The American Slave Narrative: Visions and Revisions.” For a complete list of course descriptions, please visit the topics course descriptions at http://english.ucalgary.ca/coursediscriptopics. Since the topics of these sections vary widely, we highly recommend you choose your English 203 course based on what topics interest you. Questions? Please contact engladv [at] ucalgary [dot] ca. Poem of the Month CompetitionThe University of Calgary’s Poem-of-the-Season competition is now receiving submissions for the Winter poem.The contest is open to all U of C students regardless of area of study. The winning entry will be published in poster format and displayed across campus. Students can send one previously unpublished poem to maboyd [at] ucalgary [dot] ca with the subject line: Poem of the Season. The poem should be sent as an attachment in .RTF format, and must fit on a single page. Poems on any subject are welcome. Each submission should include the poet’s name, address, and phone number. Deadline for receipt of submissions for the Winter poem is Friday, February 19. The Winter poem will be published in March during English Department Month. H1N1 Pandemic InformationFight the flu. What you need to do.
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