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Dr. Gary Kuchar recieves 2025 Saddlemyer Award honourable mention

UVic English professor Dr. Gary Kuchar has recieved an honourable mention in the Canadian Association for Theatre Research's 2025 Saddlemyer Award competition for his book Shakespeare and the World of “Slings & Arrows”: Poetic Faith in a Postmodern Age (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024). The award recognizes the best book published in English or French in a given year which constitutes a substantial contribution to the field of drama, theatre, and performance studies.

UVic English alum Kalea Furmanek-Raposo wins the Founders' Circle Award

UVic English alum Kalea Furmanek-Raposo (Honours BA 2023, MA 2025) has won the Founders’ Circle Award at the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada conference (held in Regina 24-25 May) for her conference paper titled “From Villette to Atalanta: 19th-Century Craft Culture and 21st-Century Exhibits.”

UVic English alum Joe Diemer wins the Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (Non-Thesis)

Former UVic English Honours and MA student Joe Diemer has won the Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (Non-Thesis) for their graduating MA essay, “Dialling in to Eternity: Margaret Gatty and the Book of Sundials”, as well as their academic excellence, and record of prizes, awards, and publications.

What Can You Do with Your Degree in English?

What Can You Do with Your Degree in English? Wednesday, February 13, 4:30-6:30pm CLE A202 Six happily employed UVic alumni with degrees in English will talk about their career experiences. Topics covered will include everything from negotiating a contract to student loan forgiveness program. Sectors represented include the BC public service, the hospitality industry, politics, non-profits, graphic design and branding, and the public libraries.