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Congratuations to the three students from the Spring 2025 class of ENSH 366: Victorian Period Poetry who have been recognized for their final research essay/project assignment: Mel Turunen’s research project on dog poetics included a publication on the Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry site of a “Dog Poetry” online open access anthology, which was then developed as the basis of their David Harris Flaherty Undergraduate Student Library Scholarship as well as their JCURA project. Becky Turner’s research essay on the poetics of Victorian women’s gift giving won the Pat Koster Essay Scholarship in Women's Writing. Alexander McLauchlan’s research essay on Dinah Criak’s publications in Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal, also based on Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry, won the Pat Koster Essay Scholarship in Women's Writing.

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 (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.”

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.

Congratulations to UVic English professor Rebecca Gagan for winning a 2025 3M Teaching Fellowship! She is one of only ten recipients nationwide. The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is Canada's most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level.

Congratulations to all of our English students who presented their 2024-2025 JCURA student award projects!

JCURA Student Award Projects

Congratualtions to UVic English prof Dr. Janelle Jenstad who has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Read more: https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+royal-society-of-canada-2024+news

The UVic English Department is delighted to announce that two members of our department have received 2023 REACH Awards!

Dr. Alison Chapman (ENSH) has been elected as one of just 101 Fellows across Canada to join the society as part of the class of 2023.

The University of Victoria English department is pleased to announce the following honours that have been bestowed upon our faculty.

Dr. Janelle Jenstad wins the 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award for Computing in the Arts and Humanities for her work on Maps of Early Modern London.

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.