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Student groups

The English Students' Association (ESA)

The English Students’ Association (ESA) represents students enrolled in the English department. The ESA's purpose is twofold: to build a sense of community within the department through a variety of academic and social events and to communicate the interests of English students at various levels within the University of Victoria. The ESA organizes various social events, including galas and trivia nights and runs annual poetry and short story contests.

The ESA also publishes the undergraduate journal The Albatross annually, which features exceptional undergraduate work in the fields of literary analysis, critical theory, creative writing and cultural studies.

Any questions can be sent to our email.

The Albatross

The covers of past issues of the Albatross
Past volumes of The Albatross

The Albatross is an undergraduate, peer-reviewed, academic journal that publishes the exceptional undergraduate scholarship of students at the University of Victoria in the fields of literary analysis, critical theory and cultural studies. The journal also publish poetry and book reviews of academic texts. The first issue was launched in March 2011.

The mission of The Albatross is to provide UVic undergraduate English students with opportunities to gain valuable editorial experience and to publish exceptional undergraduate scholarship in a peer-reviewed journal. Current and archived issues can be found here.

English Graduate Students’ Society (EGSS)

The UVic English Graduate Students’ Society (EGSS) is a student-run society that operates on behalf of all graduate students in the English department. Its purpose is to maintain and improve all aspects of academic, professional and social life for English graduate students at UVic. The EGSS meets once a month to discuss and debate current issues in the department and to organize events for students.

BIPOC English Graduate Student Support Group

The BIPOC English Graduate Student Support Group aims to build a long-term community for Black, Indigenous and other English graduate students of colour at the University of Victoria. Affiliated with the EGSS (English Graduate Students’ Society), our group unapologetically centres relationships among BIPOC students, offering them various kinds of support and solidarity. Our mission includes:

  • creating a safe space and community for BIPOC English graduate students to share concerns and challenges caused by racial discrimination
  • offering solidarity and support to BIPOC English graduate students who have experienced any form of racist micro-aggressions, discrimination, harassment or violence
  • maintaining a safe and anonymous communication channel between BIPOC students and the Department of English
  • being proactive in addressing issues of racism to make the department a safer place for BIPOC English graduate students
  • selecting representatives to attend EGSS meetings and department meetings to voice collective concerns of students in the group
  • reaching out to other resources on campus to better support BIPOC English graduate students
  • supporting LGBTQ2+ rights

If you identify yourself as a BIPOC English graduate student, we warmly invite you to join the group by contacting us through the EGSS email.