Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

Congratulations to our graduate students on another beautiful publication! https://connectionsjournal.ca/index.php/connections/index A Note from the Editor-in-Chief, With the publication of our inaugural issue, Connections is indebted to the generous support offered by the graduate students from The Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies (MLCS). This journal is made by and for you....Continue reading

Congratulations to Daniel Laforest on publishing his new book Roland Topor et le cinéma! In this book Daniel Laforest offers the first examination of the life and work of Roland Topor in relation to cinema and the film industry. Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor. Inspired by the franco-belgian tradition or dark humor, his drawings and illustrations became world-famous due to their surreal nature and their omnipresence in media over the past 50 years. He co-created the classic science-fiction film La planète sauvage (Fantastic Planet) which remains one of the only feature-length cartoons to win at the Cannes Festival. This book is part of the series Le cinéma des poètes

We are absolutely beaming right now! MLCS PhD student Houssem Ben Lazreg is the winner of the MT180. Congratulations, Houssem! You make us proud. https://lefranco.ab.ca//des-chercheurs-franco-albertains-/

Trans day of remembrance. We honor you. We commit to the work of anti-racism and anti-violence that can bring change and a safer community for all. (Photo: https://sgdo.utoronto.ca/programs/trans-day-of-remembrance/)

It was our great pleasure to celebrate Jeff Longard yesterday as this year's winner of the Jan Chalk Award. This award celebrates our exemplary academic teaching staff -- instructors who inspire and encourage. Congratulations, Jeff! https://www.ualberta.ca//contract-academ/jeff-longard.html

You don’t want to miss Russell Cobb taking on the US election!

Check out MLCS instructor, Dr. Mimi Okabe, on the CTL podcast this week, talking all things remote teaching and her new business: https://www.podomatic.com//episo/2020-11-17T08_00_00-08_00 In this episode, CTL instructional designer, Jordan Long, and senior educational developer, Ellen Watson, discuss teaching languages and literature remotely, using Instagram as a community building and assessment tool, and bringing a positive attitude to an online synchronous session with Modern Languages and Cultural Studies sessional instructor Dr. Mimi Okabe. Note: Japanese for Nikkei does no formal assessment. For more information or to contact Dr. Okabe, please see https://www.mimiokabe.com/ and https://www.japanesefornikkei.com/

Do you have a #ualberta student in your life looking for a course on creative nonfiction? I'm teaching a comp lit course this winter that focuses on identity construction in recent works of creative nonfiction. Sign 'em up.