The Centre for Literatures in Canada / Centre de littératures au Canada was established at the University of Alberta in 2006.

Joined September 2013
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THIS WEEK: We hope you will join us for David A. Robertson’s Kreisel Lecture this Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 7:00 PM, in the TIMMS Centre for the Arts, followed by a reception and book signing. ualberta.alumniq.com/index.c…
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TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE: Join us for David A. Robertson’s Kreisel Lecture on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 7:00 PM, in the TIMMS Centre for the Arts, followed by a reception and book signing. ualberta.alumniq.com/index.c…
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At the end of the month, two events will be held with Lillian Allen — including a masterclass and a reading, conversation and performance — hosted by @CLCUAlberta and Canada Research Chair in Black Global Studies and Decolonial Practice Dr. Michael A. Bucknor: ualberta.ca/en/literatures-i…
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Join the CLC from 2-3 PM on Tuesday, January 14th in Henderson Hall for a Readings Conversations event with Mercedes Eng! In conversation with Writer-in-Residence Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mercedes Eng will discuss and read from her most recent book Cop City Swagger (Talonbooks, 2024)
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Happy Holidays from the CLC! Here’s a sneak peek at upcoming CLC events for Winter 2025. Follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to keep up-to-date on the latest event information: ualberta.us10.list-manage.co…
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Join the 2024/25 Writer-in-Residence Ryan Fitzpatrick in welcoming artist, poet, and musician Kevin Stebner! Stop by the Salter Reading Room between 3-6 on November 6, to say hello and hear Kevin talk about his new book Inherent. There will be free books food convos!
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Nov. 7, 5-6pm: Lecture | Ian MacLaren – Paul Kane’s Travels in Indigenous North America Listen as Dr. Ian MacLaren speaks on how Indigenous Peoples were represented in the works of Paul Kane: bit.ly/3UlPoh5 #YourAGA #IanMacLaren @CLCUAlberta
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Join the CLC for a public lecture from historian and literary scholar Dr. Ian MacLaren on Paul Kane's problematic representations of Indigenous peoples in North America at @yourAGA on Nov 7th at 5 PM. This event is free and open to the public.
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Join the CLC and @LitFestYEG on Friday, October 18th for a noon-hour Reading Conversation and 3 pm walk with Two-Spirit Métis artist and waterwalker Marjorie Beaucage!
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Join us tomorrow from 2-4 pm in the Salter Reading Room (HC 3-95) as we welcome Ryan to the campus community! After an introduction by Dr. Jordan Abel, Ryan will read from his newest book Sunny Ways. All are welcome to drop in, say hello, and enjoy light refreshments.
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Justine Schultz, a University of Alberta honors classics student, won first place in the Centre for Literatures in Canada's (CLC) 2024 poetry contest for her poem "Attic." buff.ly/3W0KNSy

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Come hear the CLC Poetry Contest winners of 2024 read their poems alongside past winners at the @edmpoetryfest event this Thursday! Time: 7 - 8:30 PM Date: April 25, 2024 Location: The Foundry Room (12017 102 Avenue NW) in OEX 2 (In the Oliver Exchange building)
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Join us for a joint reading with Francine Cunningham, University of Calgary Writer-in-Residence, and Wayne Arthurson, University of Alberta Writer-in-Residence, on April 30 at 6:30 PM in the City Room (Peter Lougheed Hall) on campus. Learn more: ow.ly/eaaI50RllkU
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TOWARD AN ANTI-RACIST POETICS by @WaydeCompton is the latest title in our CLC Kreisel Lecture Series. Compton rejects the white universalism of literary production and practice. Read more on our blog! Available for 30% off with code iP24. bit.ly/3vgXluJ @CLCUAlberta
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Le Centre de littératures au Canada invite les chercheurs locaux à se joindre à nous pour le Rassemblement de recherche du CLC 2024  “Méthodes et modalités des études littéraires canadiennes” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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The CLC invites local scholars of literatures in Canada to join us for the 2024 CLC Research Gathering “Methods and Modalities of Canadian Literary Studies.” To register, click here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Don’t miss Kate Beaton’s Kreisel Lecture airing as a 50-minute segment on CBC Radio 1’s IDEAS! Stay tuned for the full recording of the lecture on the CLC’s YouTube channel later this Spring. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2…

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Thank you, thank you everyone who came out to the Kreisel lecture in Edmonton last night! What a wonderful city.
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Listen: Kate Beaton @beatonna, speaker at the #UAlberta 2024 Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture and award-winning cartoonist, talks about class and its influence on the arts with @MarkConnollyCBC for @EdmAMCBC: bit.ly/3V9F5h1 @CLCUAlberta

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