Message from the Chair
Welcome to 尤物视频鈥檚 Department of English as we celebrate our 60th anniversary! From our origins to today, we continue to be a dynamic department where vital, active scholars write and study challenging literary works and inspire students to imagine worlds past, present, and future. An undergraduate degree in English literature allows students to develop the analytical, communication, and cognitive skills that prepare them for many possible careers. Our graduate program guides MA and PhD students through studies in a diverse range of literary fields鈥攆rom medieval studies to contemporary poetry and poetics, 18th-century media to psychoanalytic theory, and rhetoric and discourse analysis to digital humanities. By refining research and critical thinking abilities and learning to write cogently and persuasively, English students are able to interpret and use the written word effectively. But there鈥檚 more to an English degree than this!
In a time when our world faces increasingly complex and urgent challenges, a deeper understanding of what human lives have been, what they are today, and what they could be tomorrow is essential to helping us move forward with grace and empathy, wit and imagination. Such an understanding can be found in the study of literatures in English through the ages, and in the practice of critical and creative writing today. The study of English literature, I insist, is still one of the best preparations for a life well lived鈥攆or the undertaking of what one poet calls 鈥渢he miraculous task of living.鈥� In 2025, SFU English celebrates 60 years of engagement with this miraculous task.
尤物视频's Department of English
For 60 years, SFU English has been exploring the English language鈥檚 fundamental role in the shaping the world and our experience of it. We鈥檝e helped our students develop their skills and discover the opportunities waiting for them. Our award-winning faculty, past and present, include authors of drama, fiction, and poetry, as well as scholarly books and articles. They support our students through undergraduate and graduate courses in areas as diverse as medieval studies and poetry, rhetoric and discourse analysis, contemporary Canadian poetics, and much more.
Careers
SFU English alumni enjoy vibrant careers in a range of fields. Our department bookshelf features alumni who have published fiction and non-fiction. Other careers SFU English grads have pursued include:
- Author/writer
- Communications coordinator
- Educator
- Journalist
- Lawyer
- Public relations specialist
Testimonials
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 think that my degree would lead me to a job so quickly that was so aligned with English, and where I鈥檓 also learning new things.鈥� 鈥�Meghan Danyluk (SFU English grad 2025)
鈥淧rofessor Stephen Collis is so inspiring. He鈥檚 very dedicated to helping young and emerging writers. He鈥檚 taught me so much about writing and has always encouraged me to challenge myself.鈥� 鈥�Isabella Wang (SFU English grad 2023)
鈥淭he community within my department that welcomed me, helped me grow, and enthusiastically supported me through my degree helped me feel more confident that I can add value to my community too鈥� 鈥�Sun Woo Baik (SFU English grad 2021)
鈥淲hat English does for you, in a way that no other degree will do for you, is having you read a variety of texts and distill them in a way that makes sense.鈥� 鈥�Negin Alavi (SFU English grad 2013)