About the department
We see literature as a living tradition, open to transformation through new approaches to writing, interpretation, and theoretical reflection.
Our mission
Our department fosters a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment for students, staff, scholars, teachers, and literary practitioners. We empower our community to thrive independently and in collaboration with local, national and international networks.
Our creative writing, academic, and professional writing programs support our mission by:
- engaging critically with, and contributing to, literature, media and the world
- understanding and supporting the needs and aspirations of students
- developing professional skills as writers, editors and communicators
- pursuing reflective, innovative and interdisciplinary practices as researchers, teachers and employees
- increasing the diversity of faculty and staff to represent the diversity of the Montreal community
Innovative interdisciplinary approaches
Our innovative programs allow students to explore multiple disciplines during their studies, including:
- Media studies
- Sexuality studies
- Experiential learning
- Print culture
- Performance studies
- Game studies
- Poetics
- Globalization
- Environmental humanities
- Cross-cultural studies
Discover our exciting range of introductory classes
- Introduction to Literary Studies
- Quebec and Montreal Writing in English
- Approaches to Genre: Poetry, Tragedy, Satire, The Novel
- The History of English Literature to 1900
- Audience and Purpose in Professional Writing
- The Forms of Popular Fiction
- The Graphic Novel
- Children’s Literature
Mordecai Richler Reading Room
Concordia honours the memory of the the late novelist, screenwriter and essayist, Mordecai Richler, many of whose personal effects are bequeathed to the university. The eponymous reading room, within the Department of English, is designed to inspire creative writers, spark fresh ideas among students, and foster original research from scholars.
Featured faculty
Shortlisted for 2024 CNF Prize
Sina Queyras has been shortlisted for the 2024 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize for her novel Tipping Point, 1985.
For general inquiries
Email assist.english@concordia.ca or call 514-848-2424, ext. 2340.
