News and Events 

2010 Humanities Nobel Lecture

Each year the Faculty of Humanities presents a free public talk on the current Nobel Laureate in Literature.

On March 29, Karin Bauer from McGill University will give the Humanities Nobel Lecture on Herta Müller, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in October.  more

Around the world with Harry Potter

Professor of Russian Nick Žekulin’s collection of all 67 translated volumes of the first Harry Potter book is on display until March 10. more
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17th century play comes to life

After five years of research by scholars and students in English, history and drama, an anonymous 17th-century play is being staged at U of C—the first production in nearly 400 years. more
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In Memoriam

D. Lorne Macdonald
1955-2010

Dr. Lorne Macdonald, a member of the Department of English since 1991, died on 14 January 2010 following a brief illness. more

A memorial gathering in Lorne's memory will be held on 24 February at 3.30 p.m. in the Husky Great Hall, Rozsa Centre. In the meantime, the family requests that contributions in Lorne's memory be made to the Haitian earthquake relief effort.

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Rowland Smith Memorial Scholarship

The Faculty of Humanities established a memorial scholarship in honour of Rowland Smith, a professor of English and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.  The Rowland Smith Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Humanities undergraduate student studying abroad.  To donate, you can give online or cheques can be mailed to the Faculty of Humanities and should be made payable to the University of Calgary with a note in the reference line stating its for the Rowland Smith Memorial Fund.  For more info contact uofcgiving@ucalgary.ca

In Memoriam: Rowland Smith