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Dr. Andrew Sargent, PhD ’23 (English), awarded John Charles Polanyi Prize

Dr. Andrew Sargent’s research reinterprets the shift from Romantic to Victorian literature, revealing how nineteenth-century writers grappled with catastrophe and irreversible change - offering new insight into the emotional and cultural history that links nineteenth century literature to the modern world.

Jane Toswell explores the misconception of medievalism

English professor Alyssa MacLean discusses her work with the Black Londoners Project

English professor Jane Toswell honours father with first donation to Western Libraries' rare books fund

Meet Jaya Sinha, Western's new student writer-in-residence

Dr. Amala Poli successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, Risk(in)g Sleep: A Health Humanities Study of Sleep Paralysis

Led by English & Writing Studies professors Miranda Green-Barteet and Alyssa MacLean, the Black Londoners Project retraces the lives of 16 freedom seekers who helped shape the city’s early landscape