Most of today’s students play video games. Why not study them, too?
At the beginning of each course, Larry Switzky asks students in his undergraduate gaming studies class to share a brief gaming experience that “moved” them.
Students at the University of Toronto Mississauga had the chance to take a unique course this past semester, learning all about the art of spoken word.
The course, taught by poet and U of T Mississauga lecturer Andrea Thompson, aims to cultivate students' skill in the "empowering art form," Thompson says.
“The goal is to create a transformative experience that changes students’ lives.”
The Department of English & Drama is delighted to recognize Kaitlyn Matthews who received the 2023 Harold Sonny Ladoo Book Prize for her outstanding creative writing poetry collection called There Is A Time For Us, Also.
It’s an “empowering art form,” poet and UTM lecturer Andrea Thompson says of spoken word.
The oral poetic performance art was offered to students at UTM for the first time this past semester, and now they’re set to perform in a showcase at the MiST Theatre on April 11.
Thompson says she’s excited to see the performances after seeing what students have learned throughout the term.
It is now easier for scholars to study asexuality and aromanticism, thanks to a resource created by two University of Toronto English scholars.
The Department of English & Drama is delighted to recognize Mahnoor Khurram who received the 2023 University of Toronto Mississauga Student Leadership Award (UTMSLA) Principal's Award of Excellence in Student Leadership.
UTM’s Lawrence Switzky and Brock University’s Karen Fricker are hosting Mahabharata: Conversations – virtual conversations with experts and artists to discuss the significance of this epic tale. These conversations are for those who may not be familiar with the poem as well as those who would like to know more.
In a black and white photo, a young Black couple pose seated with their twin daughters. An almost angelic light is cast behind the family of four, illuminating the room and their facial expressions.
This treasured family photograph serves as the album cover, and for Thompson, portrays what the album is about: lineage, faith and the historical Black experience – with the sounds of gospel and spirituals driving these stories.